Operations Maintenance Assistant

Operations Maintenance Assistant – Dornan

Dornan – Atherstone, England, United Kingdom

Job role:

Operations Maintenance Assistant – Join our existing team to support day‑to‑day plant operations.

• The day‑to‑day running of the weighbridge
• Ensuring weights of HGV vehicles are accurately weighed with completed documentation
• Operating mobile plant, which may include telehandlers, wheeled loading shovel & MEWPs
• Management and removal of the IBA (Incinerated Bottom Ash) into the appropriate vehicles
• Vehicle marshalling / controlling the tipping hall operations
• Maintaining clean working conditions in the fuel reception area, tipping hall and delivery routes and general external areas of the plant
• Carrying out delivery inspections on the RDF and reporting non‑conforming waste.
• Assist the Environmental Engineer with preparing residue and fuel samples ready for dispatch to the laboratory
• Carry out on‑site fuel testing on site to ensure fuel meets sizing and moisture requirements in line with the fuel supply agreement
• Assist the maintenance team under the direction of the Maintenance Manager/Shift Team Leaders with daily planned maintenance tasks
• Assist with the routine operational tasks around the plant as directed by the Plant management and operations team leads
• Adhering to all company policies and procedures at all times
• Promoting an excellent safety culture on site
• All other reasonable tasks assigned to you from time to time by your manager

• Ability to prioritise workload
• Recognises own strengths and weaknesses and is committed to ongoing development
• Acceptance of responsibility and accountability
• Detailed knowledge of the Operations Maintenance Assistant role
• Commercial understanding
• Health, Safety and Environmental systems knowledge
• Knowledge of the team’s strengths and weaknesses

Our commitment to employees development – We offer career progression pathways and actively promote and upskill our people.

Health & Wellbeing – A focused commitment to mental health includes workshops, a Health & Wellbeing calendar, an Employee Assistance Programme and a Wellbeing Network of over 80 trained Mental Health First Aiders.

Corporate Social Responsibility – We aim for a sustainable future, delivering leadership in ESG and reducing our environmental footprint.

Benefits – From planning for the future to supportive well‑being services, we continue our commitment to employee welfare.

We believe your career should only be limited by your own ambition. We proudly recruit from a variety of backgrounds, cultures and beliefs to build a dynamic workforce that performs better together.

We prefer to hire directly. If this role is eligible for release, we will be in touch with PSL Agencies. We do not accept speculative CVs from agencies; speculative CVs will incur no fee – please direct all queries to the relevant Talent Acquisition Partner.