Job Title: Shovel Driver

Location: Ruthin

Salary: £26.5k - £28.5k per annum DOE

Job type: Full Time, permanent

Hours: 4-on 4-off shifts (4 days 06:00 -18:00, 4 off, 4 nights 18:00-06:00, 4 off)

Blazer’s Fuels Limited, a trading subsidiary of Newbridge Energy Limited, manufacture and supply premium wood fuels which are all ENplus®, BSL, Woodsure and HETAS certified. We only manufacture our premium pellets and market leading fuel logs from 100% virgin British wood residue from sawmill activity. Here at Newbridge, we have a passion for producing sustainable and renewable energy using biomass Combined Heat and Power.

The role

About the Shovel Driver role:

The chosen candidate will operate a JCB excavator to move material and a nationally recognised product around the site, ensuring that customers are supplied within agreed delivery times and production is working safely as the lowest cost producer, with the highest quality output and that objectives and KPIs are met.

Shovel Driver Key Responsibilities:

To operate a JCB excavator to transfer material and product around the plant safely and efficiently and within the speed limit
Sorting and blending the product
Loading silos
Managing the operation of the burner
Ensuring good quality control of the product
Measuring JCB bucket weights
Accurate completion of documentation
Ash waste management – emptying of ash waste to appropriate skips and replacement of cover on skip at all times
Report any faults to management
Maintain a clean and safe working environment with excellent housekeeping
Complete vehicle safety checks before and after shift, and sanitize the cab regularly throughout the shift and particularly at the end of the shift before handover
Always maintain a high level of safety awareness
Adherence to the Company’s health, safety, and environmental policies and procedures
Complete any other reasonable tasks or requests as required.
Shovel Driver Requirements:

A valid Shovel Driver/rough terrain licence (or equivalent)
A minimum of one years' experience in operating mobile plant equipment
A good level of education – i.e., 5 GCSE’s, grades 9-5 (A*-C) (or equivalent), is desirable but not essential
An IOSH Working Safely qualification (or equivalent) is desirable
Good numeracy and paperwork skills
Excellent housekeeping and quality standards
Full clean driving licence
Able to prioritise and work under pressure
Able to work independently, using own initiative and as part of a team
Personal attributes include a positive disposition, a “can-do” attitude, tenacity, assertiveness, resilience, and a high degree of determination to succeed.
An exciting time to join Newbridge Energy with significant investments and expansion under a new leadership team. To support our continued growth, we are currently seeking a Shovel Driver join our market-leading manufacturing company who truly values its employees.

We are an equal opportunities employer who welcome and encourage applications from all backgrounds – we are happy to discuss any possible reasonable adjustments.

Please note we are managing this vacancy directly and therefore will not be accepting CV's sent from agencies. Thank you.

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Candidates with the experience or relevant job titles of; Machine Operator, Manufacturing Operative, Manufacturing Engineer, Junior Production Operative, Production Technician, Junior Service Engineer, Graduate Mechanical Engineer, Mechanical Technician, Junior Electrical Technician, Trainee Repair Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Machine Operator, Machine Technician, Machine Operative will also be considered for this role