We are currently recruiting for an Industrial Worker based in Larne
Start date: ASAP
Rate of pay: £12.54
Duration: 6 months with possible extension
Location: Larne Port
Hours of work : 37 hours per week. This will be worked as part of a shift arrangement which will include regular weekend and night duty. It is expected that the four-week shift pattern will provide coverage for 3 shifts of 8.24 hours duration every 24 hours i.e. early, late and overnight shift as follows. This includes a one hour in work rest/meal break. Staff cover 6 nights during the night shift week.
An example of working times is as follows:
Early Shift: 05:30 – 13:55
Late Shift: 13:30 – 21:55
Night Shift: 21:30 – 05:55
Main Duties:
Taking a lead role in handling, restraining, moving, loading and unloading animals with due regard to the health and safety of staff and operators and also ensuring that animal welfare is not compromised. The species involved will include, but not be limited to, livestock (cattle, sheep, pigs, goats), equines (horses, donkeys etc.), poultry (including day-old chicks),) pet animals (dogs, cats, ferrets), live fish and other animals (deer, lamas and alpacas, rodents).
• Ensuring that all animal handling and holding facilities are cleansed and disinfected between batches of animals to ensure that high levels of bio-security are maintained.
• Move and present animals within inspection facilities to enable vets and inspectors to complete inspections consisting of physical and identity checks
• Providing assistance to operators/transports loading and unloading animals
• Husbandry responsibilities for detained animals re feeding, bedding, etc.
• Coordination of vehicle movements on site.
• Informing vets and inspectors of problems identified in consignments of animals:
- Animal sick or injured
- Additional animals on load
- Damage to vehicle which could cause suffering the animals
• Using scanners to check the electronic identification of animals. This could be a micro-chip under the skin of horses or dogs or as part of an official ear tag e.g. sheep
• Printing data of lists of official identifications from scanner to give to inspectors
• Ensuring any spillage of effluent from transport vehicles is removed and the area within the DAERA compound is cleansed and disinfected
• Adhering to bio-security procedures and standards
• Removing seals from containers and open doors for inspection
• Unloading product from containers for inspection by vets and portal inspectors
• Reloading product after inspections and sampling is completed
• Ensuring that inspections rooms are cleansed and disinfected between batches of products
• Using appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Assisting with the inspection of plants and other plant products, to include reading/recording the identifying labels on containers
• Assisting in checks of imported timber
• Assisting portal inspectors when inspecting the cleanliness of imported machinery
• Driving a Departmental vehicle routinely as part of Portal duties. In the case of a suspect or an Epizootic outbreak you may be required to drive to any part of Northern Ireland.
• Using vehicles including driving forklifts and pallet trucks and equipment:
• Complete a daily visual check of the Departmental vehicle;
• Clean outside of vehicles using high pressure washer;
• Clean and tidy inside of vehicle;
• Complete regular stock take of items required to ensure availability adequate stock levels at all times;
• Check fuel levels and refuel vehicle when necessary;
• Update vehicle log book;
• Report maintenance required or accidents as per instructions;
• Apply all health and safety policies and enforce safe working practices. Maintain personal protective equipment and request replacements when required.
• Co-operating with personal development and training programs, by attending mandatory health and safety courses, induction and development courses.
NB: This is not an exhaustive list.
It should be noted that this is a physically demanding role which necessitates working outside in a range of weather conditions.
Essential Criteria:
1. Be able to demonstrate one years’ experience within the last 5 years of handling livestock*
AND
2. Be able to demonstrate one years’ experience within the last 5 years of handling equines.
AND
3. Have a full valid driving licence allowing driving of manual vehicles in NI.
*Livestock is defined as being agricultural animals, the main species being cattle, sheep, pigs, goats and poultry”.
* five GCSE/GCE passes (at A, B or C) with Maths and English
* Proof will be required at the first stage of registration. Without this we cannot take your application forward.
* Must complete an Access NI security clearance