Plant Operative Technician days

Totnes, Devon

Salary Details: £25500.00 a year

Acorn by Synergie
Acorn by Synergie
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Acorn Recruitment are recruiting for a Plant Operator for one of our clients based in Totnes.

Hours of work: Monday to Friday 8am-4pm (no Overtime required).

You must hold a full clean driving licence as there may be a requirement to collect spare parts from other sites (a van will be provided for this)

salary: 25,500

A background of process plant operations would be beneficial. The ideal candidate will be self-motivated, well-organised, computer literate, confident and reliable, with a desire to expand their knowledge and develop their skills.

The Person

  • Plant operator; with an understanding of mechanical and electrical equipment.
  • Must be able to work unsupervised, sometimes at remote sites.
  • Process experience; relevant experience in the water or process industry an advantage but not essential.
  • Flexible; must be willing to adapt to changing requirements to meet customer demands.
  • Customer focused; must be able to communicate at all levels and gain the trust and respect of customers.
  • operating, maintaining, assembling, dissembling heavy machinery that operates at speed.
  • licence; must have a full, ideally clean driving licence for manual vehicles.
  • Forklift and/or Telehandler licence an advantage but not essential.

The Role

  • Monday to Friday 8-4pm
  • Operate and maintain our range of mobile processing plant machinery.
  • Optimise machine settings to achieve desired processing parameters.
  • Assist Service Engineers when on site or at the company workshop.
  • Understand and follow Risk Assessments and Method Statements prior to undertaking installation and operating work.

The Rewards

  • Competitive salary
  • All necessary tools and IT equipment provided.
  • Pension following qualifying period.
  • Private medical cover following qualifying period.
  • 28 days holiday, rising to 33 days with length of service.
  • Corporate wear and PPE provided.
  • Extensive ongoing training, mentoring and development.
  • Employee Assistance Program.

If you are looking for a role that is interesting and varied, please apply now.

Acorn by Synergie acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment.

Date Posted: 13 June 2025
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