Vehicle Dismantler - Preston, United Kingdom - Recycling Lives

Recycling Lives

Verified Company

Preston, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Role:
Vehicle Dismantler

Location:
Preston, PR2 5BX

Hours: 42.75 hours per week M-F, plus OT available

Salary:
Above minimum wage

The Business:

Recycling Lives is an award winning, unique organisation creating life-changing opportunities.

We are a national recycling and waste management business, operating sites nationwide to offer services to recycle scrap metal, scrap cars, plastics, general waste and much more.

We're industry leaders, developing ground-breaking Energy from Waste technologies. We're also one of the country's largest scrap car recyclers, processing up to 10,000 every month across our sites.

At the heart of our business are our employees and to support the growth and development of everybody who works for us, we have developed a dedicated training facility that caters for all learning styles and supports the development of all employees.

As demonstration of our commitment to our employees and their families, we proud to pay no less than a living wage to any employee and also offer enhanced maternity and paternity benefit.

The opportunity:

Due to significant company growth and investment, we are now looking to recruit Vehicle Dismantlers for our very busy Recycling Centre facility based in Preston, Lancashire.

With an interest in cars and a wish to work with a great team offering training and development, this role represents an exciting opportunity to join our End of Live Vehicle Dismantling team at a time of significant growth.

What you'll be doing:

Removing engines from accident damaged and recovered vehicles safely and to ensure that they are suitable for resale to the trade and public
Carrying out quality control checks prior to and after removing parts to ensure fit for purpose
Compliance with manual handling guidelines
Achieving agreed dismantling targets for removal of engines
Ensuring machinery and equipment is safe and maintained in working order preventative maintenance
Ensuring compliance with environmental and health and safety policy and rules
Maintaining good housekeeping practices ensuring area is always clean and tidy

Who you are:

Previous experience in vehicle mechanics nice to have
Confident in dealing with a wide variety of car makes and models
Enjoys working outdoors in a busy environment
Reliable with a strong work ethic and demonstrate a high level of accuracy and attention to detail
Health and Safety conscious
Previous experience forklift driving is considered an advantage

Benefits: