Lead Operations Technician – Energy from Waste Plant

Altera Recruitment Group Ltd; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 49,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary £45k–£49k

Permanent role in Wolverhampton

Leadership responsibility

Exposure to boilers & turbines

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Altera Recruitment Group is supporting an established energy and waste management operation in Wolverhampton. The Operations Technician will help ensure safe and efficient running of boilers, steam turbines and associated plant, working with the Team Leader to oversee day-to-day EFW plant operations.

The role offers permanent employment in a technical environment with opportunities to develop supervisory and operational management experience, across boilers, control systems and energy from waste

Qualifications

• Experience operating high pressure boilers and steam turbines or similar industrial plant.
• Proven ability to supervise or coordinate an operational team.
• Good understanding of industrial control systems, able to read plant readings and alarms.
• FLT qualification would be advantageous; experience with front loading shovel is a plus.
• Strong health and safety focus, with familiarity of permit-to-work systems and basic first aid awareness.

Responsibilities

• Support the Team Leader with safe, efficient operation of boilers, turbines and plant equipment.
• Monitor plant performance via DCS, alarms and readings; identify issues and take action.
• Coordinate and supervise the operations team during shifts, assigning duties and ensuring procedures are followed.
• Maintain shift records: readings, emissions, defects, incidents and maintenance requirements.
• Respond to faults or emergencies, assist repairs and corrective actions following permit-to-work procedures.

Job description

Altera Recruitment Group is supporting an established energy and waste management operation in Wolverhampton. The Operations Technician will help ensure safe and efficient running of boilers, steam turbines and associated plant, working with the Team Leader to oversee day-to-day EFW plant operations.

The role offers permanent employment in a technical environment with opportunities to develop supervisory and operational management experience, across boilers, control systems and energy from waste