Shovel Driver

Blazers Fuels Ltd; Ruthin; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company in premium wood fuels as a Shovel Driver in Ruthin. You'll operate a JCB excavator, managing material transfer and quality control in a dynamic production environment. This is a full-time, permanent role with a supportive work culture focused on safety and efficiency.

Qualifications

• A valid Shovel Driver/rough terrain licence.
• A minimum of one year's experience in operating mobile plant equipment.
• Personal attributes include tenacity and resilience.

Responsibilities

• Operate a JCB excavator to transfer material safely.
• Sorting and blending the product.
• Ensure adherence to health, safety, and environmental policies.

Skills

Good numeracy skills

Excellent housekeeping

Ability to work under pressure

Teamwork

Positive disposition

Education

5 GCSE's, grades 9-5 (A*-C)

Tools

JCB excavator

Job description

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Job Title: Shovel Driver

Location: Ruthin

Salary: £13.35 per hour to start, increasing up to £14.36 per hour on successful completion of probation period.

Job type: Full Time, permanent

Hours: 4-on 4-off shifts (4 days 06:00 -18:00, 4 off, 4 nights 18:00-06:00, 4 off)

Blazer's Fuels Limited, a trading subsidiary of Newbridge Energy Limited, manufacture and supply premium wood fuels which are all ENplus, BSL, Woodsure and HETAS certified. We only manufacture our premium pellets and market leading fuel logs from 100% virgin British wood residue from sawmill activity. Here at Newbridge, we have a passion for producing sustainable and renewable energy using biomass Combined Heat and Power.

The role

About The Shovel Driver Role

The chosen candidate will operate a JCB excavator to move material and a nationally recognised product around the site, ensuring that customers are supplied within agreed delivery times and production is working safely as the lowest cost producer, with the highest quality output and that objectives and KPIs are met.

Shovel Driver Key Responsibilities

• To operate a JCB excavator to transfer material and product around the plant safely and efficiently and within the speed limit
• Sorting and blending the product
• Loading silos
• Managing the operation of the burner
• Ensuring good quality control of the product
• Measuring JCB bucket weights
• Accurate completion of documentation
• Ash waste management - emptying of ash waste to appropriate skips and replacement of cover on skip at all times
• Report any faults to management
• Maintain a clean and safe working environment with excellent housekeeping
• Complete vehicle safety checks before and after shift, and sanitize the cab regularly throughout the shift and particularly at the end of the shift before handover
• Always maintain a high level of safety awareness
• Adherence to the Company's health, safety, and environmental policies and procedures
• Complete any other reasonable tasks or requests as required.
  
  

Shovel Driver Requirements

• A valid Shovel Driver/rough terrain licence (or equivalent)
• A minimum of one years' experience in operating mobile plant equipment
• A good level of education - i.e., 5 GCSE's, grades 9-5 (A*-C) (or equivalent), is desirable but not essential
• An IOSH Working Safely qualification (or equivalent) is desirable
• Good numeracy and paperwork skills
• Excellent housekeeping and quality standards
• Full clean driving licence
• Able to prioritise and work under pressure
• Able to work independently, using own initiative and as part of a team
• Personal attributes include a positive disposition, a 'can-do' attitude, tenacity, assertiveness, resilience, and a high degree of determination to succeed.
  
  

An exciting time to join Newbridge Energy with significant investments and expansion under a new leadership team. To support our continued growth, we are currently seeking a Shovel Driver join our market-leading manufacturing company who truly values its employees.

We are an equal opportunities employer who welcome and encourage applications from all backgrounds - we are happy to discuss any possible reasonable adjustments.

Please note we are managing this vacancy directly and therefore will not be accepting CV's sent from agencies. Thank you.

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Candidates with the experience or relevant job titles of; Machine Operator, Manufacturing Operative, Manufacturing Engineer, Junior Production Operative, Production Technician, Junior Service Engineer, Graduate Mechanical Engineer, Mechanical Technician, Junior Electrical Technician, Trainee Repair Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Machine Operator, Machine Technician, Machine Operative will also be considered for this role.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

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