Plant Operator

Enfinium Community Fund; Leeds; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy from waste operator in the UK seeks a qualified Plant Operator to ensure safe and efficient operations. As part of the shift team, you'll uphold safety standards while managing day-to-day plant activities. Ideal for those with NVQ Level 4 in Engineering and experience in control room operations. Join a team committed to the journey towards a Net Zero economy with benefits like private medical care and continuous learning opportunities.

Benefits

Vitality Private Medical care

Private Dental Care

Life Assurance

Company pension with a 6% company contribution

Cycle to Work scheme

Employee Assistance programme

Uniform provided

Continuous learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Qualified to NVQ Level 4 / ONC or equivalent in a relevant Engineering discipline.
• Previous experience in control room operations.
• Good knowledge of combustion and power generation, preferably in a power plant or waste management environment.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high standards of health and safety performance and environmental compliance.
• Assist with plant operations to meet environmental permits and safety targets.
• Operate and monitor the plant from the Central Control Room.
• Conduct water quality testing and adjust chemical dosing rates.

Skills

Control room operations

Combustion knowledge

Problem solving

Good communication

Teamwork

Education

NVQ Level 4 / ONC in relevant Engineering discipline

Job description

About The Role

What is the role?

As a Plant Operator you will ensure that you are operating a safe, compliant (legal, regulatory and environmental aspects) and efficient operation of the Plant. As a key member of the shift team you will also be working with other operational staff and maintenance employees.

The successful candidate will act as the Plant AP, assisting the Plant SAP in all safety and operational duties, so that the facility can function as an integrated whole and run at maximum levels of safety, compliance, availability and efficiency.

The role is worked on a rotating shift pattern that includes day‑work, weekends and public/bank holidays, and provides shift‑rota cover, including stand‑by cover as required, to ensure continuous 24/7 operation of the facility.

What you will doing?

Please see below a brief overview of the role and the responsibilities.

In a typical shift the successful candidate’s main tasks and responsibilities are (but not limited to):

• Delivering and maintaining high standards relating to health and safety performance and culture and environmental compliance
• Assisting with plant operations to enable the facility to operate within its Local Authority Project Agreement, Environmental Permit, Planning Conditions and complies with its duty of care responsibilities, whilst fulfilling its contractual and company targets for safety, waste inputs, vehicle turn‑around times and residue outputs.
• Assisting SAP and Management in correct usage and monitoring of the corporate safety rules, site safety rules and associated safe systems of work, including authorisations, cancellations, etc.
• Acts as AP for the correct and compliant administration of the site safety rules, including PTW, LOTO, monitoring and all relevant aspects related to a SSOW within a WtE facility.
• Operates / monitors the plant from a Central Control Room, operates plant and equipment as required by the operational demands of the Plant
• Effective use of DCS monitoring and reporting systems to assist in maintaining high levels of plant reliability and performance.
• Carries out boiler, superheater, economiser and FGT on‑line cleaning according to agreed frequency schedules and OEM recommendations.
• Carries out water quality testing on both pre and post treatment processes. Adjusts boiler feed water chemical dosing rates to ensure water‑steam cycle quality remains within set parameters.

Qualifications & Experience

• Qualified to NVQ Level 4 / ONC or equivalent in a relevant Engineering discipline.
• Previous experience in control room operations.
• Good knowledge of combustion and power generation, preferably having gained experience in a power plant or waste management environment.

Competencies

• Ability to work independently and take initiative where required.
• Able to delegate and prioritise tasks and ensure follow through.
• Analytical ability, enthusiastic and competent problem solver with a practical approach to solving engineering problems.
• Good communication and organisational skills.
• Able to coach and motivate others.
• Fosters an environment of teamwork and co‑operation.
• Works with a diverse workforce effectively.
• Contributes to a positive team spirit and enhances plant morale.
• Treats people with respect.

About Us

As one of the UK’s leading energy from waste operators, enfinium is supporting our country’s journey to a Net Zero economy. We do this by operating and developing six decarbonisation hubs around the UK, where we use waste that would otherwise go to landfill to generate homegrown energy.

Today, enfinium has an annual waste processing capacity of over 2.3 million tonnes, and a total combined electric generating capacity of 265MW (gross) – enough energy to power more than 500,000 UK homes. enfinium is owned by infrastructure investment funds managed by Igneo Infrastructure Partners.

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Benefits

• Vitality Private Medical care
• Private Dental Care
• Life Assurance
• Company pension with a 6% company contribution
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Employee Assistance programme
• Uniform provided
• Continuous learning and development through our e-learning portal and access to role‑based qualifications