Biffa is looking for a Machine Operator to maintain and operate mobile plant in a safe and efficient manner, working in a busy landfill operation both unsupervised and under instruction by the site supervisor or management team.

Salary: £36,609 per annum / £13.41 per hour

Please note Saturday working will be required

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

To follow instruction from site supervisor/management and work in a safe and efficient manner.

Ensure that the landfill traffic management plan is adhered to. Maintain bunds, signage and roadways to ensure safe operation for customers and plant operators.

Daily maintenance on site plant and completion of daily plant check sheets and reporting of any defects on plant immediately.

Operate the site plant according to the training given and within the requirements of site rules. Ensure that the 5m rule and reversing rules are maintained

Give clear communication via the two way radio to customers and colleagues.

To share responsibility for the health and safety of the team. Attend toolbox talks, SIT meetings and report near misses and hazard spots.

To promptly report customer query`s, complaints or damage.

To carry out any other such reasonable job related tasks as the company may require you to undertake from time to time.

To understand relevant items of the site licence and rules via site induction and training as required.

NATURE AND SCOPE

• Maintain the site to ensure the smooth running of the waste infilling operations including void availability, road maintenance and compliance with the tip management plan.

• Follow the site traffic management plan to ensure pedestrian and vehicular segregation is maintained on site.

• Report any health and safety matters and environmental compliance issues to site supervisor /manager including but not limited to:

• Dust control by ensuring road and tip face are regularly dampened down by plant or fixed systems

• Control of mud on site and peripheral roads

• Pest control including birds, flies and rodents

• Odour control by ensuring odour control systems on site are working and effective waste management operations at the tipping area.

• Litter control by usage of fixed and mobile litter netting and screens.

• Report any damaged infrastructure which may cause environmental pollution eg gas wells.

• Ensure that site mobile plant is maintained and report defects to ensure that repairs are carried out in a timely manner.

• Only operate plant that you are trained to operate. Complete and maintain CPCS or equivalent standard training to operate all landfill plant

• Keep the plant clean

• Carry out manual handling as required.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

• Plant related activities

• Ability to carry out essential daily maintenance of site plant.

• Display 'Be Safe' attitude and behaviours

• Attitude for compliance.

• Ability to work unsupervised or under instruction

• Able to communicate verbally and can speak and understand English

• Good time keeping essential

• Must be able to read and understand simple information relating to daily work

• Must be able to write simple but clear reports such as defect reports, near misses

• Resides within a reasonable distance of the site

• Ability to remain calm in busy periods.

• Willingness to adapt and develop skill-sets and knowledge as determined by post.

• Able to complete physical checks on mobile plant and to carry out a range of manual handling duties.

ABOUT BIFFA:

Here at Biffa, we have a friendly, open, honest culture that’s based on mutual trust and respect. Safety is our number one priority and we look out for each other.

We’re very proud of what we do and are continually striving to be better. We listen to our employees and we care about what our employees think. At Biffa, we encourage our people to take responsibility. You’ll have a real opportunity to make a positive contribution to our business, our customers and to the communities in which we operate.

We’re committed to helping our people fulfil their potential. You’ll find many exciting opportunities and challenges with us and people are rewarded fairly for their efforts, recognising the valuable contribution that everyone makes to our business.