Shunter

Are you a fully qualified Driver? Are you looking to represent a rapidly growing company? Are you great at time keeping? If so, this could be the role for you.

GXO are looking for a Shunter to join our team in Trentham for our Screwfix contract. You'll be working for a leading logistics company and involved in ensuring that the trade counters across the country have sufficient stocks to supply their customer's needs. Everything from screws to lawn mowers to the kitchen sink!

Pay, benefits and more

This position operates from Wednesday to Sunday between the hours of 9am and 7pm equating to a 50-hour working week. We offer £44,848.43 Per annum as well as 31 days of annual leave inclusive of bank holidays. In addition to generous remuneration, we really value our people and offer a friendly, safety-first working environment, along with other benefits including company pension scheme, generous holidays, cycle to work scheme, employee benefits include, online discount platform, onsite parking and much more.

What you'll do on a typical day

• To undertake the shunting of trailers on and off bays while ensuring correct trailers are dispatched as well as the movement of trailers between Distribution centres where necessary
• Responsible for ensuring all required documentation is completed accurately and timely
• Responsible for the control of busy yard area
• Liaising with drivers, the warehouse and the fleet manager to ensure correct vehicles are dispatched and trailer are loaded and depart on time.
• Maintain documentation or systems input to ensure trailer locations are accurately recorded and updated

What you need to be successful at GXO

• Class 1 Licence and full CPC
• You will be required to effectively communicate both in writing and verbally at all levels
• Must be capable of working under your own initiative
• Will be prepared to carry out other 'ad hoc' duties as and when required

You will have a proactive and committed approach towards all aspects of the job and ensure high standards in health and safety; customer service and legal compliance are met and exceeded

GXO is a leading provider of cutting-edge supply chain solutions to the most successful companies in the world. We help our customers manage their goods most efficiently using our technology and services. Our greatest strength is our global team - energetic, innovative people of all experience levels and talents who make GXO a great place to work. GXO is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate, support and thrive on diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that diversity and inclusion in our business is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. We are an Armed Forces friendly organisation and Disability Confident Leader as part of the Disability Confident Scheme (GIS) and actively welcome applications from people with disabilities.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All employees may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed. Review GXO's candidate privacy statement here.