CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent HOURS OF WORK: 40 hours per week SALARY: £ £24,723 per annum BENEFITS: Westfield Health, Auto enrolment pension, Life Insurance, CLOSING DATE: 29 th January 2025 A vacancy has arisen for a Plant Cleaner/General Operative to join our team at the Port of Tyne.
Hargreaves Industrial Services provide a varied Operations, Maintenance and Industrial cleaning service to our client at the Port of Tyne Biomass handling facility.
We are responsible for the day to day maintenance and operations of a material handling system consisting of traditional and Air glide conveyors including a number of transfer towers and three 25,000 ton storage silos which transfers Biomass wood pellets from vessel to a rail loading facility with which we also maintain and operate sending the Biomass material via rail to Lynemouth power station.
The site is also supported on a day to day basis with our industrial cleaning team ensuring a very strict cleaning regime is adhered to at all times.
The role briefly encompasses the following duties: - Operating vacuum and other housekeeping equipment to allow cleaning activities to be carried out.
Ability to react and clean any unplanned spillages.
Operate to high levels of cleanliness.
Ability to identify defects and reporting of defects.
Operate site Vehicles and complete relevant documentation.
Operate equipment and complete relevant documentation.
Inspection of site ensuring Health and Safety procedures are being adhered to.
Continually look for ways to improve service.
Assist other site members if required to do so.
The ideal candidate will possess the following skills/experience/ attributes:- Good communicator at many levels, colleagues, other contractors, and clients Experience of similar operations Knowledge of plant (especially working within ATEX zones) Telehandler licence (preferred) IOSH Managing Safely (preferred), training given Adhere to Permit to work onsite, training given Operator of mobile vacuum equipment Good problem solver Flexible approach to work A strong team player Ability to work independently and on own initiative Good timekeeping and willing to work overtime as necessary Good understanding of Health & Safety in the workplace Understanding of Safe Working Procedures