Mobile Plant Operator - nights

Biffa Group; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 22,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Career development and training

Generous pension scheme

Medical and dental scheme

Retail and leisure discounts

Holiday and travel discounts

Bike to work scheme

Job summary

Biffa is hiring a Multi Skilled/Mobile Plant Operator in the United Kingdom. The role covers safe operation and maintenance of site vehicles, waste handling and basic housekeeping, with a schedule Monday to Friday plus overtime on weekends. Pays £16.77 per hour with the potential for overtime.

The candidate will perform daily checks, complete reports, and ensure health and safety standards. Experience in waste management or related fields is advantageous, and FLT/360 operator experience is

Qualifications

• Experience in waste management, warehousing or construction.
• Mobile plant operation and maintenance knowledge.
• Willingness to work weekend overtime if required.

Responsibilities

• Perform daily equipment checks and maintain service logs.
• Operate site vehicles safely and adhere to health and safety parameters.
• Control waste unloading at the point of transfer.
• Keep the working area clean inside and outside the cab.
• Report accidents and unsuitable waste to the shift leader.
• Complete daily reports with mileage and servicing details.

Skills

Compliance mindset

Attention to detail

Resilience under pressure

Tools

FLT operation

360 excavator

Job description

Changing the way people think about waste.

Monday - Friday (with availability for overtime on weekend)

Time: 17:00 - 03:00

Pay: £16.77 per hour

Help us make a difference as a Multi Skilled/ Mobile Plant Operator.

A quick look at the role.

Multi Skilled Operatives are directly responsible for the safe and proper operation and maintenance of any site vehicle under their use. A multi task role from receiving and directing waste to loading RDF and commodity bales. Housekeeping is a standard expectation as part of all roles.

Preventative maintenance and defect reports are an important function of the role to ensure timely servicing and maintenance of any given vehicle and is deemed as a key function of the role.

Your core responsibilities.

• Perform daily equipment checks,
• Complete daily report forms for all equipment used, including mileage and service records
• Operate with diligence and care ensuring Health and Safety parameters are strictly adhered to
• Provide a control of the waste directly at the point of unloading
• Is responsible for the cleaning of the working area in and out of cab
• Is responsible to inform the shift leader about all accidents unsuitable waste, etc

Here’s what we require:

• Attitude for compliance and good attention to detail.
• Robust, resilient, able to absorb pressure and respond positively.

Advantageous:

• Experience of working in either a Waste Management, Warehousing or Construction environment.
• Mechanical knowledge.
• Mobile plant operation and maintenance.
• Previous experience in operating a FLT, loading shovel or 360.

And here’s why you’ll love it at Biffa.

• Competitive salary
• Ongoing career development, training and coaching – because if you don’t grow, we don’t grow.
• Generous pension scheme.
• Medical and dental scheme.
• Retail and leisure discounts.
• Holiday and travel discounts.
• Bike to work scheme

At Biffa, we love working with waste. Whether we’re turning it into sustainable power, finding new ways to recycle it or simply keeping it off the streets, we believe every day is an opportunity to improve the lives of millions. It’s a view that’s shared by our 11,000+ people around the country, who trust us to provide them with a career that’s always rewarding, often challenging, but never dull. And it’s why we’re the UK’s No. 1 choice for business waste management

Dedicated to diversity.

At Biffa we believe different ideas, perspective and backgrounds are key to developing a creative working environment that delivers real results. It’s why you’ll find us championing diversity and equality at every turn.