Plant Operative Technician days

Acorn by Synergie; Totnes; On-site; GBP 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Plant Operator based in Totnes, offering a competitive salary of £25,500. The role involves operating and maintaining mobile processing equipment, requiring a full driving licence and preferably experience in plant operations. The successful candidate will benefit from extensive training, medical cover, and 28 days of holiday.

Benefits

28 days holiday, rising to 33 with length of service

Pension following qualifying period

Private medical cover following qualifying period

Corporate wear and PPE provided

Extensive ongoing training, mentoring and development

Qualifications

• Experience in process plant operations preferred.
• Ability to work unsupervised at remote sites.
• Understanding of mechanical and electrical equipment.

Responsibilities

• Operate and maintain mobile processing plant machinery.
• Optimise machine settings to achieve desired processing parameters.
• Follow Risk Assessments and Method Statements for work.

Skills

Self-motivated

Well-organised

Computer literate

Customer focused

Education

Full clean driving licence

Forklift and/or Telehandler licence (advantage)

Job description

Acorn Recruitment are recruiting for a Plant Operator for one of our clients based in Totnes.

Hours of work: Monday to Friday 8am-4pm (no Overtime required).

You must hold a full clean driving licence as there may be a requirement to collect spare parts from other sites (a van will be provided for this)

salary: 25,500

A background of process plant operations would be beneficial. The ideal candidate will be self-motivated, well-organised, computer literate, confident and reliable, with a desire to expand their knowledge and develop their skills.

The Person

• Plant operator; with an understanding of mechanical and electrical equipment.
• Must be able to work unsupervised, sometimes at remote sites.
• Process experience; relevant experience in the water or process industry an advantage but not essential.
• Flexible; must be willing to adapt to changing requirements to meet customer demands.
• Customer focused; must be able to communicate at all levels and gain the trust and respect of customers.
• operating, maintaining, assembling, dissembling heavy machinery that operates at speed.
• licence; must have a full, ideally clean driving licence for manual vehicles.
• Forklift and/or Telehandler licence an advantage but not essential.

The Role

• Monday to Friday 8-4pm
• Operate and maintain our range of mobile processing plant machinery.
• Optimise machine settings to achieve desired processing parameters.
• Assist Service Engineers when on site or at the company workshop.
• Understand and follow Risk Assessments and Method Statements prior to undertaking installation and operating work.

The Rewards

• Competitive salary
• All necessary tools and IT equipment provided.
• Pension following qualifying period.
• Private medical cover following qualifying period.
• 28 days holiday, rising to 33 days with length of service.
• Corporate wear and PPE provided.
• Extensive ongoing training, mentoring and development.
• Employee Assistance Program.

If you are looking for a role that is interesting and varied, please apply now!

Acorn by Synergie acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment.