Mobile Plant Operative

As our Mobile Plant Operative reporting to the Quarry Manager, you will operate and maintain mobile plant machinery and provide cover at other Hills Quarry sites, as and when required.

Your key responsibilities as our Mobile Plant Operative will include:

• Operate fixed and mobile plant as instructed by the Quarry Manager in a correct and safe manner.



• Carry out repair and maintenance work on fixed and mobile plant.



• Cover for the Foreman or Weighbridge Operator in their absence.
  
  Essential


• Previous experience using mobile plant including dumpers, loading shovel and 360° excavators in a similar environment and hold certified tickets.


Desirable

• NVQ/QCF Level 2 (SPMO).



• Mechanical knowledge.



• Awareness of the Quarry Regulations 1999.
  
  Across Wiltshire and surrounding counties, The Hills Group of companies manages and recycles waste, produces essential construction materials through quarrying and ready mixed concrete, and builds award-winning homes in sought after locations.


Established in 1900 and family-owned, The Hills Group has evolved over the past four generations into a multi-million pound business, harnessing the latest technologies, pioneering major infrastructure projects, and employing over 600 people.

Whether extracting minerals, managing and recycling waste or building new homes, the same qualities of energy, enterprise, affability and confidence with which Hills was founded, still characterise the Hills business today.

Hills is committed to providing an equitable workplace for all. We aim to ensure our workplaces are free from discrimination, and that our current and future colleagues are treated fairly and with dignity and respect. Please feel free to contact us directly should you wish to discuss how we can ensure a positive experience for you.

Hills Quarry Products have an opportunity available for a Mobile Plant Operative to join our team based in Woodsford Quarry, Dorset. You will join us on a full time, permanent basis and in return, you will receive a competitive salary of £30,823.72 per annum alongside a great range of benefits, including:

• Healthcare maintenance cash plan which can help to cover costs of everyday healthcare including dental, optical, physiotherapy, osteopathy, prescriptions and preventative measures such as health screening.



• Access to shopping and gym discounts.



• Employee assistance programme providing 24/7 access to helplines and information, plus up to 6 counselling sessions per year.



• 21 / 25 days holiday per annum increasing annually to 28.



• Holiday trading allowing employees to buy or sell holiday throughout the year.



• Salary Sacrifice cycle to work scheme.



• Auto enrolment pension scheme with 1 x life assurance.