Front End Shovel Operator

About us

O.C.O Technology specialises in carbon capture, sustainable construction products and waste treatment. We operate three factories in the UK and have operations around the globe.Built on more than 20 years of award-winning research, Accelerated Carbonation Technology has helped make us a world leader in the permanent capture of carbon dioxide.

Reporting to the Team Leader and working closely with other staff, the jobholder is to drive the loading shovel to load vehicles and fixed plant with aggregate and manage the aggregate stockpiles whilst being responsible for housekeeping around the site. Other duties will include the cleaning and minor maintenance of both the loading shovel and the aggregate screening plant. Proactively taking responsibility for themselves, to follow instructions and procedures without constant supervision and with due regard to safety and operational requirements, to ensure full compliance with all legal and operational procedures. To assist the Team Leader to carry out daily, weekly and monthly tasks as detailed in the site manuals. To help shift teams with production when required. This can be a physically demanding role.

Duties:

Ensuring the plant is continually fed with aggregates, driving mobile plant and carry out cleaning and minor maintenance.

Manage and load incoming and outgoing aggregates.

Feed, operate and maintain the aggregate screening plant and report any issues that may arise.

To work in an efficient and productive manner, without the need for continual direct supervision.

To assist the Team Leader to ensure that all daily, weekly, and monthly stock control is controlled and monitored.

Maintain a high level of awareness within the Plant for Health, Safety, Welfare and Security matters and in this respect to lead by example and take a pro-active approach.

Provide cover for the Quality Control Technician as and when necessary.

To ensure the plant and site are maintained in a clean and tidy condition including cleaning of mixers and confined spaces using tools such as pneumatic hammers.

Willingness to undertake training and learn new skills, required for efficient operations, such as plant operation, plant maintenance, first aid, materials testing confined space working etc.

Carry out any other duty required by the Site Management.

Essential Skills:

Competent with appropriate qualifications in the operation of front-end loaders.

Confident communicator, both written and verbal.

Mechanically minded, practical with a good attitude to housekeeping and cleanliness.

Demonstrable experience of taking responsibility at work and excellent reliability.

Desirable Skills:

Experience within a manufacturing site, ideally the waste, aggregates or concrete environment.

Ability to offer ideas and thoughts for discussion to promote improvements in the process.

Formally trained in Health & Safety or Environmental

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: £35,093.33 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• On-site parking
• Referral programme

Application question(s):

• From October 5th the shifts will be changing to a 24/7, 4 on 4 off shift pattern to facilitate the increasing business needs. Do you agree to this?
• As part of our zero tolerance policy on drugs and alcohol misuse, all employees will be tested on day 1 of employment, please confirm that you understand this.
• Do you have a licence to operate front-end loaders?

Licence/Certification:

• Driving Licence (required)

Work Location: In person