Hours of work - 7am - 3pm Monday to Friday 

Salary £22,308 starting salary which increases to £24,861 once fully trained

Why work for Imerys/ IBL?

At Imerys every member of our team matters. Our priority is the health and safety of our people and our aim is to create diverse and inclusive workplaces. We are always striving to be better and to support our people to continuously learn, improve and innovate. This allows them to tap into their full potential and to take advantage of the wealth of career and development opportunities available.  

The job role: Operative (Day Worker)

As an Operative you will maintain the monitors and the pressure pipelines network across our Mines, assisting the engineers and management team on various sites. 

You will: be responsible for the repair, maintenance and installation of pressure lines & various items of monitor washing equipment. Some of your responsibilities include: 

●    Assistance to the Engineers as and when required, 

●    Support for production activities, including monitor operations when necessary,

●    Assess the repair work  & manage priorities based on Production needs,

●    Liaise with the managers for the shutdown,

●    Communicating with others on site to conduct the work.

●    Perform routine inspections

●    Manage the workload & work closely with ancillary mobile equipment (JCB / Tractor etc)

What’s in it for you?

●    25 days holiday, plus bank holidays

●    Generous Pension Plan

●    Life Assurance

●    Income Protection

●    Company Sick Pay

●    Discounts on external retailers

●    Cycle to work scheme

We also offer a comprehensive package to support the Wellbeing of our people which includes: 

●    Employee Assistance Programme 

●    Virtual GP 

●    Flu and Eye care vouchers 

●    Enhanced family friendly policies 

●    Menopause Support 

What we ask in return?

As an Operative, your work is mostly maintaining pipelines and monitors, exclusively outdoor work, in all weathers and conditions. You will ideally have the following skills;

●    Be familiar with hand tools such as spanners / drills / grinding equipment,

●    Have a basic understanding of engineering,

●    Be experienced using hands on tools,

●    Be comfortable working outside for a large part of the day in all weather conditions 

●    Working at heights and/or confined spaces where necessary,

●    Carry out a variety of tasks, 

●    Have hands on experience in a similar role, involving drilling and welding, 

●    Experience working with Mobile Working Platforms would be preferable,

●    Welding experience or willing to be trained, the role will be conditional to completing the welding qualification. 

We would like our application process to be accessible to all - if you require an alternative way to apply then please get in touch on 01952 281924.