Leachate Plant Environmental Technician

Biffa Waste Services; Cannock; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Biffa Waste Services in Cannock is seeking a Site Environmental Technician to manage environmental controls and monitoring at the leachate plant. You will work under the site manager to ensure compliant, safe operations and accurate reporting of plant performance.

The role requires hands-on experience with leachate facilities, data analysis, and daily sampling, with a focus on health and safety and routine maintenance of pumps, meters, and SCADA systems.

Qualifications

• Landfill operational or environmental experience
• Management of leachate treatment facilities
• Ability to understand numerical data
• Significant relevant experience in waste or environmental capacity

Responsibilities

• Health and safety focus, near-miss reporting, and compliance with site permits
• In-depth technical knowledge for treatment facilities
• Daily sampling and analysis of the LTP lagoons with reporting of non-conformances
• Record flow meter readings with comments
• Maintain pump/dosing systems, heat exchanger, blowers; report defects promptly
• Weekly leachate plant tasks: cleaning plates/tanks, checks and reporting defects
• Sample leachate field and report defects; perform repairs if safe
• Coordinate Leachate SCADA with OM/SM/ECA and hold daily meetings

Job description

Biffa Waste Services in Cannock is seeking a Site Environmental Technician to manage environmental controls and monitoring at the leachate plant. You will work under the site manager to ensure compliant, safe operations and accurate reporting of plant performance.

The role requires hands-on experience with leachate facilities, data analysis, and daily sampling, with a focus on health and safety and routine maintenance of pumps, meters, and SCADA systems.