Anaerobic Digestion Operative

Lancashire Renewables; Leyland; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Company contributory pension scheme 5%

27 days annual leave + bank holidays (

Death in Service cover – 4x Salary

Free on-site car parking

Sick pay up to 26 weeks

Cycle to work scheme

Role-specific training

Benefits portal including lifestyle-s

Wellbeing support for mental health

All PPE supplied

Job summary

Lancashire Renewables Ltd. seeks an Anaerobic Digestion Operative (ADO) to join the Operations and Maintenance team at our Leyland site.

You will run day-to-day reception, unloading of waste, feed system loading, and ensure smooth transfer through processes, supporting start-ups and shutdowns. Working alternating shifts, Monday to Friday, 6am–10pm, you will perform routine checks, housekeeping, traffic control, and assist wider waste-processing activities while maintaining high safety and

Qualifications

• National Plant Operators Registration Scheme or equivalent for FEL, FLT and Tele-truck.
• Knowledge of basic mobile plant inspections and checks.
• Good communication skills including use of radio communications.
• Good organizational abilities.
• Strong teamwork.
• Mechanical aptitude.

Responsibilities

• Run day-to-day reception and front-end operations, ensuring safe unloading of household waste and loading of the hammermill/de-packaging line.
• Support plant start-up/shutdown, routine checks of key process parameters and housekeeping.
• Assist with traffic control and provide hands-on support to wider waste-processing activities as required.

Skills

Plant cert FEL/FLT

Mobile plant checks

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Teamwork

Mechanical aptitude

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an individual to join the Operations and Maintenance team at Lancashire Renewables Ltd. working at our Leyland facility, working alternating shift patterns, Monday to Friday, between 6am – 10pm.

What you’ll be doing

The Anaerobic Digestion Operative (ADO) will be responsible for running day-to-day reception and front-end operations, ensuring safe, efficient unloading of household food waste, correct loading of the hammermill/de-packaging line/feed hopper, and smooth transfer to the hydrolysis/AD feed system. The role supports plant start-up/shutdown, routine checks of key process parameters, housekeeping, traffic control, and provides hands‑on assistance to wider waste-processing activities as required.

What you will bring

• National Plant Operators Registration Scheme or equivalent for FEL, FLT and Tele-truck
• Knowledge of basic mobile plant inspections and checks
• Good communication skills including use of radio communications.
• Good organizational abilities.
• Strong teamwork.
• Mechanical aptitude.

What we offer you

• Competitive salary.
• Company contributory pension scheme matched up to 5%.
• 27 days annual leave plus statutory bank holidays – increasing to 31 days after 5 years.
• Death in Service cover – 4x Salary.
• Free on‑site car parking.
• Company sick pay scheme– up to 26 weeks dependent on length of service
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Role‑specific training.
• Benefits portal including lifestyle savings
• Wellbeing support for mental health.
• All required PPE and other relevant equipment supplied.

Who are we?

Lancashire Renewables Ltd was established for the operation and management of the two waste treatment facilities built for the Lancashire Waste Contract.

Our two facilities in Thornton and Leyland are manned 365 days a year. Both sites can process over 5,000 tonnes of residual (black bin bag) waste per week and divert 95% of this material away from landfill.

Our aim is to achieve a sustainable future for Lancashire by providing services to process biodegradable and non‑biodegradable household waste and our people are vital in helping us achieve this.

Our employees work in a variety of operations, maintenance, logistics and support roles across our two sites in Leyland and Thornton, actively encouraging internal growth through development and training programmes.

We are dedicated to providing a positive, supportive work environment with a strong focus on the health, safety, and wellbeing of all our employees.

We are an equal opportunity employer:

Diversity and inclusion are important to us at Lancashire Renewables, and we encourage a culture where everyone can be themselves at work. We value and actively seek out a richly diverse range of talent and our policies ensure that every job application and employee is treated fairly, with equal opportunity to succeed.

All roles are subject to the following:

• Proof of eligibility to work in the UK.
• Satisfactory completion of a Company medical which includes testing for drugs and alcohol. The Company operates a zero‑tolerance policy regarding the taking or being under the influence of drugs or alcohol whilst on duty and carry out periodic random tests.