Operations Technician in Andover, Hampshire

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HOURS: Staggered work pattern, 10‑day fortnight to include alternate weekends

LOCATION: Various UK sites (travelling and working away from home required)

At Mitie, our people are our greatest strength, and our promise is to create a place to work where you can thrive and be your best every day. We're looking for an Operations Technician who will install, operate and maintain our range of Mobile Processing Plant.

Role Responsibilities:

• To install, operate and maintain our range of Mobile Processing Plant.
• Optimise machine settings to achieve desired processing parameters.
• Assist Service Engineers when on site or at the company workshop.
• Supervise and train subcontract labour, and new starters after completion of training.
• Understand and follow Risk Assessments and Method Statements prior to undertaking installation and operating work.

Required Qualifications:

• Plant operator; with an understanding of mechanical and electrical equipment.
• Must be able to work unsupervised, sometimes at remote sites.
• Process experience; relevant experience in the water 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.

What's in it for you?

• Competitive salary.
• Paid overtime – time and a half Mon–Sat and double time for Sundays and Bank Holidays.
• Night shift allowance.
• Company vehicle and fuel card.
• All necessary tools and IT equipment provided.
• Pension following qualifying period.
• 33 days holiday including Bank Holidays.
• Corporate wear and PPE provided.
• Extensive ongoing training, mentoring and development.
• Comprehensive rewards programme.

About the Role: SludgeTEK Ltd is a dynamic and rapidly expanding company which was established in 2001 by our Managing Director and is now part of Mitie. We are currently recruiting reliable and trustworthy individuals to operate our mobile equipment currently located at various sites in the UK. This role is interesting, varied and includes travelling and working away from home as well as some shift work; a suitable vehicle and accommodation will be provided. A background of process plant operations would be beneficial but not essential. The ideal candidate will be self‑motivated, well‑organised, computer literate, confident and reliable, with a desire to expand their knowledge and develop their skills.

There's a place for you at Mitie — join us today! Our market-leading offering provides you with benefits that suit your lifestyle. We have a virtual GP on hand for you and members of your household. So you can get expert advice by video or phone without having to leave your home. We offer financial wellbeing assistance through our Salary Finance scheme. For example, you could access 50% of your earned pay before payday for a small fee. Salary Finance also offers competitive loans.

When you join us, we’ll give you a link to our flexible lifestyle benefits platform, Choices. You might choose to purchase up to five extra days’ holiday each year. You might buy critical illness insurance, seek dental treatment or buy technology products at an affordable cost. There are many choices! We give you access to high street discounts from thousands of well-known retailers, gyms and more through our MiDeals platform. And we have a cycle-to-work scheme. Life cover of up to four times your salary is available. We also offer enhanced pension contributions, a save-as-you-earn scheme, and a Mitie Matching Share Plan (you could even be awarded free shares in Mitie).

We award our employees with Mitie Stars as recognition for their hard work. There are cash prizes up for grabs each month and at the end of the year there’s a chance to scoop a top prize of £10,000! Our success is a direct result of the experience and quality of our people. Progressing your career is therefore a top priority for us. We offer a diverse variety of training and development avenues via a wide selection of learning resources to suit you.

Since 1987, Mitie’s 80,000 employees have been maintaining companies globally. We are the UK’s leading facilities management and professional services company, and our clients range from household names in banking, critical government sites as well as hospitals and schools. Join our Mitie Team. Together our diversity makes us stronger.