Cleaner - Kirton

Forterra; Newark and Sherwood; Remote; GBP 12,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Forterra Plc is seeking a reliable operatives to clean plant amenities and support safe, efficient production. You will follow health and safety policies, complete a 3-month competency period, and receive site induction along with mandatory safety training.

Responsibilities include cleaning, waste handling, stock liaison, and daily vehicle checks. The role emphasizes adherence to safety procedures, proper PPE, and collaboration with shift teams to maintain a hazard-free work environment.

Qualifications

• No formal academic qualifications required; a minimum of 3 months training with competency assessment.
• Company induction and safety training are part of the onboarding process.
• The role requires adherence to health and safety policies and site procedures.

Responsibilities

• Regular cleaning of plant amenities to support safe operations.
• Maintain cleanliness to reduce downtime and equipment contamination.
• Vacuum production area floor to reduce dust exposure.
• Clean and restock toilets and shower areas.
• Liaise with store on stock levels and requirements.
• Process overalls for cleaning and redistribution.
• Assist with stock re-bagging and packing procedures.
• Empty waste bins and manage waste disposal.
• Assist with unloading deliveries and safe storage.
• Report health and safety concerns to supervisors.
• Ensure correct PPE is worn at all times.
• Perform pre-start checks on vehicle and complete daily logbook.

Skills

Safety awareness

Tools

FLT (counterbalance) license

Manual handling training

Working at height awareness training

Fire awareness training

Silica awareness training

Spill containment training

Control of vehicular movement training

Asbestos awareness training

Job description

About the role

The role is to ensure the regular cleaning of plant amenities, to ensure the Health and Safety of the fellow operatives and enable plant/machinery to complete its purpose with increased efficiency and reduction in down time. Cover must be provided for personnel involved in the production process, at such times relevant competencies must be adhered to and met.

Key Responsibilities

All tasks carried out as part of the daily job role must be done so in a safe manner, adhering to the Risk Assessment and potential Safe System of Work, as well as the Forterra Health and Safety Zero Harm Policy.

• On a set rota system, with the flexibility to allow priority situations to be prioritised, K3 machines and the De-Hacker must be having designated areas cleaned of debris.
• Carryout a daily task of vacuuming dust from production area floor (vital way of reducing dust exposure and silica levels.)
• Clean and re-stock toilets and shower areas.
• Liaise! Communicate with store man over stock levels and any requirements needed.
• Process overalls in order for them to be sent for cleaning and then re-distributed around the yard on return, to relevant workstations.
• Upon instruction carryout the re-bagging of stock process, including lifting packs down from cache, place bags over packs, shrink-wrapping the bags and re-stocking the product.
• Emptying of waste bins from sited workstations to correct waste bins.
• Unload lorries with delivery of stock and store in a safe and correct manner.
• Report all health and safety concerns to shift supervisor, est. safety leader or management, depending on severity.
• Ensure correct PPE is worn at all times.
• On collection of (Vehicle) carry out pre-start checks as per the manufacturers' recommendations and fill out daily logbook, reporting any defects to production foreman.
• Ensure they are aware of all emergency procedures.
• Drive (Vehicle) using best practice in accordance with the CTA or other recognised certificate Qualification.
• At all times are aware of pedestrians and other traffic.

About you

Despite no formal academic qualifications or education being required, the individual requires a minimum of 3 months training period, in which they will be assessed and supervised by a competent operator and examined against a competency check sheet.

Training requirements for job role;

• Company induction
• Manual handling training
• FLT (counterbalance) license
• Working at height awareness training
• Fire awareness training
• Dusk mask face fit training
• Isolation/ lock off procedure training
• Silica awareness training
• Spill containment training
• Control of vehicular movement training
• Asbestos awareness training

We don't expect you to tick every box. If you bring the mindset, curiosity and drive to make an impact, we'd love to hear from you.