Plant Operative

Tavistock | Competitive

Employer: FCC Environment
Sector/Specialism: Environmental

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Plant Operative
Salary - £27,185.60 per annum (plus benefits)
Hours - 40 hours per week, Between 7am & 8pm
Location Postcode - PL19 0NN
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As a Plant Operative at FCC Environment, you ensure the safe and efficient operation of the mobile plant.
This vacancy is for a full-time position, working 5 days per week and Saturdays after bank holidays , however, we will consider requests for job shares to suit your lifestyle (working full days).
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Our promise to you

• Competitive salary
• 20 annual leave (full-time working) plus Bank Holidays
• Pension scheme
• Life insurance
• On the job training and progression
• Recognition scheme
• Refer a friend.
• Flexible benefits including high street savings, cycle to work scheme and Gymflex membership, holiday purchase and many more.
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme and the Best Doctors Service via our Wellbeing Platform.
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What will you be doing?

• Telescopic handler up to 9m and counterbalance (5 tonne) qualifications required.
• To operate mobile plant in a safe and efficient manner, in accordance with Group policies and procedures.
• Completing daily start up inspections of mobile plant. Recording results on the inspections sheets and informing the site supervisor of any defect.
• Ensuring mobile plant is kept is a clean condition by washing down regularly.
• Undertaking light maintenance of machines including greasing as per machine specifications and clearing debris on a regular basis and in accordance with company safe working practice.
• Ensuring good housekeeping within the work area throughout the day and at the end of the day.
• Enforcing traffic management.
• Ensuring that customer vehicles are tipped in line with turnaround time requirements.
• Loading vehicles as required for the onward transportation of waste.
• Ensure waste being loaded is rotated to ensure that it does not excess the maximum storage limitation as set out in the site permit and fire prevention plan.
• Liaising with other site staff regarding the movement of waste.
• Liaising with supervisor to ensure that waste is moved efficiently and as required.
• Monitoring fuel usage and reporting to site supervisor when resources are running low.
• To assist customers wherever safe, practical, and necessary.
• To report to the Site Manager any breach of rules, act of dishonesty, malpractice, or corruption by any member of the public, visitor to the site, or member of staff.
• To undertake any other duties reasonably requested by FCC management, including working at other sites, and assisting with recycling.
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About Us
We are FCC Environment, one of the nation’s leading waste and resource management companies. Committed to sustainability, we strive to minimise the amount of waste that ends up in landfill by transforming it into valuable resources wherever possible.
We operate over 200 facilities in England, Scotland and Wales and employ around 2,400 people.
The profile of the UK's recycling and waste management industry has never been higher. We need people who are up for the challenge to help us tackle climate change. We need people with ideas. We need you. Together we will meet the UK’s waste management and energy recovery needs.
FCC Environment are equal opportunities employers, we value diversity, and we are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment.
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