Yard Operative

Location: Ford, West Sussex
Salary: £31,995 per year (£12.96 per hour)
Hours of work: Monday – Friday, 7am to 5pm (47.5 hours paid)

A quick look at the role
We’re looking for a Yardman / Banksman to join our team in Ford. In this role, you’ll play an important part in keeping our busy site safe, organised, and compliant. You’ll be responsible for supporting the safe movement of vehicles, ensuring waste is handled correctly, and maintaining a clean and efficient yard environment.

Your core responsibilities

• Act as a banksman, safely guiding HGVs and mobile plant around the site to prevent accidents and ensure smooth operations.
• Support with yard organisation, including directing traffic, monitoring tipping areas, and ensuring vehicles are in the correct location.
• Carry out general yard duties such as cleaning, site checks, and ensuring waste is correctly segregated and stored.
• Maintain high health and safety standards by spotting and reporting hazards, unsafe behaviour, and near misses.
• Work closely with drivers, site operatives, and colleagues to keep the yard safe, tidy, and efficient.

Our essential requirement.

• Previous experience in a yard, waste management, construction, or similar outdoor manual role.
• Ability to work safely around heavy vehicles and mobile plant, with good awareness of site traffic management.
• Physically fit, reliable, and comfortable working outdoors in all weather conditions.
• A strong focus on health and safety, with good communication skills to work effectively as part of a team.

And here's why you'll love it at Biffa.

• Generous pension scheme.
• Competitive salary.
• Retail and leisure discounts.
• Holiday and travel discounts.
• Bike to work scheme.

We’re here to change the way people think about waste.

At Biffa, we love working with waste. Whether we’re turning it into sustainable power, finding new ways to recycle it or simply keeping it off the streets, we believe every day is an opportunity to improve the lives of millions. It’s a view that’s shared by our 11,500+ people around the country, who trust us to provide them with a career that’s always rewarding, often challenging, but never dull.

Dedicated to diversity.

Being inclusive is core to our culture at Biffa; we believe different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds are key to developing a creative and effective working environment that represents our communities and generates the best outcomes for colleagues, customers and stakeholders, which is why you’ll find us championing diversity, equity and inclusion at every turn.