Day Operators, Walsall ERF

Encyclis; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Encyclis invites applications for a Day Operator to join our new Energy Recovery Facility in the Midlands. You will manage day-to-day operations, handling waste and ash, operating loaders, cranes, and weighbridge systems, while ensuring safety and environmental compliance.

Experience with heavy mobile plant is highly desirable; training will be provided. The role requires good English communication and IT literacy, with duties across loading, tipping, and site coordination.

Qualifications

• Broad background in logistics, waste handling and traffic management.
• Heavy mobile plant experience desirable; training provided.
• Good English (written and verbal) and IT literacy.
• Ability to read, analyse and interpret procedures and risk assessments.
• Ability to report information to supervisors and peers.

Responsibilities

• Operate the facility safely and efficiently on a shift rotation.
• Carry out waste and ash handling tasks and weighbridge operations.
• Monitor site safety practices and conduct routine inspections.
• Coordinate with the day operations team and supervisors.
• Maintain logs and housekeeping to high standards.

Skills

Heavy mobile plant experience

Good English

IT literacy

Reading and interpreting procedures

Reporting to supervisors

Tools

Road Sweeper

Loading Shovel

Forklift

Telescopic Handler

Job description

Overview

JOIN US IN MAKING A REAL DIFFERENCE TO THE WORLD WE LIVE IN!

Who are ENCYCLIS?

ENCYCLIS, (formally known as Covanta Europe), is a leader in the energy from waste industry and we are looking for our next talented individual to join us on our continuous mission of achieving brilliant things!

We generate sustainable electricity for homes and businesses from non-recyclable waste. The ash from the process is also recycled to become building materials, and metals are recovered for re-use.

Our facilities are some of the most advanced in the world! They boast new, state of the art equipment and tools, ensuring safety is at the heart and its people are set up for success.

You will be joining a team of highly skilled, diverse individuals and a business that applauds their successes, loves idea sharing and values its people.

We offer fantastic benefits here!

Where you will be working

Encyclis is building a brand new Energy Recovery Facility in Walsall based in the Midlands. The new facility will be a sustainable alternative to landfill, using household, commercial and non-hazardous industrial residual waste, left after recycling and composting efforts, as a fuel to generate clean electricity. The facility, which is now in its construction phase and is expected to commence full commercial operations in 2027, will provide a vital outlet for the sustainable disposal of over 436,000 tonnes of residual waste per year and will generate 49 megawatts of low carbon energy – enough electricity to meet the needs of over 90,000 homes.

Responsibilities

The Opportunity

Reporting directly to the Day Supervisor, the Day Operator will carry out the day-to-day operational activities safely, efficiently and in line with Encyclis’ procedures, whilst ensuring the facility is operationally compliant with the environment permit. Day to day operations include, waste and ash handling facilities, deliveries and collections, weighbridge and waste crane operations. This role requires operating large mobile plant to include Loading Shovels, Road Sweeper, Telescopic Handler and Forklift vehicles.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Operate the facility in a safe, environmentally compliant and in an efficient manner on a shift rotation basis. The Day Operator will take an active role in promoting, monitoring and improving the site H&S performance to include PPMS, routines and safety inspections.
• Carry out operational tasks in accordance with Encyclis’ safe working practices, procedures and risk assessments to include the following duties:
• Loading ash residues into vehicle trailers and the safe operation of the ash handling hall and conveyor systems.
• Waste crane operations include bunker stock management, removal of any non-conforming waste, waste hopper feeding and co-ordination with the shift operations team.
• Tipping hall operations include traffic management, safe operation and monitoring HGV waste deliveries and collections. Carry out visual waste inspections.
• Supervise the unloading of consumable deliveries
• Reporting any Health, Safety and Environmental unsafe conditions, accidents or incidents to the Day Supervisor (DS)
• Support the Day Supervisor with coordination and communication of the safe working practices of site staff and contractors.
• Support the dayshift operations with their duties and be flexible to the needs of facility.
• Take ownership of plant cleanliness and ensure excellent standards of housekeeping are maintained.
• Complete and sign off routine inspections of mobile plant, including any attachments and additional equipment to ensure the safe operation of mobile plant.
• Complete weighbridge operations including driver inductions, waste acceptance, operating the weighbridge system, reporting and managing any non-conforming deliveries or safety infringements by drivers or visitors to site.
• Ensuring all operational logs and records are maintained and any facility or vehicle defects are reported in a timely manner.

Qualifications

What we need from you

This role requires a broad background in logistics, waste handling and traffic management activities.

Previous heavy mobile plant experience (Road Sweeper, Loading Shovel, Forklift, Telescopic Handler) is highly desirable but training will be provided on all mobile plant and attachments.

Specific Skills

• Good English in terms of written and verbal communication.

• Good level of IT literacy.

• Ability to read, analyse, and interpret general procedures, risk assessments and documentation.
• Ability to report and present information to supervisors, managers and peers.

Want to know more about what we do?

Check out this video of one of our facilities, Rookery South in Bedford, here!