Pilot Plant Process Operator (Nottingham)

Frey Consulting Group; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Nova Biochem, based in Nottingham, is scaling up its supercritical water depolymerisation technology. The Process Operator will support safe, reliable operation of the prototype, work across depolymerisation, analytics and separation, and contribute to process development and future scale-up.

This hands-on role involves close collaboration with R&D and technical teams. You will help ensure safe running, accurate documentation, and continuous improvement of operating practices while gaining

Qualifications

• Experience operating process equipment in an industrial, pilot-scale, or technical environment.
• Comfortable following operating procedures and running equipment consistently and safely.
• Strong attention to detail and a methodical approach to process operation.

Responsibilities

• Prepare biomass feedstocks and materials for planned depolymerisation runs.
• Set up, operate and shut down the depolymerisation prototype safely and consistently in line with established procedures.
• Monitor key process conditions such as temperature, pressure and flow, identifying and reporting deviations.
• Carry out downstream processing activities including filtration, phase separation, acidification and product recovery.
• Maintain accurate records of process parameters, materials used and operational observations.
• Work closely with the technical and R&D teams to support experiments, process development and continuous improvement.

Skills

Process operation

Attention to detail

Record-keeping

Safety procedures

Problem-solving

Team collaboration

Independent work

Communication

Organizing

Time management

Education

Process/mechanical/chemical engineering background

Tools

PFDs

P&IDs

SOPs

Job description

Nova Biochem, based in Nottingham, is scaling up its supercritical water depolymerisation technology. The Process Operator will support safe, reliable operation of the prototype, work across depolymerisation, analytics and separation, and contribute to process development and future scale-up.

This hands-on role involves close collaboration with R&D and technical teams. You will help ensure safe running, accurate documentation, and continuous improvement of operating practices while gaining