Shift Operations Technician - EfW Power Station

Grangemouth
2 weeks ago
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Astute's Power Team is partnered with a global company, who specialise with the Energy from Waste industry, to recruit for a Shift Operations Technician to join their EfW Power Station in Grangemouth, Scotland.

The vital Shift Operations Technician role comes with a salary of £40,500 + £5,000 shift allowance + Bonus + Overtime + Private Medical + Pension + Benefits.

If you're a Shift Operations Technician and are looking to work for a leading organisation who invests in training and professional development of their employees, then upload your CV to apply today

Responsibilities and duties

Reporting to the Shift Team Leader, you will be responsible for:

Using a DCS system you will be required to start, stop and monitor turbines, boilers, pumps, water treatment plant and more.
Ensuring the plant is operating within its parameters whilst complying with strict HSE rules and regulations as well as company policies and procedures.
Performing plant walk round and daily checks to ensure equipment is operating correctly and efficiently.
Monitoring of continuous emissions monitoring systems (CEMS) and perform corrective adjustments to the process when required.
Providing technical supervision and assistance where necessary for company and contract staff
Working within the company Health & Safety, Environmental and Quality Systems

Professional qualifications

We are looking for someone with the following:

Ideally have an NVQ Level 3 or above qualification in an engineering discipline
A formal health and safety qualification such as IOSH or NEBOSH will be desired

Personal skills, prior experience and knowledge

The Shift Operations Technician role would suit someone who has:

Prior experience working in heavy process engineering environments such as Power (EfW, CCGT, Coal, Biomass, CHP), Petrochemicals, Refineries, Paper Mills, etc.
Knowledge and experience working with steam generation equipment.
Extensive experience working with SCADA/DCS systems.
Ability to work as part of a team and cover for shift staff in times of absence on short notice

Salary and benefits of the Shift Operations Technician role

A salary of £45,500 (inclusive of shift allowance)
Overtime
Bonus
Private medical
Other benefits

Astute People are acting as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy. We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, race, gender, disability, creed or sexual orientation and comply with all relevant UK legislation. We encourage applications from individuals from all backgrounds but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Astute is also committed to the government's Disability Confident Employer initiative. We endeavour to get back to everyone, however, if you have not heard anything after 7 days, please consider your application unsuccessful

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