Mobile Plant Operator - 491174

Fife Resource Solutions; Dunfermline; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Fife Resource Solutions, a Fife Council ALEO, invites applications for a role based at Cireco Park, Dunfermline. The post involves joining teams across landfill, recycling and waste treatment operations, with a 7 day fortnights rotation and a 36-hour average week. The salary band is £29,170–£31,761 per year.

We value safety and are prepared to train new staff. Experience in industrial or environmental management is desirable, but full training will be provided for the right candidate.

Qualifications

• Safety-conscious and able to work in an industrial environment.
• Industrial/environmental management background desirable but training provided.

Responsibilities

• Be part of teams operating across landfill, recycling and waste treatment processes.

Skills

Safety awareness

Industrial/environmental management

Job description

Reference: FRS/178

Closing Date: Friday 16 th October 2026

Location: Cireco Park, Dunfermline, KY12 0RX

Hours: 7 Day Fortnight rotation (36 hours per week average)

Salary: £29,170 - £31,761 (£15.54 - £16.92ph)

We are a Fife Council company formed as an Arms Length External Organisation (ALEO). Our mission is to deliver best value sustainable waste and resource management services on behalf of Fife Council and to make Fife the resource management hub for Scotland.

We employ over 200 people within Fife to undertake these activities and handle over 220,000 tonnes of waste and recyclable materials per year.

We operate: Material Recovery Facilities; an Anaerobic Digestion Plant, Aerobic composting operations, 11 household waste recycling centres, around 300 multi-material recycling points, fuel production, landfill gas recovery, combined heat & power plant, district heating, active landfill sites, closed landfill sites, leachate treatment facilities and all the associated logistics and business operations.

Our Cireco Commercial Operations business unit is in place to provide high quality waste management and resource services to commercial and domestic clients in order to generate and grow external revenue streams to support Fife Council. Helping the council and external clients in creating sustainable solutions to the challenges they face.

In this role you will form part of our teams operating across our operational landfill, recycling and other waste treatment processes.

We are looking for safety conscious people and having an industrial/environmental management background is desirable, although not essential as full training will be given. Full details of the role can be found within the Role Profile.