Environmental Technician

Biffa; Cannock Wood; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Biffa is seeking a Site Environmental Technician to manage environmental controls and monitor leachate facilities while working under site management.

The role focuses on monitoring, reporting, and maintaining environmental systems to ensure compliant and efficient site operations. Strong emphasis on health and safety and data interpretation. This is a full-time, on-site position in the UK.

Qualifications

• Landfill or environmental experience is required.
• Experience managing leachate treatment facilities.
• Ability to understand and interpret numerical data.
• Significant experience in waste or environmental capacity.

Responsibilities

• Ensure health and safety compliance and report near-miss incidents and environmental violations.
• Manage and operate treatment facilities with in-depth technical knowledge.
• Daily sampling and analysis of leachate lagoons; report non-conformances.
• Record flow meter readings with comments.
• Carry out maintenance on pumps, dosing systems, heat exchangers and blowers; report defects promptly.
• Perform weekly leachate plant tasks and routine safety checks.
• Sample and measure leachate field flows; perform safe repairs when possible.
• Operate SCADA for leachate control and coordinate with supervisors.
• Hold daily coordination meetings with OM/ECA to plan activities.

Skills

Environmental monitoring

Numerical data interpretation

Health and safety awareness

Waste/environmental experience

Tools

SCADA systems

Leachate plant monitoring equipment

Job description

Site Environmental Technician

37.5 hours per week

The main purpose of the Site Environmental Technician is to carry out environmental management and control works in a safe and efficient manner under direct and indirect instruction by the site/operations manager. You will also carry out environmental monitoring and associated reporting of the leachate plant and leachate field to the site manager and to carry out associated tasks to ensure the efficient, compliant running of site infrastructure.

Site Environmental Technician

37.5 hours per week

The main purpose of the Site Environmental Technician is to carry out environmental management and control works in a safe and efficient manner under direct and indirect instruction by the site/operations manager. You will also carry out environmental monitoring and associated reporting of the leachate plant and leachate field to the site manager and to carry out associated tasks to ensure the efficient, compliant running of site infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

• High Regard for health and safety, completing near miss reports as required, compliance with procedures and environmental compliance in accordance with the site's permits


• In depth technical knowledge for treatment facilities


• Daily sampling and analysis of the LTP lagoons for set parameters. Report any non- conformances immediately


• Record various flow meter readings with appropriate comments


• Check and carry out maintenance of pump systems, dosing systems, heat exchanger, blowers etc. Report with appropriate comments. Defects to be reported as soon as possible to the OM/SM/Environmental Control Advisor (ECA)


• Carry out specified weekly tasks at the leachate plant such as cleaning the lamelia plates/tanks, running the emergency shower, checking filters, defects require reporting immediately


• Complete sampling, dipping and flow meter readings of the leachate field including flow lines. as directed by the OM/SM/ECA, reporting any defects immediately. Carry out repairs if possible and when safe to do so


• Leachate SCADA control with communication and coordination with the OM/SM/ECA


• Carry out daily meetings with the OM/ECA to coordinate activities

Essential criteria for this role

• Landfill operational or environmental experience


• Management of leachate treatment facilities


• Ability to understand numerical data


• Significant relevant experience in waste or environmental capacity