PORT OPERATIVES VACANCIES AT THE PORT OF FELIXSTOWE

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Felixstowe

Container Division

£20,856 plus Shift Allowance

The Port of Felixstowe is Britain's biggest and busiest container port, and one of the largest in Europe. The port handles over 4 million TEU (Twenty-foot Equivalent Units) and welcomes over 4,000 ships each year, including the largest container vessels afloat today. 
Container Operations is our core business where we receive vessels and load and discharge containers. We also offer our customers excellent Rail Operations, Examination facilities and Roll-On, Roll-Off facility. 
To support the continued growth of the business we are looking to recruit a number of Port Operatives to drive our internal movement vehicles (IMV) transporting containers to different areas across the Port. As a 24hr/7 day operation we are looking to increase our resource to service the peaks and troughs we experience as a business. Please see the attached advert and job description for more information and click on the links below to have a 360 tour of the Port of Felixstowe:
Please note that applicants must be aged 19 years and over at the point of application and hold a full UK valid driving licence.





https://www.portoffelixstowe.co.uk/port/people/join-our-team/#/vacancies/

VACANCIES

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WHY JOIN US

THE PIONEERING SPIRIT

The Port of Felixstowe’s position as the Port of Britain is no accident. It is down to the passion and commitment of the people who work here. The Port recognises the need for a flexible and motivated workforce, supported by dedicated, results-focused managers.
"It's the friendliness of my colleagues that makes it worthwhile - everyone is out to help each other ." – Dan Purnell, Engineer
There are opportunities to join the Port through a number of channels, each of which offers different development paths:
  • As a port operative, where in depth job-based training is provided by our accredited training assessors to operate our extensive range of plant and equipment
  • As an apprentice, with the combination of practical and academic training that meets the rigorous standards of the Advanced Modern Apprenticeship scheme
  • As an experienced professional, to work in a range of operational and business disciplines such as Engineering, Container Operations, IT, HR or Finance
  • As a manager on our Direct Entry Management Scheme, with the opportunity to work at the vanguard of the UK’ freight industry and participate in a management development programme that offers assignments in different areas of the business – and the world.
At HPUK we aim to provide a career, not just a job. The management of performance and individual development is a critical aspect of maintaining our success, and we will work with you to agree a clear and demanding set of objectives that is designed not only to match our own business objectives but also to allow you to achieve your full potential. Our relationship with Unite the Union also remains central to our goal of delivering the sustained change required to drive our business forward.
We encourage all employees to contribute to the development of our business, by sharing their views both formally and informally. It is this sort of pioneering spirit that has driven the growth of the Port since it was established, and has helped to position Felixstowe today as the UK’s foremost container terminal.

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