Commissioning Shift Operator

Kanadevia Inova; Leeds; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading waste management company is looking for a Commissioning Shift Operator to join the team at their Leeds facility. The role involves ensuring compliance with contract requirements, supporting the commissioning team, and operating power generating equipment. The position requires a valid safety certificate and experience in control room operations, ideally in waste-to-energy processes. This dynamic role offers a shift pattern of 6 days on, 6 nights off, with a forecast end date of 31/10/2025 before moving to Essex.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Control Room Operator (CRO) in waste or biomass plants.
• Ability to present ideas effectively.
• Proven knowledge of power plant equipment and systems.

Responsibilities

• Ensure work conforms with project time and budget.
• Support commissioning team with mechanical issues.
• Operate power generating equipment using control systems.

Skills

Knowledge of HSEQ legal requirements

Solution oriented

Good command of English

Education

Valid Safety Contractors Certificate (SCC)

CSCS or CCNSG card or equivalent

Job description

Company Description

Welcome to Kanadevia Inova, a global innovation leader in the waste infrastructure space, where we believe in creating a sustainable future through technology and innovation. Transforming Waste into Value. At Kanadevia Inova, we pride ourselves on being at the forefront of waste-to-X technology. We are not just waste managers; we are creators of value from what communities discard. Your role at Kanadevia Inova directly contributes to turning something once considered useless - waste - into something invaluable: energy, heat, hydrogen, fertilizer, and beyond.

Find out more about Kanadevia Inova at www.kanadevia-inova.com.

Job Description

We are seeking a Commissioning Shift Operator on a contractor basis, to join our team on our Skelton Grange energy-from-waste facility, located in Leeds, West Yorkshire.

The shift pattern is: 6 days - 6 nights - 12 off.

You will need to be working initially in Leeds and then in Essex as outlined below.

We require the position to be filled asap with the forecast end date being 31/10/2025 and then you will move on to our Rivenhall Integrated Waste Management Facility (IWMF) located in Kelvedon, Essex until March ’26.

Role Responsibilities outlined below are not exhaustive and further responsibilities will be discussed during the interview stage.

• Ensures works within area of responsibility are executed in accordance with contract requirements, and conform with project time, budget and Health, Safety, Environmental and Quality (HSEQ) requirements
• Supports the commissioning team in all mechanical issues (filter cleaning and exchange, greasing, dismount pumps, replenish consumables etc.)
• Reports any variations and issues to the Commissioning Manager
• Maintains all mechanical tools in a clean state and ready to use and cleans the equipment of the plant
• Liaises and coordinates with other project team members, in particular the Commissioning Manager, Commissioning Lead Engineers and shift team leaders.
• Operate and control power generating equipment, including boilers, turbines, generators, reactors etc using semi automated control system and standalone equipment control panels

Qualifications

• Knowledge of relevant HSEQ legal and management system requirements
• Valid Safety Contractors Certificate (SCC), Safepass (ROI), CSCS or CCNSG card or equivalent
• Solution oriented
• Ability to present ideas effectively
• Good command of English (English written and spoken), other languages an advantage
• Experience as a Control Room Operator (CRO), preferably in plants utilizing waste as fuel, biomass incineration, or fossil fuel technology, with proven knowledge of power plant equipment and systems.

Additional Information

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