Plant Operator

Slicker Recycling Ltd; Hull and East Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Funded Healthcare cashback plan

Perkbox employee discounts

Death in Service Insurance

Regular company social events

Company pension

Salary Sacrifice schemes including CyW

On-site parking

Hybrid working potential

Sustainability focussed business

Job summary

Slicker Recycling Ltd is seeking a Plant Operator to efficiently run the Hull facility, focusing on oil collections and packaged waste handling, while upholding safety and company values.

You will work under the Site Manager to plan operations, monitor tanks, complete paperwork, and support lab analysis as required. This role requires teamwork, commitment to safety, and flexibility for overtime.

Qualifications

• Good communication and numerical skills.
• Ability to multi-task and perform under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
• Basic computer literacy and data recording accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Plan and carry out site tasks including receipt, testing, offloading, storage and recording of wastes.
• Transfer liquids using pumps; ensure compliance with permits and SOPs.
• Keep operations clean, manage paperwork and maintain safety standards.

Skills

Communication

Multi-tasking

Basic computer skills

Attention to detail

Education

Forklift licence

Driving licence

Job description

Slicker Recycling is the market leader in sustainable resource solutions. We are committed to the circular economy through excelling in used lubricating oil collections, re-refining and a range of sustainable waste management services.

Our team of over 200 colleagues manage a vast fleet of specialist collection vehicles, serving thousands of customers across diverse industry sectors with services that reduce carbon footprint, uphold compliance, and enable a truly circular approach to waste resources.

At Slicker, we know that our success is down to our exceptional colleagues, and we recognise this through our colleague compensation, benefits and investment in learning and development. Being part of Team Slicker means you benefit from:

• Funded Healthcare cashback plan
• Perkbox employee discounts
• Death in Service Insurance
• Regular company social events
• Company pension
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including Cyclescheme
• On-site parking
• Hybrid working potential
• Being part of a sustainability focussed business

With a Net Promoter Score of 68 on our recent colleague survey, we know we’re doing something right! So why not read on for the role details or learn more about Slicker Recycling.

Job description

We are looking for a Plant Operator to efficiently carry out all operational duties surrounding the operation of the Hull facility, with particular focus on the oil collections and packaged waste storage and handling. Ensuring all work is carried out in a safe and efficient manner whilst promoting the Slicker workplace values. We are Smart, Honest and Reliable, working Together whilst having Fun.

Main Tasks & Responsibilities

• Working with the Site Manager, plan and undertake operational tasks on the site including the receipt, testing, offloading, storage, treatment and recording of various wastes including oil and packages wastes.
• Transfer liquid product through various processes, using mechanical pumps and vehicle pumps.
• Ensure the operations are compliant with the various site operating procedures, permits and authorisations.
• Sort incoming dry waste from various receptacles including bins, drums and IBCs.
• Ensure that wastes are only stored in the correct areas and in accordance with site operational procedures and permitted activities.
• Safely take samples from incoming loads and tanks.
• Monitor tank levels by computer and manual means. Record all data in site diary.
• To complete all paperwork in accordance with company processes and legal requirements.
• All operational and storage areas to be kept clean and tidy. Good Housekeeping to be practised at all times.
• Maintaining consistently high standards of health and safety at all times.
• Ensuring clear communication with drivers and visitors to the site.
• Movement of waste from vehicles via forklift truck.
• Using initiative to identify jobs when which require action.
• Working as part of a team and demonstrating a positive attitude.
• Assist in the laboratory when required to carry out analysis on incoming loads and tanks.
• Flexibility to work overtime if/ when required.
• To work with other colleagues at Hull and within the wider Slicker group to aid the smooth operation of the site.
• Apply the Slicker values to your role, “People rarely succeed unless they have Fun in what they are doing.”

Key Skills & Requirements

• Qualifications / Certificates / Education:
  • Forklift licence essential
  • Driving licence essential.
• Skills:
  • Good standard of communication, literacy and numeracy.
  • Ability to multi-task and work under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
  • Have basic computer skills.
  • Performs a high quality of work and applies attention to detail
• Experience:
  • Process operator experience preferably in the Waste Management, Chemical or Petrochemical Industry.
  • Working in a physically demanding role, undertaking various tasks in all weather conditions.

Values

• Smart – keep it simple and keep doing it better
• Honest – be straight with each other and give feedback
• Reliable – do what we say we will and tell people if we can’t
• Together – work together as one and support each other
• Fun – enjoy what we do and have a great time

We are a thriving and ambitious business with a mission to deliver ‘Value for Planet’ through growth from strategic acquisitions and achieving recognition for our commitment to innovation and integrity. In 2023, Slicker Recycling won the Servicesure Autocentre ‘Supplier of the Year’ Award for service excellence and environmental impact and in 2024, the King’s Award for Enterprise: International Trade – a prestigious recognition endorsed by His Majesty the King, for exceptional growth in international sales. We are proud as leaders to be positively influencing the standards of our industry.

Slicker Recycling is an equal opportunities employer and will continue to ensure it offers career opportunities without discrimination. Employment positions throughout the Company are filled with the candidates who possess the most appropriate skills and competencies relevant for the particular job role. Slicker Recycling is to treat all employees fairly and equally regardless of gender, sexual orientations, marital status, race, colour, nationality, religion, ethnic or national origin, age, disability or union membership status.