Assistant Shift Team Leader Brigg, UK

Burmeister & Wain Scandinavian Contractor A/S; Brigg; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Care Cash Plan

Employee Assistance Programme

Pension contributions 6%

34 days annual leave (incl. 8 Bank Hol

Life Assurance

Enhanced paternity/maternity pay

Electric Vehicle Scheme

Annual bonus

Job summary

BWSC is seeking an Assistant Shift Team Leader for the Brigg Renewable Energy Plant in the United Kingdom. The role reports to the Shift Team Leader and Operations Manager and focuses on safe, reliable, and efficient plant operation with full role-specific training provided.

You will perform routine inspections, data collection, and short‑term maintenance, while supporting fuel handling and outage activities.

Qualifications

• Strong observational and data recording abilities.
• Ability to work under pressure and follow safety rules.
• Ability to operate and control equipment and use basic IT tools.

Responsibilities

• Inspect and operate the plant, logging data and maintaining safety.
• Carry out routine/first-line maintenance and fault finding to improve availability.
• Organise housekeeping and plant cleaning on a daily basis.
• Monitor performance and take proactive measures to improve efficiency.
• Follow site safety rules and assist in HV isolation where needed.
• Support maintenance and fuel handling teams for safe operations.
• Maintain shift logs and record defects in the CMMS.
• Contribute to site procedures and support outages as required.

Skills

Observation & recording

Attention to detail

Pressure management

Basic IT skills

Equipment operation

Problem solving

Tools

Maintenance management system

Job description

Do you have knowledge and experience in operations? A background in maintenance or technical trade? A Military trade or Operational role? Then you might be our new Assistant Shift Team Leader to join our Operations team at our Brigg Renewable Energy Plant.

What will you be doing?

Reporting to the Shift Team Leader and Operations Manager you will be responsible forensuring the plant is operated with respect to safety, environmental and operational limits at all times, whilstmaximising availability, reliability and efficiency. Full training specific to role will be provided.

Summary of Responsibilities:

• Undertake routine plant inspections, operational routines, adjustments and testing alongside the collecting and recording of plant data.
• Undertake general defect rectification, planned and first line reactive maintenance and fault finding, to achieve availability and reliability targets required.
• Organising and participating in housekeeping and plant cleaning activities on a daily basis
• Monitor plant performance, identifying and taking proactive measures to improve performance shortfalls.
• Adopting and enacting role(s) within the site safety rules, including the isolation of mechanical plant and electrical apparatus and associated HV switching
• Provide operational support for the maintenance and fuel handling teams tomaximise plant performance and safety, particularly during fuel delivery and by-product removal periods.
• Maintaining an accurate and comprehensive shift log and ensuring all defects/works are recorded using the Maintenance management system.
• Adhere to health, safety and environmental management policies and assist in the creation/development of all site operations procedures, so they remain accurate, suitable and sufficient.
• Provide operational support for all planned outages as required, which may require periods of ‘Day working’.

Skills and knowledge required to succeed:

• Observation and recording skills
• Thorough and attention to detail
• Ability to take on board feedback constructively
• Work well under pressure
• Basic knowledge of chemistry including the safe use and disposal of chemicals
• Ability to operate and control equipment
• Ability to use, repair and maintain machines and tools
• Thinking, reasoning and problem-solving skills
• Basic IT skills for carrying out basic tasks on a computer or hand-held device, fill in a daily log, enter and process data in spreadsheets

Specific experience in an operational or production role on an EFW, CHP, Biomass or Renewable Power Station will be a primary requirement for this role, while gasification experience and / or a trade or engineering background would be considered as an advantage.

What do we offer?

BWSC gives you access to a great network of possibilities. We build inspiring careers locally and internationally.

• We offer a key position with great colleagues and the possibility to bring your skills into play and growth on a personal level. Whilst working as an Assistant Shift Team Leader at BWSC we offer a competitive Health Care Cash Plan (on successful completion of probationary)
• Employee Assistance Programme (on successful completion of probationary)
• Salary Exchange Pension contributions & fixed employer Pension contribution of 6%
• 34 days annual leave (inclusive of the 8 statutory Bank Holidays) with the addition of 1 extra days annual leave for every 5 years of service
• Life Assurance cover
• Enhanced paternity and maternity pay
• Access to an Electric Vehicle Scheme (on successful completion of probationary)
• Opportunity to earn an annual bonus (depending on business performance)

This role is a full-time role contracted for 40 hours per week, working a 24/7 shift pattern.

Some occasional and ad-hoc national travel may be required.

Ready for a challenge?

You must have the right to work in the UK in order to apply.

The application deadline is 30th October2026.

If you have any questions or need further information, please contact Richard Frecknall on [e-mail].

BWSC no longer receive or handle applications received via email due to the directives of the GDPR. In order for your application to be processed, you must submit your application via our online recruitment system.

Burmeister & Wain Scandinavian Contractor A/S (BWSC) is a global power plant Operation & Maintenance and technical service provider with engineering expertise, enabling power plant owners to deliver cleaner and affordable energy. We are experts in servicing, upgrading, operating, and maintaining energy systems for diesel, natural gas, and renewable baseload power plants. We help our customers increase reliability and availability of energy production, improve efficiency and performance of their power plant, design and integrate future‑proof technologies, and secure lower cost of maintenance. Our people are at the core of everything we do and key to a positive relationship with our customers. We invest in our people and their wellbeing, to ensure continued success and growth of the company.