Plant Services Operator

# Plant Services Operator
* Reference Number:  448203
* Published Date: 15/10/2026
* Job Type:  Permanent
* Salary:  £16.97 - £16.97 Per hour
* Industry:

* Hours:

Full Time
** Plant Services Operator*
* *
* Location:

Stowmarket*
* ** Pay Rate: £16.97*
* ** Role
* * To clean all the plant used in the manufacture of solvent and waterborne paint to set quality & safety targets, by hand and using a mechanical cleaner.
To segregate and dispose of all waste to environmental and safety standards.

** Key Responsibilities
** Excellent verbal and numerical skills     Excellent organizational and short-term planning skills     Excellent Attention to detail and Accuracy     Excellent communication skills     Mechanical aptitude     Physically fit     Must be reliable in both timekeeping and attendance     Ability to work flexibly in a team or other areas to meet business demands     Ability to work without direct supervision     Demonstrate good housekeeping standards     Actively participate in 5S.
Actively participate in Human Operational Performance (HOPs)     Must have or be able to obtain a Forklift license during Probationary Period.

** Specific to Area:
** Operate the Pan Cleaner to clean pans from production.
Clean Mixing tanks by hand     Pump dirty solvent from Services building to tank farm.
Load dirty solvent from tank farm & Balfour Still sludge tank to road tanker     Unload clean solvent from road tanker to Balfour Still     Support the running and monitor of the Balfour Still.
Ability to learn to drive Forklift truck.
Wrapping aluminium Kegs for waste disposal.
Changing valves on pans where required.
Dropping dirty solvent tanks into portable containers to assist with maintaining waste stream management.