Operations Technician

Are you the type of person who likes to be hands on? Not afraid to do the dirty work? Are you willing to put in the hours to get the job done? If your answer is 'yes' to all of those questions, then this Operations Technician role may well be the role for you.   BASIC SALARY: Up to £45,000   BENEFITS:· Paid overtime - time and a half Mon-Sat and double time for Sundays and Bank Holidays. · Night shift allowance. · Company vehicle, fuel card, tools and PPE provided. · Pension following qualifying period. · Private medical cover following qualifying period. · 28 days holiday, rising to 33 days with length of service.   LOCATION: Andover - with national travel when required   COMMUTABLE LOCATIONS: Basingstoke, Winchester, Newbury, Reading   JOB DESCRIPTION: Operations Technician, Plant Engineer, Sewage Engineer - Environmental Services, Waste Water   We are looking for an experienced Operations Technician to join the team and operate our mobile equipment currently located at various sites across the UK.   The role includes travelling and working away from home as well as some shift working.   This Operations Technician role will require you to: · Have a staggered work pattern, 10-day fortnight to include alternate weekends and changing shifts to meet customer requirements. · Install, operate and maintain our 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.   PERSON SPECIFICATION: Operations Technician, Plant Engineer, Sewage Engineer - Environmental Services, Waste Water   Being self motivated and well organised is essential as our Operations Technician, as you will often be working unsupervised and at remote sites.   A background in process plant operations and experience in the water industry would be very beneficial.   In addition to this, you must be: · A Plant Operator; with an understanding of mechanical and electrical equipment. · Flexible; you must be willing to adapt to changing requirements to meet customer demands. · Customer focused; you 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). · The holder of a UK driving licence; ideally clean for manual vehicles.   If you have a Forklift and/or Telehandler licence, this would also be beneficial.   THE COMPANY:  We are a small, dynamic company established in 2001. The company is privately owned, financially stable, and holds ISO standards in Quality, Environmental and Health & Safety.   INTERESTED? Please click apply. You will receive an acknowledgement of your application   Its is highly likely you will have worked as: Water Maintenance Engineer, Sewage Engineer, Plant Engineer, Operations Engineer, Service Engineer, Wastewater Operator, Mechanical Engineer, Field Service Engineer, Operations Technician, Plant Engineer, Sewage Engineer - mobile processing plant, environmental services, waste water, plant machinery   Please Note: Wallace Hind Selection have been chosen as the recruitment partner of our client.   REF: DN17938, Wallace Hind Selection