The Green Group Careers
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A career with The Green Group.
With over 25 years experience in the logistics industry, we know that staff and team members are key to a growing business. With growth brings opportunity, our work is diverse, fast-paced and demanding across all areas of logistics from drivers, warehouse managers, office administration, route planners etc. Career opportunities are also spread across our various locations in the UK.
Our team are at the heart of everything we do. To be the best we have to work with the best and train the best - you'll be expected to step up and play your part, we are looking for talented and experienced people to join our team. If you want to work for a successful company that will help you to learn, progress, and excel, then the Green Group is for you. Our current vacancies are below:
Vacancies at The Green Group
DRIVERS
Role:
HGV Class 1 Driver
Location:
Rotherham
Date Posted:
1st April 2018
Closing Date:
TBC
What to expect before role:
Applicants will be required to take part in a drugs and alcohol test, attend an induction and necessary training and sign all required documentation.
What to expect from us:
- Uniform Provided
- Full induction prior to starting
- Driver CPC support
Role:
HGV Class 1 Driver
Location:
Manchester
Date Posted:
1st April 2018
Closing Date:
TBC
What to expect before role:
Applicants will be required to take part in a drugs and alcohol test, attend an induction and necessary training and sign all required documentation.
What to expect from us:
- Uniform Provided
- Full induction prior to starting
- Driver CPC support
Role:
HGV Class 1 Driver
Location:
Ellesmere Port
Date Posted:
1st April 2018
Closing Date:
TBC
What to expect before role:
Applicants will be required to take part in a drugs and alcohol test, attend an induction and necessary training and sign all required documentation.
What to expect from us:
- Uniform Provided
- Full induction prior to starting
- Driver CPC support
Role:
HGV Class 1 Driver
Location:
Leicester
Date Posted:
1st April 2018
Closing Date:
TBC
What to expect before role:
Applicants will be required to take part in a drugs and alcohol test, attend an induction and necessary training and sign all required documentation.
What to expect from us:
- Uniform Provided
- Full induction prior to starting
- Driver CPC support
OTHER POSITIONS
Role:
HGV Mechanic
Location:
Rotherham
Date Posted:
13th April 2018
Closing Date:
1st July 2018
Job Description:
The Green Group is a General Haulage, Pallet Network and a Warehousing business that is looking to recruit an HGV Technician to work in our Workshop on site at our Head Office, Maltby. We currently have 150 vehicles and 200 trailers. Hours of work will be 12 hour shifts, on a 4 on 4 off shift pattern.
Role will involve to:
- Maintain, inspect & repair vehicles and trailers.
- Prepare, present and accompany all HGV vehicles for annual test.
- Carry out periodic safety inspections to all HGV vehicles to DVSA standards and higher.
- Attend breakdowns or accident damaged vehicles and carry out permanent or running repairs as required.
- Ensure all relevant health & safety legislation is adhered to.
- Paperwork – Must be kept up to date, make sure it’s completed and correctly filled out in a timely manner.
- Update of records/defects via the workshop system.
- Maintain a high standard of housekeeping to keep all areas in a safe and clean condition.
- Operate Fork Lift Trucks if required to do so if trained.
- Keep within ISO standards ISO9001, ISO14001 & ISO18001.
- General servicing and fitting mechanics. Liaising with Head Management on workloads and time scales.
- Time critical servicing – must carry out work in a prompt and professional manner to suit time frames.
- Tools and equipment management – must keep and maintain tools provided by the company in an orderly fashion. Report any missing or damaged tools or equipment to Head Mechanic immediately.
- Diagnostic reports on technical issues with vehicles/trailers.
- Writing coherent reports and suggested remedies.
- Replacing damaged or worn parts in line with client agreement.
- Assisting in the upkeep of the property and working areas.
- Completing job cards accurately and logging them to management daily.
Skills & Experience:
- Qualified HGV mechanic
- Class 1 driving licence (preferred)
- Previous experience of working in a busy garage
- Be able to provide own tools
- Ability to work on own initiative
Uniform, onsite parking, auto enrolment pension and life assurance are provided. £10 - £13 per hour, depending on experience
Role:
Site Maintenance Operative/FLT Driver
Location:
Ellesmere Port
Date Posted:
31th May 2018
Closing Date:
30th June 2018
Job Description:
You will provide first line support for Transport Planners at our head office and liaise with Drivers, management and customer to ensure we provide a high standard of service.
- Role will involve:
- Full responsibility for the transport operation on site
- Ensure decisions are taken with full knowledge of the P&L implications to the business
- Work with local Customer staff to ensure all loads are carried out according to plan
- Monitoring jobs, progress chase and maintain Truckcom system to service customer requirements, regular updates to Head Office planners and drivers
- Compliance of the Operator’s Licence, ensuring all legal and legislative procedures are adhered to, including drivers hours and tacho requirements
- Make sure all drivers are fully inducted, pre-briefed and are equipped with PPE and Trained on Truckcom mobile
- Monitor fuel cards, Tacho Card/Vehicle downloads and all defects are completed/reported
- Ensure driver infringements are briefed and signed off
- Full communication with Head Office Senior Team
- Encourage team work, provide solutions to problems quickly without hesitation
- Raise any non-conformances immediately to relevant person and/or Transport Manager
- Assist with loading, unloading and shunting on site
- Control of paperwork and Truckcom for pallets, in and out
- Spot check the loading of trailers to ensure that it’s being done correctly
- Perform basic vehicle maintenance tasks e.g bulbs, arrange vehicle/trailers to go for MOT
- Ensure drivers timesheets are complete and checked by 09.00hrs Monday morning
- Be responsible for authorisation and remitting Holiday forms, POD’s and Pallet Records
- Maintain compliance of H&S, ISO9001,14001 and 18001, all policies and procedures
Skills & Experience:
- Candidates should be able to manage a team, be able to work on their own initiative, cope with pressurised situations and demonstrate excellent customer service and communication skills. You should be computer literate and preferably experienced with transport management systems. Have a UK driving licence, preferably hold a Class I Licence. Transport Managers International CPC qualification is desirable.
- 50 hours per week Monday to Friday. Onsite parking, uniform, auto enrolment pension and life assurance are provided. Salary: £25000 per annum
Role:
Transport Planner/Shift Manager
Location:
Rotherham
Date Posted:
16th May 2018
Closing Date:
16th June 2018
Job Description:
Transport Planner/Shift Manager at our Head Office based in Maltby, Rotherham, working on a 4on 4off shift pattern, nights.
The Green Group is a General Haulage, Pallet Network and Warehousing business that is expanding at a fast pace. We are looking to recruit Transport Planner/Shift Manager at our Head Office based in Maltby, Rotherham, working on a 4on 4off shift pattern, nights.
Our transport office environment is very busy and you will not have a chance to be bored. Therefore, we need people who are happy to be kept busy and can work under pressure. Provide dedicated customer service, have initiative and worked within a General Haulage environment.
You will be responsible for the execution and planning of the drivers work schedule, making sure this is done efficiently. When performing the role you will need to ensure the service to our customers, quality of the driver performance and compliance is maintained.
A vital part of the role will be communication with the day planning team, updating on changes and working closely with de-briefers and other Shift Managers to ensure that there is a seamless pass over from nights to days and shift to shift.
Outline of Main Duites:
- Cost effective planning of vehicles to meet customer load plan, ensuring empty mileage is minimised.
- Make any changes needed to the plan, ensure that the work flows throughout the shift
- Pre Brief drivers and allocate work as planned.
- Ensure decisions are taken with full knowledge of the P&L implications to the business
- Ensure drivers are dressed in the correct PPE as required prior to departure.
- Monitor jobs, progress chase and ensure Truckcom system is maintained to service customer requirements
- Delivery performance remains at the agreed KPI and that any non-conformance is investigated and escalated accordingly.
- De Brief drivers accordingly to ensure that jobs have been completed correctly, vehicles washed, filled with fuel and tachograph information is downloaded at the end of each shift / working week.
- Ensuring returns are handled and dealt with as per customer requirements.
- Ensure spot checks on the loading of trailers to ensure that it’s being done correctly
- Compile accurate shift report, with smooth hand over of shift with next Supervisor.
- Encourage team work and lead the team that work directly and indirectly for you to ensure solutions to problems quickly and without hesitation
- Ensure that the facilities are safe, clean and organised
- Monitor fuel cards, Tacho Card/Vehicle downloads and all defects are completed/reported.
- Ensure driver infringements are signed off quickly
- Assist with loading and unloading when required
- Raise any non-conformances immediately to relevant person and/or Line manager.
- Maintain compliance of H&S, ISO9001 and 14001, policies and procedures
- Support any role if needed to cover sickness & holidays
- Carry out training in any other role and comply with correct process
Experience and Skills:
- Experience of working in a busy transport office (General Haulage environment)
- Experience of General Haulage route planning
- Comprehensive knowledge of Drivers Hours, WTD and Road Transport Regulations
- Strong people management skills, leading by example and engaging with colleagues at all levels
- Ability to train and develop people
- Knowledge of computerised scheduling and driver management packages
- Excellent IT, communication and customer service skills
- International CPC would be desirable, however knowledge of Transport law would be an advantage
£25 k per annum, 4on 4off shift pattern, 6 to 6.
28 days holiday, Auto Enrolment pension, onsite parking, uniform and life assurance are provided.
Role:
Transport Admin/Customer Service
Location:
Rotherham
Date Posted:
6th June 2018
Closing Date:
6th July 2018
Job Description:
The Green Group is a General Haulage, Pallet Network and Warehousing business that is expanding at a fast pace. We are looking to recruit a Transport Admin/Customer Service Operator at our Head Office based in Maltby, Rotherham, working a 12 hour shift, 4 on 4 off days.
We need someone who is customer focused, is happy to be kept busy and can work under pressure and worked within a general haulage/logistics environment.
Role will involve:
- Engaging with the customer in a professional manner
- To have full understanding on how to process customer orders
- Monitoring jobs, progress chasing, ensuring vehicles are on time, update TMS (Truckcom), report any delays to customers
- Deal with any POD requests for customers assist with invoice queries report any unvoiced work
- Dealing with customer enquiries promptly and providing excellent customer service
- Sending and replying to all emails from customers with updates and lead times
- Accessing TMS to check times of deliveries and loads are planned according
- Charge the customer demurrage costs if the driver is held up, in line with the appropriate costs
- Provide customers with a breakdown of deliveries & timings that day and confirmation for tomorrows loads.
- Liaise with customers & co-ordinators to arrange returns back to customer
- Reporting our major customer issues to management
- Raise driver non-conformances and discuss with the customer
- Produce KPI Reports for our customers performance daily/weekly report to Commercial manager
- Maintain compliance of health & safety, ISO9001, 14001 & 18001 policies and procedures
- Support other roles if needed to cover sickness & holidays
Skills & Experience:
- Demonstrate excellent customer service and communication skills
- Computer literate and preferably experienced with transport management systems
- Have a good eye for attention to detail and accuracy
- The ability to manage priorities, multi-task and achieve deadlines
- Be a team player as well working on their own initiative
Salary £20k per annum Hours of Work: 12 hours, 4 on 4 off shift pattern, 7am to 7pm Onsite parking, uniform, auto enrolment pension and life assurance are provided
Role:
HGV Trailer Technician
Location:
Rotherham
Date Posted:
15th June 2018
Closing Date:
15th July 2018
Job Description:
The Green Group is a General Haulage, Pallet Network and a Warehousing business that is looking to recruit an HGV Technician to work in our Workshop on site at our Head Office, Maltby. We currently have 150 vehicles and 200 trailers.
Hours of work will be 12 hour days, on a 4 on 4 off shift pattern.
Role will involve:
- Maintain, inspect & repair trailers units and curtains
- Prepare trailers for MOT
- Carry out periodic safety inspections to all HGV trailers to DVSA standards and higher.
- Attend breakdowns or accident damaged vehicles and carry out permanent or running repairs as required.
- Update of records/defects via the workshop system.
- Ensure all relevant health & safety legislation is adhered to.
- Maintain a high standard of housekeeping to keep all areas in a safe and clean condition.
- Paperwork – Must be kept up to date, make sure it’s completed and correctly filled out in a timely manner.
- Follow procedures set by the company regarding holiday, sick days and leave.
- Operate Fork Lift Trucks if required to do so, if trained.
- Carry out any other duties as instructed by supervisory staff.
- Maintain compliance of health & safety, ISO9001 and 14001, policies and procedures
Skills & Experience:
- Part qualified HGV mechanic
- Class 1 driving licence (preferred)
- Previous experience of working in a busy garage
- Be able to provide own tools
- Ability to work on own initiative
Uniform, onsite parking, auto enrolment pension and life assurance are provided. £8 per hour
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