Plant Opertive

Hargreaves Industrial Services; South Shields; On-site; GBP 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Une entreprise de services industriels recherche un Opérateur de Site pour une opération de manutention au Port de Tyne. Le candidat idéal doit avoir une connaissance des équipements de nettoyage, d'entretien et de sécurité, y compris le respect des procédures ATEX. Ce poste implique l'utilisation de matériel de nettoyage et la documentation des activités tout en assurant la propreté et la sécurité du site.

Benefits

Westfield Health

Auto enrolment pension

Life Insurance

Qualifications

• Expérience des opérations similaires requise.
• Formation en COMPEX souhaitée.
• Connaissance des équipements de site, particulièrement dans les zones ATEX.

Responsibilities

• Opérer des équipements de nettoyage et gérer les déversements.
• Inspection du site pour la conformité aux normes de sécurité.
• Documenter les opérations et les défauts identifiés.

Skills

Operating vacuum equipment

Health and Safety compliance

Defect identification

Positive attitude to safety

Education

COMPEX awareness certificate

CPCS safety passport or equivalent

Tools

Mobile vacuum equipment

Telehandler

Job description

CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent, 12 hour days shifts

SALARY: : £27,300 per annum

BENEFITS: Westfield Health, Auto enrolment pension, Life Insurance,

CLOSING DATE: 10th June 2025

A vacancy has arisen for a Plant Operative to join our team at the Port of Tyne.

Hargreaves Industrial Services provide a varied Operations, Maintenance and Industrial cleaning service to our client at the Port of Tyne Biomass handling facility.

We are responsible for the day to day maintenance and operations of a material handling system consisting of traditional and Air glide conveyors including a number of transfer towers and three 25,000 ton storage silos which transfers Biomass wood pellets from vessel to a rail loading facility with which we also maintain and operate sending the Biomass material via rail to Lynemouth power station.

The site is also supported on a day to day basis with our industrial cleaning team ensuring a very strict cleaning regime is adhered to at all times.

The role briefly encompasses the following duties: -

• Operating vacuum and other housekeeping equipment to allow cleaning activities to be carried out.
• Ability to react and clean any unplanned spillages.
• Operate to high levels of cleanliness.
• Ability to identify defects & reporting of defects.
• Operate site Vehicles and complete relevant documentation.
• Operate equipment and complete relevant documentation.
• Inspection of site ensuring Health and Safety procedures are being adhered to.
• Continually look for ways to improve service.
• Assist other site members if required to do so.
  
  

The ideal candidate will possess the following skills/experience/ attributes:-

• Experience of similar operations.
• COMPEX awareness certificate.
• Knowledge of Plant (Especially working within ATEX zones).
• Telehandler licence. (Preferable but not essential)
• Operator of mobile vacuum equipment.
• Positive attitude to safety.
• CPCS safety passport or equivalent.
• Site safety induction training.
• Adhere to Permit to work procedures.
• Hargreaves safety induction training.
• Comply and understand all site golden rules, safety instructions and procedures.
• Undertake all mandatory E-learning as required.
• COMPEX training.
• Undertake site specific training as required.