Plant Operator

Plant Operator
Dorchester, Dorset

About us

With a rich history dating back to 1923, Cavanna Homes is the South West’s largest independent house builder. We are family-owned and construct beautiful new homes that customers love.

We are now looking for a Plant Operator to join our team at Warmwell Rise, Dorchester, on a full-time, permanent basis, working 39 hours per week.

What you’ll be doing

As a Plant Operator, you will operate plant equipment at our Warmwell Rise site, just outside Dorchester.

You will move material around the site, assist with the successful delivery of construction projects, and maintain high standards of work while adhering to health and safety policies.

Your duties will include:

- Supporting colleagues and subcontractors in working effectively
- Ensuring the presentation and cleanliness of the site is maintained
- Helping to manage site traffic safely and efficiently

Who we are looking for

To be considered as a Plant Operator, you will need:

- To be a qualified CPCS and/or NPORS cardholder
- Experience in the construction industry
- A good understanding of and adherence to health and safety standards

A full, valid driving licence would be beneficial.

What you’ll get in return

- Competitive salary
- Life Assurance X3
- 6% employer pension contributions
- Medicash health cashback scheme
- 25 days’ holiday + bank holidays, additional holidays awarded for length of service
- Holiday purchase scheme – purchase up to an additional week of holiday
- Cycle to Work Scheme up to the value of £3,500
- Early Friday finishes
- Discount on purchase of a Cavanna Home

This is an exciting opportunity for a CPCS and/or NPORS accredited construction professional to join our respected, family-owned organisation.

Alongside a competitive salary, we’ll provide a well-rounded benefits package designed to support your wellbeing, reward your contribution and help you build a rewarding long-term future with us.

So, if you’re looking for a role where your reliability, skills and commitment to high standards will be genuinely valued, read on and apply today!

A little bit more about Cavanna

Cavanna Homes is a family-owned business established in 1923. Our aim is to become the most admired regional house builder in the Southwest. We strive to achieve this through our product design, innovation and build quality whilst maintaining the trust and respect of our customers and the local communities around our developments. We aim to be a company whose employees, shareholders, customers, business partners and the community can be proud to be associated with.

At Cavanna, everyone lives by ‘The Cavanna Way’. This is our set of values that defines who we are as a team and how we behave – ‘Customer Focused’, ‘Integrity’, ‘Socially Engaged’, ‘Reputable’, ‘Successful’ and ‘Safe’. If you believe these values match your own, then we’d love to hear from you.

The closing date for this role is 22nd June 2026.

Other organisations may call this role Plant Operative, Construction Plant Technician, Construction Plant Operator, Plant and Machinery Operator, Site Operative, Site Worker, Ground Worker, Site Plant Operator, or Machine Operator.

Webrecruit and Cavanna Homes are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

So, if you’d like to join us as a Plant Operator, please apply via the button shown