SITE PLANT OPERATIVE / FORKLIFT DRIVER

HR Employment Bureau Redditch; Tunstall; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

HR Employment Bureau Redditch is recruiting for a SITE PLANT OPERATIVE / FORKLIFT DRIVER in Burslem, Stoke On Trent. The role is full-time, permanent, 40 hours per week, with a 3-week shift rotation and early/mid/late shifts as listed. Starting salary is £28,080 per year, reviewed after probation.

You will unload palletised waste, sort and segregate waste for disposal, operate plant equipment, maintain a safe area, and support site housekeeping in a hazardous chemical environment.

Qualifications

• Must hold a valid Counterbalance forklift licence.
• Experience in Hazardous Waste sector desirable.
• Warehousing experience desirable.
• SAP experience desirable.
• Competent with Microsoft Excel.

Responsibilities

• Unload palletised incoming waste prior to acceptance inspection by Chemist.
• Select, sort and segregate waste destined for landfill.
• Operate plant and equipment to meet batches meeting specifications.
• Maintain safe working area and complete housekeeping as required.
• Unloading of palletised incoming waste prior to acceptance inspection by Chemist.

Skills

FLT Counterbalance licence

Hazardous waste sector experience

Warehousing experience

MS Office Excel

Outdoor work in hazardous environment

Tools

SAP

Excel

Job description

Job Title: SITE PLANT OPERATIVE / FORKLIFT DRIVER

Location: Burslem, Stoke On Trent

Starting Salary: £28,080, reviewed after probation

Full-time, Permanent 40 hours per week, Working x3 week shift rotation

WEEK1 - 5.30AM - 2.00PM

WEEK 2 - 1.00PM - 10.00PM

WEEK 3 - 9.30PM - 5.30AM (25% SHIFT PREMIUM)

We are currently looking for Site Plant Operatives/Forklift Drivers for our clients growing team. You must hold a valid Counterbalance and have relevant experience. You must also be happy to work a 3-week, shift rotation.

You will add value to the business by unloading incoming consignments of waste, segregation and storage of palletised waste once inspected, processing of waste as required, and general housekeeping.

Main duties include:

• Selecting, sorting and segregating waste destined for landfill.
• Operation of plant and equipment in order to achieve batches meeting specifications required.
• Maintenance of safe working area and completion of housekeeping as required.
• Unloading of palletised incoming waste prior to acceptance inspection by Chemist.
• Once inspected, this waste will require segregation and storage in appropriate storage bays.

Experience/Skills needed:

• FLT Counterbalance licence essential
• Experience of working in the Hazardous Waste Sector is desirable
• Warehousing experience is desirable
• SAP experience is desirable.
• Competent Microsoft Office user, particularly Excel.
• Must demonstrate willingness to work in outdoor conditions in a hazardous chemical environment undertaking a manual/hands on approach.