Multi Skilled Plant Operative – Mobile Plant - Avonmouth, Bristol BS11 9BT
Join a Team at Delivers Excellence Every Day!
We’re looking for a reliable, hands-on person to join our busy site in Avonmouth, Bristol. If you enjoy practical work, being part of a team, and want to work for a company that values its people, this could be the job for you.
We’re a family-owned business with over 75 years in construction and recycling. With 25+ locations and nearly 700 people, we offer stability and real opportunities to grow. Our Avonmouth facility recycles Incinerator Bottom Ash (IBA) and turns it into Ecoblend®, a sustainable aggregate used in construction, helping reduce landfill and protect natural resources. We’re known for our personal approach, dependability, and innovative solutions.
As a Multi-Skilled Plant Operative – Mobile, you’ll play a key role in keeping the site running smoothly. This is a hands-on role where you’ll work as part of a team in a busy environment.
What You’ll Do:
- Operating Wheeled Loading Shovel (MPQC, CPCS, CSCS or equivalent is essential.)
- Loading trucks, moving, and repositioning aggregate materials and other products in the bays and around the depot.
- Carrying out general yard duties, including maintenance and cleaning of the yard.
- In addition, you will work alongside the other operatives to clean and maintain the recycling plant. This will include the use of hand and power tools to clean conveyors, feeders, screens, crusher etc and removing build-up in chutes etc.
- Always keep the site safe and tidy.
- Follow health, safety, and environmental rules.
- Ideally you will bring experience from a quarry, recycling, or mineral processing environment.
Hours: 0600-1600, one hour unpaid break. Monday-Friday.
About You:
- You must have the appropriate ticket to operate Machinery over 10 tonnes
- Physically fit and happy to work in an active role
- A positive, “can-do” attitude
- Reliable and able to work well with others
What We Offer:
- A friendly team that values hard work
- Opportunities to learn and develop
- Job security with a well-established company
- PPE and training provided
- Competitive pay with overtime opportunities
- 9% non-contributory pension
- 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays
- Bike-to-work scheme and GymFlex
- Death in Service benefit
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
- Career development and training opportunities
- Free onsite parking
Ready to join us? Apply today and start building your future with Day Group.
This role is based on-site at our Site in Avonmouth, Bristol BS11 9BT
All applicants must be eligible to work in the UK.
Day Group is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
Job Types: Full-time, Fixed Term Contract (9 Months)
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Gym membership
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Bristol BS11: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Licence/Certification:
- MPQC, CPCS, CSCS or equivalent? (required)
- ticket to operate machinery over 10 tonnes? (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
