Shift: 06:00am -02:00pm Monday - Friday
Location: Milton Keynes Waste Recovery Park
Contract: 3 month temporary
Hourly Rate: £16.92 per hour
Role Overview
The Front End Loader (FEL) Driver is responsible for safely operating the FEL to support daily waste processing activities within the Mechanical Treatment Plant. The role ensures continuous material flow, maintains safe working areas, and supports plant operations during peak and contingency periods.
Key Responsibilities
- Operate the Front End Loader (NPORS qualified) to move, load, and manage waste streams within the MT facility.
- Create and maintain waste pockets for processing equipment and external contractors.
- Support plant start up, shutdown, and ongoing operations by ensuring consistent material feed.
- Conduct daily vehicle checks, report defects, and maintain equipment in safe working order.
- Assist with housekeeping, clearing blockages, and maintaining safe access routes.
- Follow all site safety procedures, traffic management rules, and operational instructions.
- Communicate effectively with Operations, Maintenance, and external contractors.
Requirements
- Valid NPORS Front End Loader qualification (mandatory).
- Previous experience in waste, recycling, or industrial operations preferred.
- Ability to work independently and follow operational direction.
- Strong awareness of health & safety and compliance requirements.
- Reliable, punctual, and able to work the 06:00–14:00 shift.
Our Business
At Thalia Waste Management, we are creating a future to be proud of. We think differently, questioning everything, enabling us to develop progressive waste into energy solutions and services. Being motivated, tackling problems together, inspiring others to take responsibility, making a difference, being ambitious and contributing value.
We operate the best technology available across our four strategic sites in North Yorkshire, Milton Keynes, Cambridgeshire and the Isle of Wight. Our technology includes everything from mechanical and biological treatment, traditional mass-burn energy from waste and material recycling technologies to in-vessel composting, advanced thermal treatment, innovative small-scale energy from waste and anaerobic digestion. In a single year we process 300,000 tonnes of waste that is turned into energy. This generates the same amount of energy as approximately 600 million solar panels. Similarly we recycle circa 95,000 tonnes of waste.
Inclusion
At Thalia Waste Management, we work hard to make sure we are an inclusive and diverse place to work. This means we don’t just look at your CV, we’re focused on who you are, your skills and passion that can be brought to Thalia Waste Management. We know and understand the everyone is different and has a life outside work, so we’re happy to discuss flexible working and any adjustments that could be needed! We’ll do all that we can to support everyone from their first contact with us. For any support or adjustments needed through our recruitment process, please speak to our recruitment team who will be happy to support. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. As a Disability Confident Employer, we will make sure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable adjustments to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.
