Plant Operator

MWH Treatment Limited; Preston; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in water treatment is seeking skilled Plant Operators for a contract role in Oswestry. Responsibilities include monitoring and adjusting operating parameters, overseeing equipment, and collaborating with the process team and clients. This position is crucial for maintaining optimal plant performance and ensuring compliance with operational standards.

Qualifications

• Skilled and experienced plant operator.

Responsibilities

• Monitor process operating parameters and equipment.
• Adjust parameters to maintain performance.
• Order chemicals and maintain daily logs.

Skills

Process monitoring

Equipment monitoring

Parameter adjustment

Chemical ordering

Collaboration

Job description

We are looking for Plant operators for Oswestry on the United Utilities framework on a contract basis.

• Responsibility for process monitoring of the new plant
• Daily monitoring of the process operating parameters (MLSS, SSVI, final effluent analyses, sludge thickener performance, sludge, chemicals)
• Daily monitoring of equipment (oxidation ditch (inducers, blowers, instruments, ferric, caustic, sludge thickeners, etc)
• Monitoring of analysers, recalibration of instruments, ordering of reagents
• Adjustment of process parameters to maintain performance
• Reporting to Advance Plus process commissioning engineer
• Consultation with client, suppliers and Advance Plus process team
• Regular meetings with UU re progress, performance, etc
• Daily logs
• Ordering of chemicals as required (including ferric, caustic, poly, reagents, cuvettes for sampling analyses)
• Taking deliveries of chemicals
• Assisting Advance Plus team with shutdowns, access, etc

You will be a skilled and experienced plant operator