Graduate Business Trainee
Ds Smith Recycling
Kings Hill, Kent
Main duties: Running the transport operation at Southampton material recovery facility (MRF), reporting to the Production & Logistics manager Project managing. A 3-month at West Bromwich looking at pedestrian and vehicle interactions in the yard. A 6-month project at Southampton looking at quality of imported and exported material. At Kings Hill, member of sales team, working with customers both in Europe and in the UK, buying and selling for paper and hygiene mills as well as company depots At Kemsley, assisting depot supervisor in the day-to-day running of site Managing a small team of personnel (experience in drivers and yard workers) Writing risk assessments to maintain safety onsite Managing contractors and sub-contractors whilst carrying out site inductions and ensuring that they are working safely as per company regulations and risk assessments Writing and delivering in-house tool box talks and memorandums Writing and delivering in-house and customer non-conformance reports Presenting findings to senior management Customer support Problem solving Scheduling drivers’ dutiesOther duties: Loading/unloading curtain-sided trailers Loading/unloading walking floor trailers Driving clamp and fork trucks Weighbridge operations Assisting the drivers, rigid, articulated and rear-end loader, in their daily activities Driving a telehandler Learning the DS Smith computer system