Washline Operator

Company Description

Circular Plastics Australia (CPA), part of the PACT Group, is creating a truly circular economy by giving billions of used plastic bottles and containers a new life. Our facilities enable plastic waste to be recycled locally and made into new bottles and packaging, rather than ending up in landfill.

🌐 www.circularplasticsaustralia.com

Job Description

About this opportunity

The primary purpose of the Wash Line Operator role is to safely and efficiently operate and maintain the wash line process while also supporting material handling activities across the site.

The role is responsible for processing plastic waste into washed flakes, supplying and moving materials, operating forklifts where licensed, maintaining product quality standards, and ensuring continuous production through safe and effective operation of equipment and site logistics.

Available shifts:

• Day - 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM
• Afternoon - 3:00 PM to 11:00 PM
• Night - 11:00 PM to 7:00 AM

Your key responsibilities will be to:

• Operate and monitor wash line and production equipment to ensure the safe, efficient, and quality-focused processing of materials.
• Perform routine equipment inspections, cleaning, basic maintenance, and quality checks to minimise downtime and ensure products meet required standards.
• Safely handle, transport, store, load, and unload raw materials and finished products using forklifts and other material handling equipment.
• Maintain accurate production and inventory records, report operational or equipment issues, and uphold high housekeeping standards across production, storage, and yard areas.
• Follow all health, safety, and environmental procedures while demonstrating flexibility to support different operational areas, learn new skills, and operate a variety of equipment as required.

Your skills and experience

To be successful in this role, you’ll have:

• Minimum of 2 years' experience in a manufacturing, processing, warehouse, or industrial environment.
• Valid forklift licence is required.
• Demonstrated experience operating processing equipment and/or forklifts in a production or warehouse setting.
• Strong commitment to workplace health and safety, with the confidence to identify and report unsafe conditions.
• Ability to work independently while also contributing effectively as part of a team.
• Good communication, problem-solving, and organisational skills.
• Physically fit and capable of performing manual handling duties, including moderate to heavy lifting.
• Computer literacy is essential; experience with SCADA or similar process control systems is highly desirable.

Additional Information

About us

Our vision is to lead the circular economy through packaging, reuse and recycling solutions. It’s a future-driven group commitment, designed to create lasting value.

We’re the largest plastics recycler in Australia and New Zealand and one of the region’s biggest user of recycled materials. We have 6,000+ team members, operate 110 manufacturing facilities across 15 countries, and our customers include some of the world’s largest brands that consumers know and trust.

As a global leader in circular and sustainable packaging solutions, we’ve committed to lead the circular economy through a $500 million investment plan. 

For us, it’s about finding new and better ways of doing things. Ways to grow business, to give back to the environment and to enrich people’s lives every day.

Our promise is to create a better and more prosperous world all round.

That’s our future Pact. Let’s lead the way together.