Plant Operations Technician

Nottingham City Council; East Midlands; Presencial; GBP 34.000 - 37.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Hybrid working

Descripción de la vacante

Nottingham City Council’s Enviroenergy division seeks a Plant Operations Technician (Boiler Operator) to support the day-to-day heat station operations at London Road, ensuring safe, compliant and continuous heat supply to domestic and commercial properties.

You will perform water treatment analysis, routine inspections, and data recording under supervision, with on-call duties and a shift cycle. A City & Guilds/BOAS boiler ops certification and a driving licence are required.

Formación

• Experience in a similar role is essential.
• City & Guilds/BOAS boiler ops certification or marine equivalent.
• Ability to collate data and support recording processes.
• Knowledge of water treatment and steam raising plant is desirable.

Responsabilidades

• Provide operational support for the Heat Station as part of a team.
• Carry out water treatment analysis and report results to Engineers.
• Undertake routine PPM inspections on auxiliary equipment.
• Clean and paint plant and machinery; maintain shift/event logs and data.

Conocimientos

Data collation

Problem solving

Flexibility

Driving licence

Water treatment

Steam raising

Educación

City & Guilds or BOAS certification in boiler operations (or marine equivalent)

Descripción del empleo

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Hours: 37 Hours per week. This role is part of a 24-hr rotating shift cycle and requires flexibility to provide continuous service.

Worker Type: Onsite worker

Salary: Starting Salary is £33,673 (Level one) rising to £36,581 (Level four) per annum (pro rata for part-time)

Location:Enviroenergy, 12 London Road, Nottingham, NG2 3AB

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About the Role

Nottingham City Council’s Enviroenergy operates a District Heating Scheme that supplies approximately 5,000 domestic and commercial properties, alongside a High Voltage Private Wire Network serving commercial customers. A vacancy has arisen for a Plant Operations Technician (Boiler Operator).

You will provide operational support of the day-to-day operation of the Heat Station at London Road. Under direct supervision of the Plant Operations Engineer, you will carry out various tasks associated with the operations and maintenance of the heat station including: proactive compilation of water treatment analysis on system feed waters and provide results to both Operations and Compliance Engineers, undertaking routine PPM inspections on auxiliary equipment, cleaning and painting of plant and machinery, complete shift and event logs and data collection in line with audit and safety requirements providing a safe, efficient and continuous supply of heat and power to our domestic and commercial customers.

The post holders will support the Plant Operations Engineer in ensuring all operations impacting the Heat Station are delivered safely and in compliance with established procedures, operating start and stop functions of gas fired boilers and adjustment of firing rates as directed by the Plant Operations Engineer.

About You

The ideal candidate will have:

• Candidates will require previous experience in a similar role
• City & Guilds or BOAS certification in boiler operations (or marine equivalent)
• Ability to collate data and support recording processes on an ongoing basis
• Ability to support plant operations to solve problems and have the flexibility to respond to changing circumstances
• Knowledge of water treatment
• Steam raising plant experience
• Hold a current Driving Licence

The role requires you to participate in the on-call rota.

You can find the job description for this post here

At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on theadditional informationfor applicants page.

For informal enquiries please contact Steve Bettison, Operations Manager, by telephone on 07562 438568 or by email at [e-mail]

Closing Date: 2nd December 2026

Interview will be held: TBC