Operations Technician

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

Operations Technician

Altera Recruitment Group is supporting an established energy and waste management operation in the appointment of a Operations Technician to join its operational team in Wolverhampton.

As a Operations Technician your will support the safe and efficient running of boilers, steam turbines and associated plant systems. Working closely with the Team Leader, you will help oversee day to day EFW plant operations, monitor performance through the DCS and provide direction to the operations team.

Key Responsibilities of a Operations Technician

• Support the Team Leader with the safe and efficient operation of boilers, steam turbines and associated plant equipment, taking overall operational responsibility when required.
• Monitor plant performance through the DCS, instrumentation, alarms and operational readings, identifying abnormalities and taking appropriate action to maintain safe and reliable operation.
• Coordinate and supervise the operations team during each shift, allocating duties, overseeing plant activities and ensuring operational procedures are followed.
• Maintain accurate shift records, including plant readings, emissions data, defects, incidents and maintenance requirements, ensuring relevant issues are escalated promptly.
• Respond effectively to plant faults, emergencies and operational issues, supporting repairs, blockages and planned or reactive maintenance while following established emergency and permit to work procedures.

Candidate Requirements

• Previous experience operating or working within a high pressure boiler, steam turbine, energy from waste, power generation or comparable industrial plant environment.
• Proven experience supervising or coordinating an operational team, with the confidence to take responsibility for plant operations in the absence of the Team Leader.
• Strong understanding of industrial control systems, ideally including DCS, together with the ability to interpret plant readings, alarms, pressures, temperatures and flow information.
• A recognised FLT qualification would be advantageous, with experience operating front loading shovel equipment also beneficial.
• Strong commitment to health and safety, with the ability to work within permit to work systems, follow risk assessments and operating procedures, and respond appropriately to incidents and emergencies. A current First Aid qualification would be advantageous.

What's on Offer

• Competitive salary of £45,000 - £49,000, reflecting the responsibility and technical nature of the position.
• Permanent opportunity in Wolverhampton, working within an established operational environment within the energy sector.
• Leadership responsibility, providing an opportunity to further develop your supervisory and operational management experience.
• Technical exposure, working across boilers, steam turbines, control systems and wider energy from waste plant operations.
• Career development potential, with the opportunity to build further experience within a technically complex and safety focused energy operation.