Mobile Plant Operative

The role involves the loading and unloading of HGV vehicles, the loading/feeding of shredders, shears and balers and moving of materials into stockpiles. There is also a requirement to load ships as and when required. Depending on your experience and capability, you will be driving various heavy plant including 360 material handlers, wheel loaders etc as used within the metal recycling industry.

Key Responsibilities:

• To pick up and move a variety of material, sometimes in confined spaces

• To feed the shredder, shears and balers as directed and in line with business requirements

• To load and unload materials from heavy goods vehicles

• To load ships in a safe and orderly manner

• To work as an exemplar in guiding others through the protocols of ship loading

• To carry out daily machine start-up and shut-down procedures

• To carry out daily machine checks

• To complete machine checklists on a daily basis