Operations Technician

Salary: £26,000 per year

Operations Technician

SludgeTEK is a small, dynamic company established in 2001. The company is privately owned, financially stable, and holds ISO standards in Quality, Environmental and Health & Safety.

We are currently recruiting for reliable and trustworthy individuals to operate our dewatering equipment located at various sites in the UK and Ireland. The role is interesting, varied and includes travelling and working away from home as well as some shift working; a suitable vehicle and accommodation will be provided.

A background of process plant operations would be beneficial, as would experience of working with some or all the following: rotating machinery, pumps, decanter centrifuges, belt presses and filter presses although full training will be given. The ideal candidate will be self-motivated, well-organized, computer literate, confident and reliable, with a desire to expand their knowledge and develop their skills.

The Person

* Plant operator; must have an understanding of mechanical and electrical equipment.

* Must be able to work unsupervised, sometimes at remote sites.

* Process experience; relevant experience in the water/wastewater or process industry an advantage but not essential.

* Flexible; must be willing to adapt to changing requirements to meet customer demands.

* Customer focused; must be able to communicate at all levels and gain the trust and respect of customers.

* Able to work away from home for periods of up to 10 days (depending on shift pattern).

* Shift work; able to commit to changing shift patterns to meet customer requirements such as staggered starts and night shifts.

* Driving licence; must have a full, ideally clean driving licence for manual vehicles.

* Forklift and/or Telehandler licence an advantage but not essential.

The Role

* Staggered work pattern, 5-day week with requirement for some weekend working or 10-day fortnight to include alternate weekends.

* To install, operate and maintain our range of Mobile Separation Equipment.

* Optimise machine settings to achieve desired processing parameters.

* Assist Service Engineers when on site or at the company workshop.

* Assist sales department with customer visits and surveys.

* Supervise and train subcontract labour, and new starters.

* Understand and follow Risk Assessments and Method Statements prior to undertaking installation and operating work.

The Rewards

* Competitive package, salary starting at £26,000and rising to £26k on completion of training.

* Paid overtime.

* Company vehicle and fuel card

* Pension following qualifying period

* 20 days holiday plus bank holidays, rising to 25 days with length of service.