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Plant Operator

Job Posted: 4 days ago

Salary: £ Competitive
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Rushden

Expire in: 24 days

Job Description

You will join as a Plant Operator to assist in the safe operation of the Anaerobic Digestion (AD) plant. This is a hands-on role, assisting with the intake, sorting and loading of food waste arriving on site. The role will assist with routine checking and maintenance activities and be part of a team which operates the site. 

Plant Operator Requirements
The role will need to follow health and safety and environmental regulations; ensure high standards of housekeeping and cleanliness are maintained on the site. Biogen will provide training and development required for the role. 

You must demonstrate a positive attitude towards Health and Safety and working with regulatory bodies, HSE, Environment Agency etc. 

The successful candidate will ideally have some relevant experience from a related industry and will ideally hold a driving licence. Telehandler experience and a certificate would be an advantage, but training will be provided if these are not already held. The role will work a shift pattern  of 7 days out of 14 including weekends. Overtime is paid for approved additional hours worked.

About Biogen (UK) Ltd
Biogen is the UK’s leader in anaerobic digestion (AD) and one of the largest independent AD operators in the UK. Having expanded its food waste recycling network through acquisition, it has a combined network of nineteen AD plants located across England, Scotland and Wales that provide cost-effective, low carbon, food and organic waste management solutions. Working with supermarkets, the hospitality industry, food manufacturers and local authorities across the UK, the AD sites recycle over half a million tonnes of food waste each year. 

Location: Westwood AD Plant, Bedford Road, Rushden NN10 0SQ
Job Type: Full time shift pattern, permanent role, 42 hours per week 
Salary: up to £29,000 per annum dependent on experience + overtime
Benefits: 23 days leave (equivalent to 6.6 weeks holiday – prorated from 25 days 
and 8 bank holidays from a 5-day week pattern), 4% employer pension and x4 life assurance

You may have experience of the following: Plant Operator, Plant Assistant, Plant Operative, Waste Management, Warehouse Assistant, Warehouse Operative, Health and Safety, H&S, Health & Safety, Recycling Assistant, maintenance, fitter etc. 

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