Plant Operator - Waste Yard

Smith's (gloucester) Limited; Tewkesbury; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A family-run company in Tewkesbury is seeking a plant operator to manage machinery and assist in waste handling. The role offers full training and requires adherence to safety protocols in a supportive environment with opportunities for progression. Benefits include life assurance and gym discounts.

Benefits

Life Assurance Scheme

Free on-site Parking

Corporate gym membership discount

Staff discount on skip hire

Progression opportunities

Unlimited access to mental health support

Qualifications

• Full driving license required.
• No plant tickets or licenses needed; training provided.

Responsibilities

• Operate plant machinery at waste facility.
• Maintain dust emissions and site tidiness.
• Comply with traffic instructions and weighbridge procedures.

Skills

Site traffic compliance

Understanding hazardous waste

Dust emission management

Tidiness maintenance

Maneuvering machinery safely

Job description

We are now looking for a plant operator to join our team and operate a variety of machinery to assist with moving and loading waste. The successful candidate is not required to have any plant tickets or licences, full training will be given. A full driving licence will be required.

Hours: 7am-5pm Monday to Friday

Competitive rates of pay & overtime available

Who are we?

Smiths (Gloucester) Ltd is a family run business owned and run by the Smith family since 1982. Smiths has grown from a single owner-operated plant hire company to a multifaceted group with family values still firmly at the heart of each project undertaken. With depots in Avonmouth, Cardiff, Gloucester, Stonehouse and Tewkesbury we operate predominately across the South-West of England. We specialise in Construction, Waste Management, Plant Hire, Demolition and Transport operations.

Responsibilities for the job role:

• Operate plant machinery at our main waste facility.
  
• Understand and be able to identify non-permitted waste including hazardous waste
• Operate machinery in such a fashion to try to keep and maintain dust emissions low.
  
• Ensure a good standard of tidiness is maintained at all times
  
• Exercise extreme care when manoeuvring in the proximity of pedestrians
  
• Afford pedestrians the “Right of Way” priority at all times
  
• Comply with site traffic mandatory instructions at all times
• Understanding of weighbridge procedures.

What can we offer you?

Life Assurance Scheme

Free on-site Parking

Corporate gym membership discount

Staff discount on skip hire

Progression opportunities

Unlimited access to mental health support

What are our core values?

If these values align with yours you are in the right place!

Honesty - We believe that honesty in all matters is the best policy.

Family values - We operate as a family unit with high moral standards, discipline and respect.

Hardworking - We are certain that nothing is impossible if you work hard enough at it.

Reliability - We pride ourselves on not letting people down and being true to our word.

Environmental sustainability - We aim to minimise the impact that our company has on the environment by reducing emissions and waste, and recycling a large proportion of our waste (90% plus). We truly believe in a greener future for generations to come.

Please apply if you are interested in this role and we will come back to you.