Plant Operator

September 13, 2026

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Job Description

Location  Crossmaglen, Co. Armagh

Sector  Waste management, recycling and resource recovery business

Positions  1

Salary  From £41,700

Contract  Full time, permanent

Visa  Skilled Worker sponsorship available for the right candidate

About the role

Operating a variety of mobile plant across recycling and processing facilities, 40 hours a week, reporting to the operations manager. Overtime, pension and ongoing training.

What you will be doing

  • Operate plant safely and productively on site
  • Daily checks, greasing and defect reporting
  • Work to levels and setting out
  • Work safely alongside groundworkers and traffic management
  • Operate a material handler with rotating grab feeding recycling processing equipment and MRF picking stations
  • Operate a 360 excavator feeding an impact crusher for recycled aggregate
  • Feed high-speed biomass shredding and processing systems
  • Daily pre-start inspections and operator maintenance checks
  • Monitor material flow and maintain feed rates

What you need

  • Relevant plant tickets for the machines you operate
  • Site experience on civils or construction
  • Safe Pass or CSCS, or willing to complete on arrival
  • Previous heavy plant experience in waste, recycling, quarrying, construction or biomass
  • Experience on material handlers with grab attachments and/or 360 excavators
  • CPCS, NPORS, LANTRA or CSR certification desirable
  • Loading shovel and telehandler experience desirable

What we offer

  • Permanent, direct employment with the hiring company. You are never employed by an agency
  • Certificate of Sponsorship and Skilled Worker visa handled end to end where required
  • Flights, National Insurance number and bank account set up around your arrival
  • Accommodation sourced or facilitated by the employer. You pay your own rent
  • Support on the ground after you land, not just until you sign
  • No fees, ever. Sama Talent never charges a candidate for anything, at any stage. Not to apply, not to be placed, not for visa processing or documentation. The employer pays us.