Plant Site Operative (Water Treatment)

Plant Site Operative

Location: Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

Job Type: Permanent, Full-Time

Salary: Over £39,000 per annum

Hourly Rate: £17.73 per hour

Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 7:00am - 3:00pm, plus 4 hours on Saturday and Sunday, one weekend in every three

Requirements: Own transport and previous forklift truck (FLT) operating experience are essential.

Are you a hands-on, practical person who enjoys working outdoors and solving problems?

We're looking for a reliable, hardworking and proactive Plant Site Operative to join a busy industrial site in Cheltenham.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who enjoys being outdoors, working with machinery and getting stuck into a variety of practical tasks. You'll play an important role in keeping the site's Water Treatment Plant (ETP) running efficiently, ensuring equipment is maintained, water quality is monitored and environmental standards are met.

Previous experience in water treatment isn't essential, as full training will be provided! We're looking for someone with a practical mindset, good problem-solving skills and the ability to react quickly when things don't go to plan.

If you're someone who enjoys being active, doesn't want to be stuck behind a desk and takes pride in keeping things running smoothly, this could be the perfect opportunity for you!

What will you be doing?

You'll be responsible for supporting the day-to-day operation of the site's Water Treatment Plant, ensuring machinery, equipment and environmental processes are operating safely and efficiently.

Your duties will include:

Plant Operations & Maintenance

Carrying out daily inspections and maintenance checks on plant machinery and equipment.

Monitoring equipment performance, taking readings and recording results to ensure everything is operating within the correct parameters.

Identifying equipment faults, investigating issues and assisting with repairs where required.

Raising maintenance requests promptly and helping minimise equipment downtime.

Maintaining an accurate spare parts register and ensuring essential machinery spares are available.

Developing a thorough understanding of how the plant and its equipment operate.

Water Quality & Environmental Monitoring

Assisting with daily water quality monitoring and testing

Ensuring water discharges into the River remain within permitted discharge consent levels.

Recording water analysis results accurately on the site's database.

Supporting compliance with the site's Environment Agency-approved Environmental Permit and ISO 14001 environmental standards.

Identifying and reporting any potential environmental concerns.

Waste Management & Site Operations

Assisting waste carriers with the safe loading and unloading of waste materials.

Ensuring waste is stored correctly, safely and securely.

Following chemical waste handling and disposal procedures.

Health, Safety & Continuous Improvement

Following site health and safety procedures and assisting with risk assessments involving machinery and equipment.

Supporting pollution prevention and contingency plans, including understanding when action is required.

Reacting quickly and appropriately to equipment faults, operational problems or environmental concerns.

What are we looking for?

We're looking for someone who is practical, mechanically minded and confident approaching different situations with a problem-solving attitude.

Essential requirements:

Previous forklift truck (FLT) operating experience is essential.

Must have your own transport to travel to and from the Cheltenham site.

Enjoys working outdoors and is comfortable working in different weather conditions.

A hands-on approach, with the willingness to get involved in physical and practical tasks.

Good problem-solving skills, with the ability to assess situations and find effective solutions.

Mechanical aptitude and an interest in understanding how machinery and equipment work.

Ability to react quickly and calmly when issues arise.

Basic computer literacy for recording readings, monitoring data and completing reports.

A reliable, proactive attitude and a willingness to learn.

Previous experience in manufacturing, industrial operations, plant maintenance, engineering, waste management or a similar hands-on environment would be advantageous.

What's on offer?

Over £39,000 per annum, including scheduled weekend hours.

£17.73 per hour, with weekend hours paid at the same rate.

Permanent, full-time position based in Cheltenham.

Monday to Friday working hours of 7:00am - 3:00pm.

Full training on specialist plant equipment, environmental monitoring and operational procedures.

A varied, hands-on position with plenty of outdoor work.

The opportunity to develop technical, mechanical and environmental skills.

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