Plant Operative / Technician
| Posting date: | 24 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | £25,500 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 24 July 2025 |
| Location: | Totnes, Devon, tq95hh |
| Company: | Acorn Recruitment |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | BBBH35695_1750752823 |
Summary
Acorn by Synergie is recruiting for a Plant Operator / Machine Technician for one of our clients based in Totnes.
Hours of work: Monday to Friday 8am-4pm (no Overtime required).
You must hold a full clean driving licence as there may be a requirement to collect spare parts from other sites (a van will be provided for this)
Salary: £25,500
A background of process plant operations would be beneficial. The ideal candidate will be self-motivated, well-organised, computer literate, confident and reliable, with a desire to expand their knowledge and develop their skills.
The Person
- 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.
- operating, maintaining, assembling, dissembling heavy machinery that operates at speed.
- licence; must have a full, ideally clean driving licence for manual vehicles.
- Forklift and/or Telehandler licence an advantage but not essential.
The Role
- Monday to Friday 8-4pm
- Operate and maintain our range of mobile processing plant machinery.
- Optimise machine settings to achieve desired processing parameters.
- Assist Service Engineers when on site or at the company workshop.
- Understand and follow Risk Assessments and Method Statements prior to undertaking installation and operating work.
The Rewards
- Competitive salary
- All necessary tools and IT equipment provided.
- Pension following qualifying period.
- Private medical cover following qualifying period.
- 28 days holiday, rising to 33 days with length of service.
- Corporate wear and PPE provided.
- Extensive ongoing training, mentoring and development.
- Employee Assistance Program.
If you are looking for a role that is interesting and varied, please apply now!
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