Plant Operator

Driver Hire is the UK’s largest specialist logistics recruiter, providing a wide range of drivers and non-driving staff to organisations throughout the UK.

With over 40 years of experience and a nationwide network of over 100 offices, we offer a full range of recruitment services – temporary and permanent positions, driving work and logistics jobs.

Our client is looking to recruit an engaging and proactive Plant Operator

The role is to safely Operate machinery to meet production targets, rotating on filling and workstation activities as required by the Shift Lead.

Benefits

• £15.21 Per hour
• £22.82 overtime rate
• Fulle PPE provided
• Subsidised on-site canteen
• Free on-site parking
• Referral bonus – earn for recommending a friend

Job responsibilities

• Unload and segregate workstation and scrap cylinders
• The loading and unloading of cylinder trailers and rigids
• Deliver production targets set by the Shift Lead
• Contribute to the gathering and reporting of production data for the Shift Lead and Plant Supervisors
• Assist in training new starters and support their integration into the team
• Comply with all applicable work instructions, risk assessments and operational bulletins
• Contribute to a safety-first operation and incident free workplace, reporting any incident, injury or near miss and contributing to the hazard spot program

Job Requirements

• Able to operate machinery and troubleshoot
• Identify improvement opportunities, promptly reporting defects as well as tackling root causes.
• Strong performance orientation
• Can understand production targets and efficiencies
• React effectively to emerging issues and take action to remain on track to meet objective