Company Information:
As BioteCH4 Ltd continues to develop and grow our network of AD Plants we are always looking for passionate people to join our ever-expanding team. We like to invest in our employee’s growth and professional development in a supportive environment. We provide multiple employee benefits whilst being part of the BioteCH4 team.
Changing Waste is an industrial processor of waste located in the East Riding of Yorkshire, It is designed to handle a wide range of waste feedstocks. Through a variety of different processes that utilise the waste as a raw material to create a blend for anaerobic digestion, which in turn is used to generate electricity and gas that is 100% renewable and exported to the national grid.
We have an exciting opportunity for an Process Operator (Nights) to join a great team of people and make a difference within a supportive and values-led Organisation.
Overall Purpose of the Role:
The Night Operator is responsible for ensuring the smooth running of the plant by monitoring equipment, handling feedstock, performing routine inspections, and assisting with basic maintenance tasks. This is a hands-on role ideal for individuals with a mechanical or operational background, especially in energy, waste, or industrial processing environments.
The activities include;
- Operating de-packaging machinery consistently to optimise the recipe for the type of waste received and plant KPI’s
- Safely and effectively tip waste from trailers, bulkers, tankers or palletised loads
- To manage the cleanliness of the reception hall and site, cleaning up spills, raising non conformances where required
- Perform routine checks on tanks, digesters, and process equipment to ensure safe and efficient operation
- Manage the weighbridge operations (out of hours and cover) accurately and effectively
Key areas of responsibility:
- Operate, monitor and adjust plant equipment including pumps, conveyors, mixers, CHP units and biogas upgrading systems according to company standards
- First point of contact for simple troubleshooting of faults and managing resolution with assistance from Engineer on call
- Safe and effective loading and unloading of feedstock materials using telehandlers, forklifts or loaders – including the inspection of feedstock against paperwork
- Managing incoming and outgoing loads over the weighbridge and ensuring that compliant records of transactions are handled and filed according with company and legislative procedures (out of hours and cover)
- Regular maintenance checks on plant equipment including clean down to company hygiene standards and effective logging of information on company systems. Reporting any faults or non conformances to Plant Supervisor
- Workplace organisation & housekeeping in the Reception Hall and around the site to company standard
- Ensuring provisions are in place to allow adherence of Animal Health & Environment Agency requirements (i.e. footbaths always in operation, no food waste is spilt outside the reception hall, litter is collected / prevented from leaving the reception hall, not accepting food waste where the EWC code does not feature on our permitted list, doors not left open for prolonged periods etc.)
- Ensuring the packaging waste within the Reception Hall goes into the correct streams for the daily skip movements (i.e. landfill, recycling etc.)
- Achieve acceptable levels of materials processed, based on the waste delivered and daily KPI’s for the plant by operating the HMI
This will be working 4 Nights per week Monday - Thursday 6pm - 6am, with 30 minute unpaid break, 46 hours per week
Company Benefits:
Life assurance scheme; help at hand app including employee assistance program; company pension scheme; service recognition; health cash plan; employee referral program; staff ideas inbox; company newsletter, cycle to work scheme; buy/sell annual leave; attendance prize draw.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £35,000.00-£36,500.00 per year
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Goole DN14 7NG: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
- Process Operator: 1 year (required)
Licence/Certification:
- Forklift or Telehandler licence or previous experience (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
