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About the Role
Viridor is seeking an Auxiliary Plant Operator to join their team at the Beddington ERF. This role is crucial for ensuring the plant operates safely, efficiently, and reliably, supporting day-to-day operations across the boiler house, turbine hall, and wider facility. You will monitor plant performance, operate equipment, perform frontline maintenance, and support shutdown activities to maximize plant availability and minimize downtime, all while adhering to strict safety procedures.
Responsibilities
- Carrying out regular plant checks and monitoring machinery to ensure equipment is operating safely and efficiently.
- Supporting the safe operation of the boiler house, turbine hall and wider plant.
- Recording plant and process changes within the shift log and providing thorough handovers to the incoming shift.
- Carrying out work in accordance with manufacturer guidelines and established Safe Systems of Work.
- Reporting accidents, incidents and near misses in line with company procedures.
- Supporting planned shutdown activities to help minimise plant downtime.
- Carrying out frontline maintenance to support plant reliability and availability.
- Operating mobile plant and machinery.
- Assisting with loading and unloading activities.
- Operating weighbridges, weighing vehicles and completing the required documentation.
- Supervising and coordinating the safe unloading of plant consumables including lime, carbon, ammonia and gas oil.
- Safely operating an overhead travelling crane.
- Providing on-call cover on designated days when required.
- Attending relevant training and development courses.
- Supporting other operational activities within your training and capabilities.
Requirements
- Practical, safety-conscious, and comfortable working within a busy operational environment.
- Previous experience within a process, production or manufacturing environment.
- Experience operating mobile plant.
- A good understanding of process or factory machinery.
- Good written and verbal communication skills.
- The ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a shift team.
- Good IT skills, including experience using Microsoft Office applications.
- A resilient, proactive and self-motivated approach to work.
- GCSEs or equivalent in English and Maths.
- A full UK driving licence.
Skills
- Process machinery operation
- Factory machinery operation
- Mobile plant operation
- Microsoft Office applications
- Plant isolations
- Safety systems
- Safe Systems of Work
- Computerised Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS)
- Training colleagues
- Forklift operation
- Working at Height
- MEWP operation
Location
- Beddington ERF
Work Type
- 40 hours per week
- 12 week rolling rota
- Days & Nights
Experience Level
- Entry level
- Mid-level
Education Level
- GCSEs or equivalent in English and Maths
Salary/Compensations
- circa £45,000 per year, inclusive of shift allowance and participation in an annual bonus scheme
Benefits
- Company benefits available
- Rewards and Benefits package
About the Company
- Viridor is at the forefront of waste management and resource recovery in the UK, operating the largest network of Energy Recovery Facilities (ERFs).
- We play a crucial role in supporting the UK's climate goals by diverting waste from landfills and transforming it into valuable energy resources.
- Following the acquisition of the business by the global private equity firm, KKR, the core business has been reshaped to focus on our leading UK Energy from Waste portfolio.
- We are a Great Place to Work.
Equal Opportunity
- As an equal opportunities' employer, Viridor is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.
- We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply.