Multi Skilled Operator

Biffa Group; Lochgilphead; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Biffa operates a Multi Skilled Operative role in Lingerton, Lochgilphead. The role centers on operating mobile plant such as compactors, telehandlers and shunter vehicles, ensuring safety and regulatory compliance on site.

Responsibilities include daily checks, maintaining plant cleanliness, reporting defects, and supporting other sites within the region as required. The role demands high safety awareness and teamwork in a fast-paced waste management environment.

Qualifications

• Experience operating mobile plant and heavy machinery.
• Ability to perform daily maintenance and minor repairs.
• Ability to work with operations team and the public.

Responsibilities

• Daily and weekly checks of mobile plant.
• Ensure the cleanliness of plant.
• Keep equipment clean and maintained for safety.
• Report defects immediately to Lead Operative or management.
• Follow risk assessments and safe operating procedures.
• Comply with environmental and quality systems.
• Keep skips and waste containers to a minimum.
• Site housekeeping and general maintenance.
• Provide support at other sites as required.

Skills

Mobile Plant experience

Heavy machinery

Team collaboration

Maintenance duties

Job description

Multi Skilled Operative – Lingerton, Lochgilphead

£30,144 per annum

Shift Pattern: 10 on, 4 off

Your primary function in this role is the operation of various mobile plant, mainly compactor, telehandlers and shunter vehicles with the use of various attachments to move waste materials onsite in a safe manner, to deliver full service contractual and regulatory compliance.

Your key responsibilities:

• Daily and weekly checks of mobile plant in accordance with site procedures and manufacturer’s handbook


• Ensure the cleanliness of Plant is held to the highest standard


• Keep all equipment clean and maintained to ensure a safe working environment


• Any defect must be reported immediately to the Lead Operative or site management


• Reporting all incidents as per the incident reporting systems, allowing Biffa to improve daily activities and protect fellow workers and members of the public


• Follow all risk assessments and safe operating procedure that are relevant to the post


• Comply with and actively participate in company standards, procedures, environmental and quality systems


• Ensuring skips and waste holding containers/bays are kept to a minimum


• General site work may include housekeeping & ground maintenance, painting of skips and containers, litter picking and generally keeping the site in a safe and tidy manner


• Provide similar support at other sites within the region as required

Essential Criteria for this role:

• Mobile Plant experience


• Previous knowledge of working heavy machinery / mobile plant


• Ability to work productively with all members of the operations team and members of the public


• Able to carry out daily maintenance duties and minor repairs under guidance
  
• Demands high standards of themselves and others and can translate this into high quality, high pace outputs


• Basic understanding of health, safety, environmental and APHA compliance

Biffa – we’re changing the way people think about waste

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.

We believe different ideas, perspective and backgrounds are key to developing a creative and effective working environment which is why you’ll find us championing diversity and equality at every turn.