Operations Support Technician

Viridor energy; Greater London; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

Viridor is recruiting an Operations Support Technician at the Croydon ERF site. This 40-hour-per-week role pays £47,920.13 per year, with participation in an annual bonus and benefits.

You will support the operations team, plan, implement and monitor systems to maximise process efficiency and ensure health, safety and environmental compliance. As a Senior Authorised Person (SAP), you will supervise site contractors, provide cover for shift operatives, and help maintain clear communication across

Qualifications

• Strong verbal and written communication at all levels.
• Ability to run team briefings and shift handovers.
• Experience with Maintenance Management Systems (MMS).
• Knowledge of environmental health & safety in process/power industries.
• Experience with Permits to Work and safety documentation.
• Experience operating mobile plant.
• Engineering qualifications (ONC/HNC or equivalent).
• Safety qualification (IOSH or NEBOSH).
• Senior Authorised Person (SAP) certification.

Responsibilities

• Support ERF operations to maximise process efficiency and safety.
• Act as Senior Authorised Person (SAP) and supervise on-site contractors.
• Provide cover for shift operatives and assist day operations.
• Foster effective communication across the site.
• Carry out other duties to meet site objectives.

Skills

Communication skills

Team briefings

Shift handovers

Reports writing

Maintenance management systems

EHS knowledge

Power plant experience

Permits to Work

Mobile plant operation

Engineering qualification

Safety qualification

SAP certification

Education

ONC / HNC or equivalent

Tools

Maintenance Management Systems

Job description

Career Opportunities: Operations Support Technician (51575)

Requisition ID51575-Posted28/10/2026-ERF Operations-South East England-Croydon, London

Our Vision is to be the UK’s leading innovator of resource recovery and recycling, transforming waste for a climate-positive future.

Are you someone who lives and breathes high performance, leads with ambition, and would like to be part of an organisation that looks after tomorrow? Viridor has a redefined purpose, a bold Vision, and an ambitious, market-leading strategy. We are investing in the future, and we need a talented team with exceptional people, who believe in each other, to help us achieve this.

Join us, as we rise to the challenge andbuild a world where nothing goes to waste

Viridor is at the forefront of waste management and resource recovery in the UK, operating the largest network of Energy Recovery Facilities (ERFs). We play a crucial role in supporting the UK's climate goals by diverting waste from landfills and transforming it into valuable energy resources.

We have an opportunity in Beddington for an Operations Support Technician to join our team working 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday.

The salary for this role will be £47,920.13 per year, and participation in an annual bonus scheme, in addition to our great range of benefits.

We encourage all applicants to apply as soon as possible as we may close vacancies early if we receive a high number of applications.

As Operations Support Technician, you will provide support to the operations team at the ERF site in Beddington. You will plan, implement and monitor systems and processes through good practice to maximise the process and ensuring health, safety and environmental compliance.

You will be a Senior Authorised Person (SAP) complying with the ERF Safe Systems of Work. The role includes the supervision of contractors when carrying out activities on site and you will provide cover for shift operatives during any absences and for day operation team members for leave and attend training courses when required to ensure plant availability is maximised.

In this role, you will build and maintain relationships with colleagues to ensure effective communication across the site. You will be required to be totally flexible and carry out other duties identified from time to time ensuring site objectives are achieved.

The ideal candidate:

• Have excellent communication skills are required at all levels; both verbally and written.
• Ability to carry out team briefings, participate in detailed shift handovers and write concise reports
• Maintenance Management Systems knowledge
• Good understand of environmental health & safety within a process or power industry
• Process or Power Plant experience
• Experience in safe systems of work, issuing Permits To Work / safety documentation and systems
• Experience in the operation of mobile plant
• Engineering qualifications, preferably ONC / HNC (or equivalent)
• Safety qualification, preferably IOSH or NEBOSH
• Senior Authorised Person (SAP)

We are a Great Place to Work

There has never been a more exciting time to join Viridor. Following the acquisition of the business by the global private equity firm, KKR, the core business has been reshaped to focus on our leading UK Energy from Waste portfolio.

As an equal opportunities' employer, Viridor is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply.