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Responsibility for daily planning and management/​smooth running of projects

• Daily inspections of vehicles and plant

o Also perform occasional maintenance and repair work (i.e. oil check, parts changing)

• Timely employee resource allocation to begin daily tasks

• Daily allocation of tasks to staff (ensuring methods followed)

• Complete site set up including

o Scheduling booking of materials, plant, vehicles, tools etc

o Induction (focus on Health and Safety)

o Completion of relevant paperwork/​diary

o Hand Demolition, isolation work, bat mitigation work, roof stripping, machine/​plant operation, delivery of plant and materials to site, and asbestos removal.

o Diversify/​delegate to other departments when needed.

• Operate min 13ton 360 excavator when required for demolition and clearing

• As required, be flexible in working on other foremen’s sites as a demolition labourer.

• Unload scrap metal from that day per procedure and reclaim all materials where possible from site, and prepare materials/​load in advance of next day.

• Understanding, awareness and application of ISO standards.

• Any other ad hoc duties as required

Person Specification:

• Qualifications/​requirements include: holding CPCS or equivalent and DVLC, with knowledge of relevant demolition/​health and safety policies and procedures. 

• CCDO Demolition Supervisor Gold Card

• Self-motivated as well as a good motivator

• Confident, positive and effective people management skills. Working effectively in teams and be able to work co-operatively. Be open to learning opportunities.

• Physically able to perform manual demolition tasks.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills within team/​management, and with customers, contractors etc.

• Be open to and encourage change.

• Be proactive and constructive in problem solving and conflict management.

• Must possess excellent organisational skills, meeting deadlines, plan and prioritise workloads. The ability to reason logically within tight and conflicting timeframes. Be adaptable and flexible in disaster planning. 

• Demonstrate understanding and works to exceed customer expectations.

• Good project management skills within demolition.

• To provide exceptional, pro-active account management to our new and existing clients. 

• Achieve and exceed sales targets/​revenue within waste management services.

• Identifying, targeting and converting new business opportunities. 

• Proactively generate customer meetings. 

• Build strong relationships with customers to ensure repeat business.

• Produce and maintain a pipeline of prospective clients. 

• Produce calendar of confirmed future meetings with targeted accounts.

• Core understanding of services to be able to present a total waste package. 

• Direct interface with clients to assist with the resolution of customer concerns. 

• Ensure smooth implementation of new business up to delivery of services. 

• Attend customer site waste awareness days to promote the company and recycling advise. 

• Present detailed presentations to new and existing accounts on waste services. 

• Fully aware of and promote health and safety. 

• Any other ad hoc duties as required 

Person Specification

• Strong commercial understanding of waste recycling. 

• Strong financial/​commercial acumen 

• Be able to operate in a compliant manner in a challenging environment. 

• Strong business development and sales experience. Driven and enthusiastic with ability to understand needs. 

• Excellent negotiation and closing skills. 

• Strong presentation skills. 

• Self-motivated as well as a good motivator 

• Be proactive and constructive in problem solving. 

• Be approachable and professional. 

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. 

• IT literate 

• Must possess excellent organisational skills, meeting deadlines, plan and prioritise workloads. • Demonstrate understanding and works to exceed customer expectations. 

• Fully compliant with laws and regulations

• Maize Drilling
• Hedge cutting (Must be able to cut hedges to high standard for non-agricultural customers)
• Digestate fertiliser and slurry spreading/​injection (using Joskin Tanker with application mapping software).
• Operating JCB Tele-handlers for materials handling rolls.
• Fertiliser, CropKare and Lime Spreading including variable rate application using KRM and Kuhn spreaders.
• Hay and haylage making cutting, tedding and baling wrapping then transporting/​stacking the bales.
• Grassland Maintenance.
• Operating JCB Telehandlers for materials handling rolls.
• Repair and maintenance to machinery.

Additional duties and experience would be beneficial
• Spraying Experience
• Experience with loader tractor for bale handling etc
• Muck and compost spreading
• Cultivation Knowledge including ploughing
• Drilling (cereals, grassland and maize)
• Transporting diggers and machinery with tractors and low loader trailers
• Operation of 3 to 14 ton digger
• Any other ad-hoc duties as directed by management
• Chainsaw certificate
• Log Processing

Person Specification:
• Qualifications/​requirements include: Tele-handler with knowledge of relevant agricultural health and safety policies and procedures.
• Experience Using JD Greenstar for mapping Auto track and variable rate applications
• Experienced in all operations and tractor work
• Self-motivated.
• Possesses can do attitude. Be flexible and adaptable including to seasonal variations to hours worked. Willing to work long unsociable hours at busy periods during the year as and when required.
• Good communication skills within team and with customers, contractors etc.
• Work effectively in teams and be able to work co-operatively.
• Physically able to perform manual work.

• Verti- Draining
• Shockwave
• Grassland Maintenance
• Sports field maintenance
• Mower set up and operation.
• Sand spreading
• Land Drainage Works (Operation of whizz wheel gravel hopper etc)
• Fertilizer Spreading
• Spraying
• Seed bed preparations and grass drilling
• Overseeding
• Hedge cutting (Must be able to cut hedges to high standard for non-agricultural customers)
• Operating JCB Telehandlers for materials handling rolls
• Hauling machines and products using tractors and trailers

Additional duties and experience would be beneficial:
• Agricultural Contracting various duties
• Strimming
• Log Processing
• Operating-360-degree excavators
• Repair and maintenance to machinery

Person Specification:
• Qualifications/​requirements include Telehandler qualification to NPORS Standard with knowledge of relevant agricultural health and safety policies and procedures.
• NPORS Tractor ticket would be an advantage.
• Knowledge of the use of laser level
• Experienced in operations described above.
• Ability to use and embrace GPS Steering and mapping technology.
• Self-motivated.
• Possesses can do attitude. Be flexible and adaptable including to seasonal variations to hours worked. Willing to work long unsociable hours at busy periods during the year as and when required.
• A good mechanical aptitude and able to carry out relevant repairs
• Good communication skills within team and with customers, contractors etc.
• Work effectively in teams and be able to work co-operatively.
• Physically able to perform manual work.

• To provide exceptional, pro-active account management to new and existing clients for all waste services to achieve and exceed targets/​growth.
• Proactively find and generate sales opportunities for both new and existing accounts.
• Proactively generate customer meetings and produce presentations.
• Assess and educate customers on improving recycling targets and hold waste information days on customers sites to promote better understanding of recycling.
• Build strong relationships with customers to ensure repeat business.
• Actively quote for work and build a pipeline of prospective clients.
• Understand customer requirements and find suitable solutions to meet those needs.
• Core understanding of services to be able to present a waste solution.
• Direct interface with clients to assist with the resolution of customer concerns.
• Collate database of information regarding contacts/​sales leads etc.
• Ensure smooth implementation of new business from quoting to contract signing.
• Engage in and evaluate customer feedback to ensure service meets or exceeds expectations (and is in line with legislations/​regulations etc.).
• Fully aware of and promote health and safety.
  
  

Person Specification

• Strong commercial understanding of waste recycling.
• Strong financial/​commercial acumen
• Be able to operate in a compliant manner in a challenging environment.
• Strong business development and sales experience. Driven and enthusiastic with ability to understand needs.
• Excellent negotiation and closing skills.
• Strong presentation skills.
• Self-motivated as well as a good motivator
• Be proactive and constructive in problem solving.
• Be approachable and professional.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• IT literate
• Must possess excellent organisational skills, meeting deadlines, plan and prioritise workloads. The ability to reason logically within tight and conflicting timeframes.
• Demonstrate understanding and works to exceed customer expectations.Fully compliant with laws and regulations.

• Daily inspections of vehicles and plant. Also perform occasional maintenance and repair work (i.e. oil check, parts changing).
• Operate min 13ton 360 excavator when required for demolition and clearing
• Be flexible in working on other sites as a demolition.

Person Specification:

• Anyone applying should be comfortable working inside basements/​buildings and outdoors.
• Used to working in busy environments.
• Familiar using demolition attachments, i.e. rotational grabs, pulverizers fixed and hydraulic, shears and box grabs.
• Good at working in a team especially when being given instructions/​tasks to be Carried out
• Happy to help out with other site activities during quite times.
• Have a good attitude to work.

The primary goal of this role is to support customer-oriented marketing efforts aimed at boosting demand for environmentally sustainable products and services within the recycling industry. With the emergence of the green economy, there are growing opportunities for innovative and intricate products and services. Consequently, marketing efforts must concentrate on promoting the benefits of engaging in transactions or purchasing products within an environmentally conscious framework.

As members of the marketing team, multi-channel marketers will play a crucial role in executing marketing strategies and plans. They will be responsible for managing day-to-day marketing activities across various platforms, channels, and systems necessary for the company’s marketing function and operations.

Duties Include

• Assist in the creation and implementation of marketing campaigns across multiple channels 

• Promote and produce creative content, including photos, videos, social media, blog posts

• Update, maintain and improve our company website.

• Improve SEO of the website for maximum exposure online, meta tags, meta data, keywords

• Conduct market research and analyse data to identify trends and opportunities

• Assist in managing Google Ads campaigns and monitor performance metrics

• Provide administrative support to the marketing department as needed

Candidate Skills

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel for data analysis

• Some understanding of HTML, CSS and web content authoring.

• Knowledge of digital marketing channels, including social media platforms and Google Ads

• Detail-oriented mindset with a focus on accuracy and quality

• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously

• Operate the weighbridge to weigh vehicles in and out and provide direction to vehicles to ensure correct waste streams and effective traffic flow around the site.
• Ensure site compliance with the site permit (specifically around acceptance of waste).
• Complete paperwork to ensure the site complies with legislation (i.e. duty of care etc).
• Update spreadsheets (recording and calculating in/​outputs for site) and extract reports from system/​weekly basis.
• Recycled Materials: Liaise with foreman/​head office on stocks/​materials. Booking transport for wastes/​Recyclates.
• Conduct Health and Safety research and update notice boards. Be site first aid/​fire trained. First Aid/Supply’s/stock/PPE ordering and record keeping.
• Develop in and support Transport shipping/​logistical requirements. This will include preparing daily work and delivering instruction to drivers, accommodating additional orders and rectifying missed collections. Support Shipper with Driver start of day processes (key/​PDA) issuing etc.
• Support Manager with daily waste operations tasks.
• Willing to travel to other sites as required.
• Any other ad hoc duties as requested by Manager including but not limited to daily records/​site diary, WAP/​Kronos, emails etc.

Person Specification:
• Weighbridge and/​or shipping experience an advantage, but not essential as full training will be given.
• Effective and confident communication skills and a high level of attention to detail.
• Health and Safety legislation knowledge ideal but training will be provided.
• Be highly organised and operate in a compliant manner in a challenging environment.
• Self-motivated.
• Provide excellent customer service.
• IT literate.
• Be approachable and professional.
• Must possess the ability to reason logically within tight and conflicting timeframes.
• Demonstrate understanding and works to exceed expectations.
• Must be flexible

The Heavy Plant Manager is responsible for overseeing the operation, maintenance, and management of all heavy plant equipment across Shorts Group. This includes ensuring that all machinery is maintained to the highest standards, operating efficiently, and complying with safety regulations. The machinery includes but not limited to, excavators and attachments, crushers, screeners, shredders, and forklifts. 

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for scheduling work on a daily/​weekly basis.
• Ensure efficient use and optimal performance of plant equipment.
• Develop and implement operational strategies to improve efficiency and productivity.
• Create and manage maintenance schedules for proactive maintenance.
• Manage repair activities and ensure timely resolution of issues.
• Coordinate with external contractors for specialized maintenance and repairs.
• Ensure all operations comply with health and safety regulations.
• Conduct regular safety audits and risk assessments.
• Implement and enforce safety protocols and procedures.
• Mentor, support and where required train a team of plant operators and technicians.
• Manage engineers scheduling and task assignments.
• Build relationships and negotiate competitive rates with key suppliers.
• Monitor inventory for consumables where required.
• Work closely with other departments to align plant operations with overall company goals.
• Communicate effectively with senior management and provide regular updates on plant performance.
• Address and resolve operational issues in collaboration with relevant stakeholders.

Personal Requirements

• Proven experience as a Heavy Plant Manager or in a similar role.
• Knowledge and experience
• Extensive knowledge of heavy plant machinery, including operation and maintenance.
• Strong understanding of health and safety regulations.
• Excellent leadership and team management skills.
• Strong problem-solving abilities and attention to detail.
• Proficient in using various software as well as Microsoft Office
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

• To manage all vehicle movements on site, such as Shorts group vehicles, third party vehicles and mobile plant.
• To ensure that all vehicle movements are controlled in a safe and efficient manner.
• To organise and prioritise vehicle movements in the most effective manner ensuring that time critical vehicles are prioritised accordingly.
• To manage vehicle movements to avoid excessive queues building up, and rotate accordingly between loading bulkers and accepting material in to the site.
• Provide a visual check on all vehicles ensuring that materials and load are genuine and that no unsafe loads leave the site. Inspections to ensure all incoming loads are graded according to criteria. Update PDA with waste content information (photographing if required/​necessary).
• Supervise load tipping.
• Ensure clear communication between weighbridge, inspectors, and supervisory team.
• Gain an understanding and work in accordance with ISO standards.
• Any other ad-hoc duties as requested by Manager (including but not limited to general yard maintenance, washing vehicles, covering picking line duties).
  

Person Specification:

• Hold Banksman certificate.
• Effective and confident communication skills.
• Excellent relevant Health and Safety legislation and Shorts procedure knowledge.
• Safe working attitude (wearing PPE at all times).
• Be able to operate in a compliant manner in a challenging environment.
• Self-motivated and flexible.
• Be approachable and professional.
• The ability to reason logically within tight and conflicting timeframes. 
• Willing to learn and take on new duties.
• Demonstrate understanding and works to exceed expectations.

• Operate and maintain the loading shovel.
• Carry out daily machine checks.
• Maintain and keep tidy slock levels on site. 
• Blending of products when requested. 
• Clear segregated waste bays frequently around site. 
• Loading of materials into vehicles & trailers. 
• Operate a tele handler when needed.
• Operate a 360 excavator when needed.
• Work within the site and company H&S rules.
• Maintain valid in date machine tickets by attending refresher courses when needed.

Person Specification:

• Suitably certified in specific machinery. 
• Strong communication skills. 
• Previous experience working in a waste or construction environments.
• Excellent relevant health and safety legislation experience.
• Safe working attitude (correct PPE). 
• Work effectively in a team or solo. 
• Possesses a can do attitude at all times.

• Leading the department including all staff, the daily management & coordination of all operations including logistics & maintenance while ensuring compliance with all labour, safety, environmental & corporate policies & regulations.
• Recruit, develop and maintain a motivated staff (dealing with any issues as required).
• Meet & achieve budgetary targets & manage all costs within.
• Overall responsibility of all operations, monitor & introduce corrective actions.
• Responsible for overseeing purchasing of all depot equipment.
• Always maintain exemplary standards of operation & aesthetic appearance.
• Supervise stock takes & act as custodian of all depot assets.
• Ensure all aspects of work & processes comply with health & safety guidelines.
• Oversee co-ordination of the whole depot including logistics.
• Create management reports on a weekly basis.
• Ensuring effective communication across depot staff.
• Prompt completion of relevant reports: cash summaries, customer queries, stock takes, employee attendance etc.
• Ensure quality of customer care/​service & products reflect the high standards of excellence expected.
• Account Management & Proactively target customers
• Ensure the depot, staff, vehicles, hire fleet & sale items are consistent & promote a professional image to all potential customers in accordance with company standards.
• Oversee the completeness of all paperwork & ensure that the procedures for all contracts.
• Ensure drivers carry out daily defect reports & are compliant with tacho requirements.
• Attend and report into regular upper management meetings.
• Any other ad hoc duties as required.

Person specification:

• Excellent working knowledge of relevant H&S legislation and company policy.
• Strong presentational skills.
• Proactive & constructive in problem solving and conflict management.
• Excellent organisational skills & attention to detail.
• The ability to work under pressure.
• Negotiation skills.
• Excellent communicational skills.
• Clean driving license & good geographical knowledge.
• Experience in working & meeting financial targets.
• Responsible & fully accountable.
• Knowledge of relevant health and safety policies and procedure. 
• Ability to build strong relationships with clients. To understand and seek to exceed expectations.
• Positive and self-motivated as well as a good motivator. Be open to and encourage change.
• Confident and effective people management skills. Focused on achieving business goals and optimising the abilities and contributions of the team. 
• Strong Computer/​MS skills (Outlook, Excel and Word).

• Delivery and collecting of portable toilets.
• Servicing, emptying and cleaning of portable toilets and restocking consumables.
• Daily checking of your van and equipment. Remain vigilant and challenge anything that may result in service failure or complaints from the customer. Raise issues asap.
• To comply ISO and Health and Safety policies.
• To ensure that each day all completed work is detailed on your daily worksheet.
• To wear the correct safety equipment (PPE) and uniform at all times.
• Ensuring that the vehicle is safe to take onto the highway, undertaking daily routine checks of the vehicle as set down in company procedures and VOSA.
• Ensuring that the vehicle is left in a clean state at the end of the working day.
• Reporting of any incidents or accidents regardless of location.
• To take part in any training that is supplied/​given.
• Any other duties designated by your direct Supervisor/​Manager.

Person specification:

• You should hold a valid DVLC, plus towing, tacho and have a fully valid Driver CPC.
• Good time keeping.
• Conscientious & possesses can do attitude.
• Good communication skills within team and with customers.
• Work effectively in teams and be able to work co-operatively.
• Physically able to perform manual tasks.
• Customer friendly.
• Flexible approach to overtime and tasks allocated.
• Good geographical area knowledge.
• High regard to Health and safety and following procedures. Good safe working attitude.

For Plant and Tool ranges including but not limited to:
Access Platforms, Drilling & Breaking, Cleaning, Compaction, Decorating, Garden & Landscaping, Hand Tools & Power Tools, Material Lifting & Support, Plant Machinery & Attachments, Plumbing, Power Generation & Lighting, Pumping Heating & Drying, Site Works & Building, Surface Preparation and Concreting, Welding & Woodworking.
• Loading /​unloading vehicles
• Delivering /​collecting plant and tools
• Completing necessary paperwork
• Keep up to date with and follow health and safety and other procedures.
• Report any vehicle defaults.
• Assisting at other depots if required
• Assisting with non-driving jobs at depot if required including yard areas
• Partaking in training courses as necessary, possibly in own time
• Keeping necessary qualifications up to date
• Liaising with staff members and customers

Person Specification
• CPC & Full driving licence required. Tacho card.
• Mechanical aptitude
• Literate
• Customer friendly
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Flexible approach to overtime and tasks allocated.
• Good geographical area knowledge.
• High regard to Health and safety and follow processes.
• High regard to customer satisfaction
• Ability to learn about new products and understanding them to good level
• Must be a good team player or work well under own initiative.
• Demonstrate understanding and works to exceed customer expectations.
• Fit and active.

• Operating/​driving Diggers – 3 – 30 tons
• Grading landscaping ( to high standard)
• Ditching
• Loading , lime and muck spreaders ‚
• Loading lorries and dumpers with various soil and materials
• Track and road way construction
• Screening
• Crushing
• Land raising
• Construction of roadways
• To operate wheeled and tracked dumpers
• Operating JCB telehandler
• Operating bulldozor (would be an advantage but not essential)
• Any other ad-hoc duties as directed by management.

Person Specification:
• Qualifications/​requirements include: Telehandler and dumper to NPORS Standard digger and screener crusher to CPCS qualifications, with knowledge of relevant agricultural and site health and safety policies and procedures.
• Experienced in all operations described above
• Self-motivated.
• Possesses can do attitude. Be flexible and adaptable including to seasonal variations to hours worked. Willing to work long unsociable hours at busy periods during the year as and when required.
• Good communication skills within team and with customers, contractors etc.
• Work effectively in teams and be able to work co-operatively.
• Physically able to perform manual work.

• Responsible for safe and efficient running of waste management and recycling within waste transfer station.
• Controlling production input and output, ensuring processes run smoothly and managing expectations (outputs include crushed concrete/​brick, soil, etc).
• On site Health & safety monitoring and ensuing compliance with legislation.
• Controlling budgets and attending meetings
• Direct interface with clients to assist with the resolution of customer concerns.
• Work to improve site layout and operations.
• Producing /​reporting to Manager as required.
• Sampling/​analysis of waste where required.
• Write and implement operational policies to provide continuous improvement.
• Management and development of MRF various staff
• Build strong relationships with customers to ensure repeat business. Understand customer requirements and find suitable solutions to meet those needs.
• Any other ad hoc duties as required

Person Specification:
• Must possess: current WAMTAB, IOSH, Machine Tickets, DVLC
• Strong commercial understanding of waste recycling.
• Knowledge of relevant health and safety policies and procedures.
• Self-motivated as well as a good motivator
• Confident and effective people management skills.
• Be open to and encourage change.
• Be proactive and constructive in problem solving and conflict management.
• Be approachable and professional.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Must possess excellent organisational skills, meeting deadlines, plan and prioritise workloads. The ability to reason logically within tight and conflicting timeframes.
• Demonstrate understanding and works to exceed customer expectations.