General Operator 1 1
Date: 10 Jun 2024
Location: Penryn, GB, TR10 9DH
Company: Colas
Colas Ltd are a UK subsidiary of the global Colas Group, which operates in over 50 countries worldwide and employs over 55,000 people including over 1500 in the UK across multiple sites. We are specialists in highways construction and have been involved in large-scale UK and international construction projects within the highways, airfields, and marine sectors as well as offering highways maintenance services and manufacturing our own innovative surfacing products. We hold a 'Gold Investor in People' award for continuously developing and rewarding our employees, offering excellent career potential.
Purpose of the role
Carnsew Quarry (part of the Colas Ltd Group) is a quarrying business based near Falmouth, in Cornwall. We now have a permanent requirement for a Plant Operator to join a dedicated and hardworking team. Not only do we offer a competitive salary and excellent employee benefits, we are also committed to your training, development and career development.
Main Responsibilities
As Plant Operator, you will work in compliance with the Quarry Regulations 1999, Health and Safety at Work Act 1974,statutory obligations, company instructions, Manager’s Rules and safe working practices. The plant operator will operate equipment in strict compliance with manufacturer’s instructions and perform daily checks on plant and machinery. You will complete the required paperwork, assist the maintenance team, undertake sentry duties during blasting activities and attend inductions, toolbox talks and all appropriate briefings.
Ideal Candidate
To succeed in this role, you’ll need to demonstrate a strong work ethic, have good communication skills, be flexible and adaptable and be able to work as an effective part of the team. Ideally, you’ll have experience of working in the quarrying industry and have geotechnical awareness or operated heavy machinery but full training can be given to any work from an industrial background who is happy to work outdoors.
Package description
As well as a highly competitive salary, Colas offers some great benefits with this role, including:
- A Salary of £13.40 per hour
- Our Colas pension scheme has combined contributions of up to 10%
- Life assurance cover (x4 basic salary)
- 21 days annual leave + bank holidays
- Holiday purchase and selling scheme
- Hybrid working scheme
- Opportunities to study towards a professional qualification fully funded
- Ongoing training and personal/professional development
- Discounts on car leasing, holidays, cinema tickets, restaurants and much more through our online employee benefits portal
As a business, we hold three core values Caring, Sharing and Daring.
We are committed to Caring for our colleagues, promoting, equality and diversity, and maintaining a culture of fairness, transparency, and respect for all employees, clients, communities, suppliers, contractors, and other stakeholders.
We harness a productive environment where talents are being fully utilised and organisational goals are met, Sharing our knowledge and expertise with colleagues to progress and expand on new ideas, promoting trust, responsibility, and solidarity.
Our culture is built on an innovative and pioneering mindset, Daring to welcome new ideas and approaches. We are driven to invest in our employees and encourage them to participate in innovation, moving forward and striving to provide sustainable infrastructure solutions.
