Weighbridge Operative Colchester, England
Job description
MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB:
To operate and ensure the smooth running of the Weighbridge facility, to fulfil customer requirements in the supply of high-quality aggregates. Delivering key administration tasks for the Quarry Manager. Responsible for ensuring that all legal obligations required by the Weight & Measures Acts, the Highways Act and all other relevant Acts or bodies are adhered to.
RELATIONSHIPS:
Responsible to: Quarry Manager
Responsible for: None
Liaison with: Drivers, Managers, Clients, Employees, Visitors
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
MAIN TASKS OF JOB:
- Operating the weighbridge facility in accordance to H & S and all legal requirements.
- Weigh in/weigh out vehicles
- Ensuring materials on vehicles match Quarry minder system.
- Inspect incoming loads in accordance to company procedures
- Record Incoming loads and log any rejected loads
- Accurately directing incoming vehicles to correct Collection/Tip Sites.
- Collecting signed customer receipts from the haulier once the goods have been delivered.
- Accurate record keeping including scanning of relevant documents.
- Efficient and effective communication with Plant Operators to reduce possibility of errors.
- Maintaining and developing effective relationships with all customers
- Ensuring correct payments are taken from cash customers
- Reconciling cash sheet with cash tin
- Updating accurate stock records and reports.
- Completion of weekly weighbridge Inspection report.
- Ensuring weather reports are updated.
- Reporting any errors, system and machinery faults.
- Liaising/communicating with other departments for any queries.
- Ensuring all visitors and contractors are signed in and site inductions are processed and recorded.
- Ensuring Contractors have correct permits to work
- Ensuring that all Health & Safety measures are adhered to by any member of staff/person at the weighbridge facility, including the wearing of Personal Protective Equipment and advising them accordingly.
- Collecting and recording any welcome intervention and reporting to relevant department.
- Develop and maintain own professional knowledge, skills and experience including “on the job” training, self-development activities and networking with fellow employees.
- Ensure weighbridge is locked and secure at end of shift
- Ensure full GDPR compliance at all times and reporting any breaches.
- Observe health and safety procedures and work safely at all times;
To comply with company health, safety and environmental policy, highlighting any issues appropriately.
To act in accordance with the company’s Health, Safety and Environmental policies, procedures and practices.
THE IDEAL CANDIDATE:
- A willingness to undertake training as required
- Ability to work to a high level of accuracy
- Ability to work flexibly, on own initiative and as part of a team
- Demonstrate a strong customer focus
- Effective telephone manner
- Ability to manage a number of tasks concurrently
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise work
- Be computer literate with experience of all Microsoft Office applications, especially Excel
The above is not an exhaustive list of duties and you will be expected to perform different tasks as necessitated by your changing role within the organisation and the overall business objectives of the organisation.
