Plant Operator
Salary: Circa £45,000 per annum (inclusive of shift allowance + annual bonus scheme)
Location: South London / Surrey Borders (easily accessible from Sutton, Croydon, and surrounding areas)
Hours: 40 hours per week (5-week rolling rota - 12-hour Days & Nights, 06:00 - 18:00 / 18:00 - 06:00)
Position Type: Full-time, Permanent
About the Business
Our client is a market-leading UK environmental and resource recovery organisation at the forefront of sustainable energy generation. Operating state-of-the-art infrastructure across the UK, they transform waste into sustainable energy resources to support the nation's climate-positive goals.
Following major investment, the business is continuing to expand its core operational portfolio and is seeking a practical, safety-conscious Auxiliary Plant Operator to join a highly skilled shift team at their heavy process facility in South London.
The Role
Working as an integral member of a close-knit operational shift team, you will ensure the facility operates safely, efficiently, and reliably. Reporting to the Shift Lead, you will monitor plant performance across heavy process equipment, perform frontline maintenance, and operate site machinery to maximize plant availability.
Key Responsibilities:
Perform routine plant walk-rounds, monitoring heavy machinery, boiler plant, and auxiliary process systems.
Carry out frontline maintenance, basic troubleshooting, and support planned shutdown activities to minimize downtime.
Safely handle, unload, and supervise site consumables (including lime, carbon, ammonia, and gas oil).
Operate site mobile plant, overhead travelling cranes, and weighbridges as required.
Maintain clear digital shift logs, complete safe shift handovers, and adhere strictly to Safe Systems of Work (SSoW) and permit-to-work procedures.
Provide on-call cover on designated days within the rota structure.
What We Are Looking For
Essential:
Proven operational experience within a continuous process, heavy manufacturing, energy, chemic...
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Contact Details:
Randstad Construction & Property Careers Recruitment Team
