Details:
- Salary: £19.38 - Hour
- Job Type: Temporary
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Hour
- Location: EH3 Queen Street City of Edinburgh
- Date: 14 hours ago
Description:
TELEHANDLER OPERATOR
Main Duties
Loading & Unloading - pallets, bricks, blocks, steel, timber from lorries
Lifting to height - place materials onto scaffolding, roofs, upper floorsAttachments - swap between forks, bucket, jib, man cage, hook, grab
Site Movement - move materials around site, keep yards tidy
Checks & Paperwork - daily walkaround checks, defects, refueling, LOLER paperwork for lifting ops
HSE - follow lift plans, maintain exclusion zones, radio comms with slingers/banksmen
Key Skills Needed
Precision: placing loads to within inches, often at height
Site awareness: overhead cables, people, uneven ground
Read load charts: know what the machine can lift at what reach/heightAttachment changes + basic maintenance
Good communication with ground staff