Biffa Waste Services
Multi Skilled Operator
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Multi Skilled Operative – Lingerton, Lochgilphead
£30,144 per annum
Shift Pattern: 10 on, 4 off
Your primary function in this role is the operation of various mobile plant, mainly compactor, telehandlers, and shunter vehicles with the use of various attachments to move waste materials onsite in a safe manner, to deliver full service contractual and regulatory compliance.
Your key responsibilities:
- Daily and weekly checks of mobile plant in accordance with site procedures and manufacturer’s handbook
- Ensure the cleanliness of Plant is held to the highest standard
- Keep all equipment clean and maintained to ensure a safe working environment
- Any defect must be reported immediately to the Lead Operative or site management
- Reporting all incidents as per the incident reporting systems, allowing Biffa to improve daily activities and protect fellow workers and members of the public
- Follow all risk assessments and safe operating procedures that are relevant to the post
- Comply with and actively participate in company standards, procedures, environmental, and quality systems
- Ensuring skips and waste holding containers/bays are kept to a minimum
- General site work may include housekeeping & ground maintenance, painting of skips and containers, litter picking, and generally keeping the site in a safe and tidy manner
- Provide similar support at other sites within the region as required
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Essential Criteria for this role:
- Mobile Plant experience
- Previous knowledge of working heavy machinery / mobile plant
- Ability to work productively with all members of the operations team and members of the public
- Able to carry out daily maintenance duties and minor repairs under guidance
- Demands high standards of themselves and others and can translate this into high quality, high pace outputs
- Basic understanding of health, safety, environmental, and APHA compliance
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