Trainee Machine Operator
| Posting date: | 02 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | £26,959 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 01 April 2026 |
| Location: | Hexham, Northumberland |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 450535 |
Summary
•Be interested and positive about what you and the team are trying to achieve.
•Enhance the economic value of the forest through efficient site planning and operations.
•Take responsibility for ownership of problems in your area of responsibility.
•Listen to, understand, respect and accept the value of different views, ideas and ways of working. Provide advice and feedback to support others to make accurate decisions.
•Ensure that levels of service are maintained; flag up risks or concerns including health and safety or environmental, to meet customer and business requirements.
•Readily identify opportunities to share knowledge, information and learning and make progress by working with colleagues on the worksite.
•Carry out weekly daily and weekly maintenance of the machine. Report all faults and damage to MES and the Forest Works Manager or Forestry Works Supervisor and record on machine maintenance log. Assist MES mechanics with repairs and servicing of forest machines and maintain a good working relationship with the workshops.
Any other tasks, reasonably requested by your line manager.
•Enhance the economic value of the forest through efficient site planning and operations.
•Take responsibility for ownership of problems in your area of responsibility.
•Listen to, understand, respect and accept the value of different views, ideas and ways of working. Provide advice and feedback to support others to make accurate decisions.
•Ensure that levels of service are maintained; flag up risks or concerns including health and safety or environmental, to meet customer and business requirements.
•Readily identify opportunities to share knowledge, information and learning and make progress by working with colleagues on the worksite.
•Carry out weekly daily and weekly maintenance of the machine. Report all faults and damage to MES and the Forest Works Manager or Forestry Works Supervisor and record on machine maintenance log. Assist MES mechanics with repairs and servicing of forest machines and maintain a good working relationship with the workshops.
Any other tasks, reasonably requested by your line manager.
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