Yard Team Leader

Clariant SE; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global chemicals firm is seeking a Yard Shift Leader to oversee operations at their facility in Aberdeen City, United Kingdom. The successful candidate will be responsible for coordinating resources, training yard personnel, and ensuring compliance with health and safety policies. The role requires strong leadership skills, a preferred Forklift License, and the ability to maintain quality control. This position offers a range of employee benefits, including private medical insurance and a pension plan.

Benefits

Employee Assistance Program

Private Medical Insurance

Long Service Awards

Pension Plan

Employee Referral Program

Buy Sell Holiday Policy

Qualifications

• Experience with managing yard operations and teams.
• Knowledge of HSE policies and procedures.
• Proven ability to ensure quality control.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate resources on the yard to meet production demands.
• Train and mentor yard personnel.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety and quality procedures.

Skills

Health and safety awareness

Ability to prioritise workload

Ability to train personnel

Education

Preferred B1 & B2 Forklift License

Formal Education

Job description

The Yard Shift Leader & facility supervisor is responsible co‑ordinating resources, ensuring HSE policy and procedures are followed and complied. Also ensuring good housekeeping, and quality control.

Responsibilities

• Ensure labour is utilised appropriately to match production demand, including holiday cover
• Communicate effectively with the Team Leader on the opposing shift to ensure continuity of operations
• Liaise with commercial admin over material deliveries
• Liaise with production planner to ensure OTIF and production efficiency targets are met
• Proactively manage yard Health, Safety & Quality procedures, processes & guidelines
• Train and mentor yard personnel
• Liaise with QC department to ensure all dispatches conform to client’s standards
• Ensure work orders are correctly followed and completed
• When operating forklift truck ensure Clariant safety procedures are always followed.

Requirements

• Formal Education
• Preferred B1 & B2 Forklift License

Health and safety awareness and understanding

Ability to prioritise workload

Ability to train and mentor yard personnel

Ability to prioritise varied workload

Our Offer

• Emloyee Assistance Program
• Private Medical Insurance
• Long Service Awards
• Pension Plan
• Employee Referral Program
• Buy Sell Holiday Policy

Clariant is a Swiss‑based global specialty chemicals company, which is concentrated and developed in three business units: Care Chemicals, Catalysts and Adsorbents & Additives. Our purpose as a company is reflected in our tagline "Greater chemistry - between people and planet", which considers the principles of customer, innovation and people orientation, as well as a focus on creating solutions to foster sustainability in different industries by offering high‑value and high‑performance chemical specialties.

At Clariant, we believe that diversity, equity and inclusion are essential to our success. We strive to cultivate a workplace where all employees feel welcomed, respected, supported, and valued. Our diverse workforce allows us to tap into a wealth of perspectives, experiences, and capabilities that drive innovation. We are committed to ensuring equal opportunities for professional growth and advancement across all levels of the organization, based on objective criteria and regardless of gender, gender identity, race, ethnicity, religion, protected veteran status, age, disability, sexual orientation or other aspects of diversity in accordance with the relevant governing laws. By bringing together talented individuals with diverse backgrounds and viewpoints, we gain the agility to meet the evolving needs of our global customers and communities. Join our team to help advance our mission of fostering a culture of belonging where everyone can thrive.

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We at Clariant are aware of our responsibility. Our purpose »Greater chemistry – between people and planet« describes the role we can play in the world if we align our thinking and all future decisions with it.