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Plant Operator
Job summary
A leading waste management company in Fareham is looking for a Plant Operator. The role involves operating a Wheeled Loading Shovel and ensuring safety compliance while providing operational support. Excellent knowledge in health and safety is essential, along with reliability and teamwork. The position offers £14.12/hour, 25 days of holiday, and various benefits including free uniform and parking.
Benefits
Qualifications
- Good knowledge and understanding of health and safety.
- Reliable, flexible, and adaptable.
- Hardworking and conscientious.
- A good communicator and team player.
- Positive, motivated, and pro-active.
Responsibilities
- Undertaking daily checks and completing the plant checklists.
- Greasing the plant on a regular basis.
- Keeping the plant clean and tidy.
- Reporting any defects or problems to management for action.
- Loading vehicles using the loading shovel.
- Keeping the working area clear and safe.
- Conducting maintenance, fault-finding, and minor repairs to the plant.
- Complying with site rules and health and safety regulations.
- Reporting any accidents, incidents, or unsafe conditions.
Skills
L&S is one of the leading independent waste management companies in Southern England because of our industry knowledge and experience, as well as our commitment to providing quality services.
We are looking to recruit an experienced Plant Operator at our Portsmouth site, who is skilled and competent at operating a Wheeled Loading Shovel.
Working within a small team, you will be expected to provide effective operational support whilst operating the plant on site in a safe and efficient manner.
The role of Plant Operator involves:
- undertaking daily checks and completing the plant checklists
- greasing the plant on a regular basis
- keeping the plant clean and tidy
- reporting any defects or problems to management for action
- loading vehicles using the loading shovel
- keeping the working area clear, safe and as tidy as practicably possible
- conducting maintenance, fault‑finding, and minor repairs to the plant
- complying with site rules, health and safety regulations, and adhering to safe systems of work
- reporting any accidents, incidents, unsafe acts, unsafe conditions, or near misses.
- Good knowledge and understanding of health and safety.
- Reliable, flexible, and adaptable.
- Hardworking and conscientious.
- A good communicator and team player.
- Positive, motivated, and pro‑active.
- £14.12 hourly rate.
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, which increases to 27 days plus bank holidays after 5 years service, and to 30 days plus bank holidays after 10 years service.
- Modern plant.
- Death in Service Life Cover after 1 year’s service.
- Health Surveillance (hearing, lung function, and skin tests) and annual flu vaccination.
- Free uniform.
- Free parking.
Hours are between 7.00 am to 6.00 pm Monday to Friday and alternate Saturdays from 7.00 am to 12.30 pm.
If you possess all the necessary skills and experience and you are interested in this position please contact Nikki Wheeler at nikki.wheeler@lswaste.co.uk or on 01329 840000.
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