- Location:Atherstone
- Discipline:Engineering
- Contract Type:Permanent
- Closing Date:26 January 2026
At Dornan we are currently recruiting for Operations and Maintenance Assistant to join an existing team.
Your day to day will include:
- The day to day running of the weighbridge
- Ensuring weights of HGV vehicles are accurately weighed with completed documentation
- Operating mobile plant, which may include telehandlers, wheeled loading shovel & MEWPs
- Management and removal of the IBA (Incinerated Bottom Ash) into the appropriate vehicles
- Vehicle marshalling / controlling the tipping hall operations
- Maintaining clean working conditions in the fuel reception area, tipping hall and delivery routes and general external areas of the plant
- Carrying out delivery inspections on the RDF and reporting non-conforming waste.
- Assist the Environmental Engineer with preparing residue and fuel samples ready for dispatch to the laboratory
- Carry out on site fuel testing on site to ensure fuel meets sizing and moisture requirements in line fuel the fuel supply agreement
- Assist the maintenance team under the direction of the Maintenance Manager/Shift Team Leaders with daily planned maintenance tasks
- Assist with the routine operational tasks around the plant as directed by the Plant management and operations team leads
- Adhering to all company policies and procedures at all times
- Promoting an excellent safety culture on site
- All other reasonable tasks assigned to you from time to time from your manager
What we are looking for:
- Ability to priorities workload
- Recognises own strengths and weaknesses and committed to ongoing development
- Acceptance of responsibility and accountability
- Detailed knowledge of the Operations Maintenance Assistant role
- Commercial understanding
- Health, Safety and Environmental systems
- Knowledge of the teams strengths and weaknesses
Why Dornan?
Our commitment to our employees development - we offer career progression pathways, always seeking opportunities to promote and upskill our people.
Health & Wellbeing - Fostering health and wellbeing is paramount to creating a supportive and inclusive work environment. Our commitment to mental health manifests through targeted workshops. We have a Health & Wellbeing Calendar, our Employee Assistance Programme, and the formation of a Wellbeing Network comprising over 80 trained Mental Health First Aiders.
Corporate Social Responsibility - We embrace our role in shaping a sustainable future and understand the significance of our impact. We are committed to delivering leadership in sustainability as ESG Citizens. With our expertise, we strive to reduce the environmental footprint of the communities we serve.
Benefits – from helping you to plan for the future to Health & Wellbeing services we continue our commitment to support our people
Diversity & Inclusion
We believe your career should only be limited by your own ambition. At Dornan we are proud of our dynamic workforce and will continue to recruit people from a variety of backgrounds, cultures and beliefs. Because we know that diverse organisations perform better.
Note for Recruitment Agencies:
We prefer to hire directly and we will be in touch with our PSL Agencies if this role is eligible for release.
We do not accept speculative CVs from agencies. If speculative CVs are sent, no fee will be applicable – please direct all queries to the relevant Talent Acquisition Partner.



