Yard Safety Operative

Job Specification: Yard Safety Operative (Salvo Specialist)Location: Tamworth (Staffordshire)Pay Rate: £13.85 per hourShift Pattern: Monday - Friday 06:00 - 16:00 (1 hour Lunch)Training: Full technical training providedRole OverviewAs a Yard Safety Operative, you will hold a critical role in maintaining site safety and operational flow. You will be responsible for managing Castell Salvo trailer locking systems-a life-saving technology designed to prevent "pull-away" accidents. By physically interlocking a vehicle''s brake system with the loading bay, you ensure that trailers cannot be moved while personnel are still inside, effectively eliminating the risk of serious injury during the loading and unloading process.Key ResponsibilitiesSafety Interlocking: Manually install Salvo locks onto trailers arriving at bays and remove them only once loading is confirmed complete and bay doors are safely closed.Morning Yard Audit: Conduct a full yard sweep at 06:00 daily to document the location and status of every trailer on-site.Risk Prevention: Act as the frontline defense against premature trailer departures, ensuring no driver can connect to or move a trailer while it is active.Radio Dispatch: Maintain constant communication with the warehouse team via radio to coordinate which trailers require locks based on real-time loading schedules.Status Reporting: Check and record trailer statuses (empty, loaded, or in-progress) to ensure the transport office has accurate data.Candidate ..... full job details .....