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Plant Room Operator

🏢 Morgan King · 📍 Wath upon Dearne, England · 🕒 Oct 14, 2026 · Ref: OP-VERIF-0A31F5DA
Benchmark Compensation (Annual Base)
£27,000 - £28,000
£2,250 - £2,333 / mo
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Position Overview & Specifications

Morgan King are working with on of the UK's leading packaging manufacturers that supply major retail brands with their packaging.

Due to continued growth and expansion, they are looking to hire a Plant Room Operative to join their team based at Wath-upon-Dearne site.

This is a permanent position offering excellent development opportunities.

Working hours:

  • Monday to Friday
  • Rotating shift: 6am - 2pm, 2pm - 10pm, 10pm - 6am (nights operate Sunday to Thursday)
  • Regular overtime: Saturday 6am - 2pm when of mornings (paid at x1.5), Sunday 8pm - 10pm when on nights (paid x2)
  • More overtime opportunities available

Pay:

  • £27,000 - £28,000 per annum, depending on experience

Start date / duration:

  • We are currently taking applications and interviewing to start ASAP
  • This Plant Room Operative is a permanent opportunity

About Plant Room Operative candidate:

  • Prior experience in similar role operating boilers in industrial environment
  • Ability to work unsupervised
  • Mechanical awareness with good understanding of manufacturing processes
  • Good communication skills
  • Experience on Counterbalance FLT preferred

Responsibilities of Plant Room Operative:

  • Working independently as part of engineering team
  • Operating and maintaining industrial steam boilers
  • Controlling automated starch manufacturing process
  • Checking on work of three air compressors
  • Taking and testing samples of effluent at internal water treatment plant
  • Operating baling machines and loading bales onto wagons using FLT
  • Escalating issues to engineering team if unable to rectify on your own

What's in it for you:

  • Paid breaks
  • Production bonus
  • Private Medical care
  • 28 holiday days that increasing (+1 day extra with every year or service. and other benefits etc.
  • Free on-site parking
  • Progression opportunities

Why work with us?

Here at Morgan King, we take great pride in the service we offer both clients and candidates alike. We will always work with your best interest at the centre of everything we do. You will work with a dedicated consultant that will take the time to get to know you and understand how we can best help you in your next career move. To us you are more than just a worker!

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: £27,000.00-£28,000.00 per year

Benefits:

  • Free parking
  • On-site parking
  • Private medical insurance
  • Sick pay

Schedule:

  • 8 hour shift
  • Monday to Friday
  • Overtime

Supplemental pay types:

  • Performance bonus

Application question(s):

  • Can you get to Wath-upon-Dearne for 6am / get back home at 10pm?
  • Have you got previous experience / training in working with industrial steam boilers?

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: WB-S63-PlantOp

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