Plant Operator

2 weeks ago


Brighton and Hove, United Kingdom Brighton & Hove City Council Full time

**Plant Operator / Senior Plant Operator**: Posted on 13 February 2023 Apply
- Directorate BHCC: Economy Environment & Culture
- Salary £24,054 - £26,845
- Contract Permanent

**Location**:
Cemeteries, Brighton & Hove

**Job Summary**:
- Job reference- orbis/TP/1548/30717-
- Positions available- 1-
- Working hours- 37-
- Closing date- 5 March 2023-
- Job category- Bereavement-
- Organisation- Brighton & Hove City Council**Job introduction**:
Are you skilled at using a mechanical excavator and/or dumper truck?

Are you experienced undertaking precision groundwork excavation?

Have you a conscientious approach to health and safety in the workplace?

Do you have an empathetic and caring nature?

Are you looking for a responsible job role with a sense of satisfaction?

If so, then this could be the job for you. Brighton & Hove City Council is seeking to appoint a plant operator to undertake the specialist role of grave digging within their cemeteries’ grounds maintenance team.

The post of Plant Operator in cemeteries is a responsible and challenging one that requires the post holder to have a diverse skill set: the abilities to operate a mechanical excavator and a dumper truck with dexterity, to carry out heavy, manual work in all weathers, to deal sympathetically with the recently bereaved and to complete paperwork relating to burials accurately.

**About the role**:
Within the city of Brighton & Hove the council owns and manages seven cemeteries, covering an area of almost 170 acres, to the highest standard possible and in accordance with the requirements of statutory law, bylaws and customs, including religious and ethnic considerations.

Duties of the role include measuring and marking out grave spaces, using mechanical equipment and/or hand tools to dig and prepare graves and keeping graves tidy. Other duties include checking headstones for damage and removing those that are unsafe and maintaining lawns, verges and plants around the cemetery.

The post holders must have conscientious approach to health and safety in the workplace, particularly in and around graves where they will erect shoring, to safeguard against grave collapse, and set out matting and boarding for bearers to stand on at the graveside.

Grave digging will be the primary purpose of the role but, when not performing interment duties, post holders are to assist the grounds maintenance team with grass and hedge cutting and any other duties required to maintain cemetery grounds to a high standard.

Contracted working hours are 37 per week, Monday to Friday.

We are seeking an experienced, dedicated and responsible plant operator who can demonstrate the following qualities:

- Detailed knowledge of grave digging techniques including shoring
- Experience of operating a mechanical excavator and dumper
- Able and willing to work as part of a small team
- A conscientious approach to personal health and safety and that of colleagues and the public in the workplace
- Basic knowledge of burial legislation
- Ability to deal courteously and sensitively with the recently bereaved
- Some knowledge of requirements of various faiths
- Basic knowledge of horticulture

**Contract**: permanent, full-time

**Interview date**: week commencing Monday, 13 March 2023

**Additional information**:
Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is less than 37 hours or term-time only.

For more information about our values and the benefits of working at the council, visit Why work for us (brighton-hove.gov.uk)

**Company information**:
**Encouraging a diverse workforce**

Find out more about our commitment to being a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone can achieve their potential by reading about our fair and inclusive actions, our anti-racism strategy and the work we are doing to encourage a diverse workforce (brighton-hove.gov.uk).



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