Equipment Partner - Milton Keynes, United Kingdom - John Lewis

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About the role:


The Blakelands Equipment Partner provides vital support throughout the site's 24-seven operation, ensuring the site goods yard is maintained to high standards and meeting the operational needs of the business.

This is achieved by delivering day to day core activities, product and equipment moves and Engineering reactive support across the site in a safe and efficient way.

You will have the opportunity to develop and stretch personally and professionally to achieve your potential.


Hours of Work:


The hours of work for this role will be 37.5 hours a week Monday - Friday on a rotating shift.

1 week of 06:00 - 14:00 & 1 week of 14:00 - 22:00.


What You'll be doing:


  • Goods yard ownership maintains high housekeeping standards across the Blakelands site, ensuring outstanding presentation of the goods yard by having an eye for detail.
  • Engineering support for seasonal requirements and operational needs of the business, which includes reactive maintenance of the goods yard and equipment moves.
  • To sort and stack all pallets removed from the operation.
  • To contact the appropriate company and arrange removal from site, while being mindful of operational needs.
  • To arrange for stock of pallets to be replenished from other sites when the need arises.
  • Manage the skips on site, ensuring that materials are correctly disposed of in the appropriate skips to maximise recycling possibilities.
  • To liaise with transport planning to arrange and coordinate for regular trailer moves to be added/removed from the daily schedules as and when required.
  • To liaise with Partners/Managers to keep the operation stocked with enough pallets to perform their duties.
  • To manage and make arrangements for the collection and disposal of all recyclable goods such as cardboard, plastic and polystyrene.
  • To control the standards to which all bales are prepared, making sure they are safe to stack. If not, return to the compactor area rework.
  • To manage the standards for good practise when loading bales onto trailers for the safety of those dealing with them at the mill.
  • To manage the upkeep of records (KPIs) for both collections ordered and quantity of product sent.
  • To build good relationships with our customers within the business and external contractors.
  • To identify and resolve any problems arising from miscommunication/errors during the booking process for disposal of all products.
  • Liaise with the Biffa site manager to arrange for the exchange of skips for wood/metal.
  • Use of the correct PPE.
  • Ensure all vehicle checks are done and kept up to date, reporting any defects to the relevant party.
  • Maintain good and accurate records of what, when and where products have been disposed of making them available for other interested parties.

What else you could bring:


  • Motivated to drive self development using all available resources to achieve success.
  • Maintain an active personal development plan (PDP) to achieve your agreed personal goals and business objectives.
  • Mentor peers to ensure that best practice is shared.
  • Participate fully in the branch and Partnership's unique coownership culture, embracing the Partnership Commitments and demonstrate them in own behaviours.
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