About Us
MGL Group is a well-established, family-run business founded in 1971, delivering a comprehensive range of services across the construction industry. Due to continued growth, increased demand, and ongoing investment, we are pleased to offer an exciting opportunity for an additional Weighbridge Operator to join our team at our Newburn, Newcastle site. This is a full-time, permanent position, covering both day and night working
As a member of MGL Group, you will be committed to ensuring safe working conditions and adherence to all company principles, procedures, and regulations relevant to your role.
What we are looking for
- Accurately produce tickets for materials coming both into and out of our depot/yard, ensuring vehicle, customer, material, delivery and tonnage details are all correct
- Ensure phone calls are answered professionally and handled correctly
- Have a polite and professional approach with customers, collecting materials and informing production staff of the customers’ tonnage and material requirements before loading
- Liaising with the transport manager and the sales and production team to maximise the revenue of the transport, keeping idle time and dead miles of our vehicles to a minimum
- Liaising with our other weighbridges when required
- Reporting any concerns about delivery times, materials quality, material availability, health & safety, transport problems, production delays and plant breakdowns to sales/management
- Ensure customer credit limit warnings are highlighted and discussed with the head office/line manager before supplying materials to the customer
- Monitor wagons using the vehicle tracking system to highlight any site issues and challenge drivers as and when required, taking into account drivers’ hours and the Working Time Directive
- Ensure adequate stationery and tickets are available and reordered through the head office as required
- Handling our customer accounts and maintaining appropriate records
- Ensure the weighbridge is clean and tidy
Site Management / Health & Safety
- Report all near misses and Health and Safety issues to management
- Ensure all visitors sign in and out of the site
- Ensure customers, drivers and staff are wearing the minimum PPE, and report when not
- Ensure drivers and contractors are directed on site and warned of any hazards
- Ensure visitors are escorted or met by a member of staff at the weighbridge
Other
- Assist with any other requirement within the business during quiet spells
- Be willing to alternate start and finish times in line with customer/production demand
- Be willing to carry out different job roles in line with business requirements
- Be willing to undertake any additional training to facilitate and improve your job role
- Be willing to train others to allow for holiday cover/flexibility
About the Job
The successful candidate will be reliable, friendly, flexible and approachable, with excellent communication skills to deal with customers and hauliers.
This is a busy position, and previous experience in a similar role is preferred. All applicants should be fully computer literate, ideally with knowledge of weighbridge operating software.
Candidates must be eligible to work in the UK. If you are interested in the above position, please forward your current CV and relevant qualifications.
MGL Group fully supports Equality in Employment. All employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and business needs.
STRICTLY NO AGENCIES PLEASE.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Free parking
- On-site parking
