Scaffold Yard Manager
| Posting date: | 20 August 2025 |
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| Salary: | £25,000 to £34,000 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 19 September 2025 |
| Location: | M17 1RE |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Premier Scaffolding Ltd |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
Job Summary
The Yard Manager is responsible for carrying out the daily operations of the yard, ensuring that all activities are conducted efficiently and safely. This role involves managing staff, coordinating yard activities, maintaining equipment and sorting, loading and unloading of materials. The ideal candidate will possess a diverse skill set to facilitate hands-on tasks as needed.
Duties
Checking loads for weights and the accuracy of loads against loading tickets, and ensuring only serviced and painted equipment has been loaded.
Yard stock checks and counts of materials ready for use.
Liaising with transport organisers concerning the supplying of materials and collection of materials from depot to depot.
Carry out and ensure yard timesheets are correctly completed.
Keep a check on yard personnel and any disciplinary matters.
Calling in skip companies for rubbish and scrap collection.
Ensuring ramping machines and forklifts are running safely.
Loading/unloading lorries to daily requirements.
Report all Accidents/Incidents/Near Misses/Complaints to H&S Department and Line Manager immediately.
Qualifications
Forklift Truck Driver (FLT) licence is invaluable. Experience within scaffolding is beneficial although extensive experience within builders’ merchants and management of a warehouse can suffice.
Key skills
Responsible, physically fit, calm under pressure.
This position is ideal for individuals who thrive in a dynamic environment and possess a strong technical background coupled with leadership capabilities.
The Yard Manager is responsible for carrying out the daily operations of the yard, ensuring that all activities are conducted efficiently and safely. This role involves managing staff, coordinating yard activities, maintaining equipment and sorting, loading and unloading of materials. The ideal candidate will possess a diverse skill set to facilitate hands-on tasks as needed.
Duties
Checking loads for weights and the accuracy of loads against loading tickets, and ensuring only serviced and painted equipment has been loaded.
Yard stock checks and counts of materials ready for use.
Liaising with transport organisers concerning the supplying of materials and collection of materials from depot to depot.
Carry out and ensure yard timesheets are correctly completed.
Keep a check on yard personnel and any disciplinary matters.
Calling in skip companies for rubbish and scrap collection.
Ensuring ramping machines and forklifts are running safely.
Loading/unloading lorries to daily requirements.
Report all Accidents/Incidents/Near Misses/Complaints to H&S Department and Line Manager immediately.
Qualifications
Forklift Truck Driver (FLT) licence is invaluable. Experience within scaffolding is beneficial although extensive experience within builders’ merchants and management of a warehouse can suffice.
Key skills
Responsible, physically fit, calm under pressure.
This position is ideal for individuals who thrive in a dynamic environment and possess a strong technical background coupled with leadership capabilities.