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Mobile Plant Operative - Earthmoving
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Hills Quarry Products - Mobile Plant Operative
Location: Shorncote
Salary: £32,700.88 per annum
Hours: 45
Contract: Full-time, Permanent
Join Our Team at Hills!
We are looking for a Mobile Plant Operative to join our Earthmoving Team based in Shorncote Quarry.
This is a full-time, permanent role with a competitive salary and a fantastic benefits package.
What is the role all about?
As our Mobile Plant Operative, you’ll be responsible for the safe operation and simple maintenance of mobile plant machinery, providing cover at other Hills Quarry sites as and when required.
What you will be doing:
As our Mobile Plant Operative, you will:
- Predominantly be operating a dozer on our inert tips located at Shorncote and Latton Quarries as required.
- Operate mobile plant as instructed by the Earthmoving Team Leader, the Site Manager or the Project Manager in a correct and safe manner.
- Carry out simple repair and maintenance work on the item of mobile plant you will be operating covering daily inspection.
- Provide cover for other operatives within the Earthmoving Team.
What we are looking for:
Essential:
- CPCS / CSCS / MPQC / NPORS Card relevant to mobile plant.
- Previous experience using mobile plant including dozers, ADTs, loading shovel, and 360 excavators in a similar environment, holding certified tickets.
- Full UK driving licence and own transport.
Desirable:
- NVQ/QCF Level 2 (SPMO)
- Mechanical knowledge of mobile plant.
- Awareness of the Quarry Regulations 1999.
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As our new Mobile Plant Operative, you’ll be joining a respected, long-established business in the quarry industry with a strong reputation for quality, sustainability and community responsibility. You’ll be part of a fantastic team in a supportive, safe working environment where everyone’s contribution is valued.
Why you will love working here:
- Healthcare Cash Plan - dental, optical, physiotherapy, prescriptions + free 24/7 remote GP for you and your family.
- Award-Winning Online Wellbeing Hub - expert resources to support your mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.
- 24/7 Support When You Need It - confidential employee assistance programme helpline (managed by an external provider) and up to 6 free counselling sessions every year.
- Family-Friendly Benefits - enhanced maternity and paternity policies, plus life assurance for peace of mind.
- Generous Holiday Allowance - 21 days (rising to 28) with the flexibility to buy or sell days - All manageable via our employee self-service mobile app.
- Good attendance credits - earn good attendance credits which can be traded in for more holiday days.
- Cycle-to-Work Scheme - save money, stay fit, go green.
- Exclusive Discounts - big savings on shopping, dining, gyms, travel, and entertainment.
- Grow Your Career - access to ongoing training and development via our “Learning For All” platform.
- Make a Difference - up to 2 paid volunteering days each year for causes you care about.
- Refer-a-Friend Bonus - cash rewards when you successfully refer a friend.
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If this sounds like the perfect fit, click Apply today to be our new Mobile Plant Operative - we’d love to hear from you!
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About Us
Across Wiltshire and surrounding counties, The Hills Group of companies manages and recycles waste, produces essential construction materials through quarrying and ready mixed concrete, and builds award-winning homes in sought after locations.
Established in 1900 and family-owned, The Hills Group has evolved over the past four generations into a multi-million pound business, harnessing the latest technologies, pioneering major infrastructure projects, and employing over 600 people.
Whether extracting minerals, managing and recycling waste or building new homes, the same qualities of energy, enterprise, affability and confidence with which Hills was founded, still characterise the Hills business today.
Hills is committed to providing an equitable workplace for all. We aim to ensure our workplaces are free from discrimination, and that our current and future colleagues are treated fairly and with dignity and respect. Please feel free to contact us directly should you wish to discuss how we can ensure a positive experience for you.
We are proud to be part of the Disability Confident scheme. During the application process, you will have the option to apply under this scheme should you wish to do so.
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