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Assistant Plant Operator

Salary: £32,454 - £40,568 per year (plus benefits)
Hours: 40 hours per week
Location: Gloucestershire Energy from Waste, GL10 3ET

As an Assistant Plant Operator at FCC Environment, you will assist the Plant Operator and Shift Team Leader to ensure the safe and reliable operation of the facility, ensuring plant and processes are operating correctly and within set parameters.

This vacancy is for a full-time position.

Our promise to you

- Competitive salary
- 25 days’ annual leave (full-time working) plus Bank Holidays
- Pension scheme
- Life insurance
- Discretionary bonus scheme
- On-the-job training and progression
- Recognition scheme
- Refer a friend
- Flexible benefits, including high street savings, cycle to work scheme and Gymflex membership, and many more (where applicable)
- Access to an Employee Assistance Programme and the Best Doctors Service via our Wellbeing Platform

What will you be doing?

- Understanding and complying with all Health, Safety and Environmental Policies and Legislation
- Undertaking training and developing competence in relation to the Gloucestershire Energy from Waste Safety Rules
- Carrying out regular plant walk-downs and inspections to help maintain safe, efficient and continuous plant operations
- Recording and logging findings and reporting any defects or safety concerns
- Assisting with the testing and routine operation of plant systems
- Assisting with the correct receipt and despatch of facility inputs and outputs
- Operating overhead gantry cranes and mobile plant
- Maintaining a clean, safe and orderly plant environment to the required standard
- Providing shift cover in the event of sickness, holiday or training
- Collecting and reporting data as instructed by the Shift Team Leader

What are we looking for?

- Operational experience within a continuous process industry, preferably power generation, defence or a related industry with a demanding and dynamic working environment
- Practical skills, including basic mechanical fitting tasks or mobile plant operation, would be advantageous
- Knowledge of environmental permits, health and safety requirements, safe working environments, safety rules and outages
- Good communication skills with a logical approach to problem solving
- A flexible and enthusiastic approach to work
- A punctual and reliable team player
- Highly motivated and self-driven
- Computer literate

About Us

We are FCC Environment, one of the nation’s leading waste and resource management companies. Committed to sustainability, we strive to minimise the amount of waste that ends up in landfill by transforming it into valuable resources wherever possible.

We operate over 200 facilities in England, Scotland and Wales and employ around 4,500 people.

The profile of the UK’s recycling and waste management industry has never been higher. We need people who are up for the challenge to help us tackle climate change. We need people with ideas. We need you. Together we will meet the UK’s waste management and energy recovery needs.

FCC Environment is an equal opportunities employer, we value diversity, and we are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment.

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