Operations Technician

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Position: Operations Technician.

Hours: Staggered work pattern, 10‑day fortnight including alternate weekends.

Location: Various UK sites (traveling and working away from home required).

Responsibilities

• Install, operate and maintain the 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.

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.

Benefits

• 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.

We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or long‑term condition and need us to make any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing Sadhna Jha at sadhna.jha@mitie.com.

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