Process Operator

SAUR; Ospringe; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Shift allowance 10% of basic salary

Pension scheme

Private healthcare

Death in service (4x salary)

Group income protection

Holidays 25 days + 8 statutory days

On-call standby £25/day

Job summary

Nijhuis Saur Industries UK & Ireland招聘运营技术员，负责操作市政/工业废水处理厂及相关设备，确保达成水质目标并对客户生产不产生任何影响。

岗位涉及06:00–22:00工作时段，周一至周日轮班，周末远程监控，需具备水样分析、数据处理与现场维护能力。

Qualifications

• Experience in carrying out laboratory analysis.
• Experience of managing sub-contractor activities and planning sub contract activities.
• Ability to interpret technical information to effect changes on the plant.
• Ability to work within a quality system.
• Ability to complete basic repairs and maintenance.
• IT literate; training will be provided for the right candidate.

Responsibilities

• Work within the client and NSI HSE systems.
• Maintain ownership of HSE issues at all levels.
• Monitor wastewater plant performance and adjust as required.
• Carry out daily laboratory analysis on water samples.
• Develop and maintain plant logs and process data.
• Respond to emergencies and on-site issues, including remote monitoring.
• Set standards for operational excellence and housekeeping.
• Build professional relationships with client and NSI staff.

Skills

Laboratory analysis

Sub-contractor management

Interpret technical information

Quality system compliance

Repairs & maintenance

IT literate

Data gathering & analysis

On-call remote monitoring

Education

NVQ in relevant discipline

Water/Wastewater competency training

Job description

Summary

The Process Operator will be responsible for operating a brewery wastewater treatment plant and associated equipment to achieve water quality targets and ensuring continuous operations without impact to the customers production whilst maintaining water discharge compliance.

The Operations Technician will be expected to drive operational excellence and put forward suggestions to improve the safety, reliability and efficiency of the wastewater treatment plant.

The Operations Technician role will be required to provide support to both the Operations Manager and the Lead Operations Technician.

The role will be predominantly operational shift cover between the hours of 06:00 – 22:00 Monday to Friday alternating weekly shifts 06:00-14:00/14:00-22:00, Remote monitoring over weekends is required (frequency to be established), during periods of absence, the operations technician may be required to be flexible with shifts.

The role will cover all operational aspects required to successfully operate the plant, including but not limited to, water sampling, sample analysis, operating a centrifuge, operating valves to optimise the running of the plant, housekeeping, data gathering, data, chemical handling.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Work within the client and NSI HSE systems


• Visible ownership on HSE issues at all levels both in the client organisation and within NSI.


• Promptly raise any issues which could affect both the client and NSI


• Monitor the performance of the wastewater treatment plant performance and make adjustments as required.


• Carry out daily laboratory analysis on water samples.


• Write and update task risk assessments and method statements


• Contribute to solutions that help minimise risk to the client, colleagues and other stakeholders.


• Complete assigned actions in a timely manner.


• Develop & Maintain professional relationships with Customer personnel, NSI and subcontractor staff.


• Gain recognition by the Customer as a reliable O&M ‘expert practitioner’


• Build recognition with Customer for high performance plant operations


• Exhibit proactive attitude and approach to maintaining and improving plant performance.


• Recognise gaps and opportunities in the operation of the plant.


• Actively seek improvement opportunities.


• Identify faults, evaluate rectification measure and to make initial recommendations, in order to complete implement process change or basic repairs.


• Set the standard by demonstrating operational excellence in all activities


• When on-call, remotely monitor the plant performance via an app and travel to site if any issues cannot be resolved remotely


• Respond to emergencies, including emergency request for deployment to operational contracts


• Identify faults, evaluate rectification measure and to make initial recommendations, in order to complete implement process change or basic repairs.


• Gather all systems information and complete plant logs to understand the function and


• operation of the ETP on the site


• Demonstrate an ability to interpret and trend data for process changes


• Utilising plant information, identify any changes in system performance and/or potential


• operational problems, evaluate and make initial recommendations to return plant to its optimum operating condition


• Development and maintenance of good housekeeping practices


• To work unsupervised with a proactive attitude


• Develop good team working behaviours with the client and other NSI staff


• Look to self develop and promote development of others


• Demonstrate leadership qualities in everyday activities

Required Skills/Qualifications (Essential)

• Experience in carrying out laboratory analysis


• Experience of managing sub-contractor activities and planning sub contract activities


• To be able to demonstrate through previous work experience, an ability to interpret technical information to affect changes on the plant


• Demonstrate the ability to work within a quality system


• Ability and knowledge to complete basic repairs and maintenance


• IT literate


• All training will be provided for the right candidate

Required Skills/Qualifications (Desirable)

• Completed a Water / Wastewater competency-based training programme


• Experience of maintaining mechanical equipment


• Experience of operating Water and/or Wastewater Treatment Plant


• NVQ in relevant discipline


• Relevant training in Environmental Health and Safety

Working for us means

• Salary Banding – Up to £31,000 (DOE)


• Hours of Work – 40 hours per week, Monday to Sunday.


• Shift Allowance - 10% of basic salary


• Standby - £25 per day, Friday to Sunday (currently operates 1 in 3, future frequency to be established)


• Overtime – will be paid at 1.5.


• Holidays – 25 days + 8 statutory days


• Probationary Period – 6 months


• Pension – Can join immediately or auto enrolled after 3 months - Employee 5% and Employer 5% via salary sacrifice


• Eligible to join Private Healthcare after successfully completing probation


• Eligible for Death in Service benefit (4 x basic salary) and Group Income Protection upon commencement of employment


• Notice – 1 week during probation, increasing to 1 month thereafter

Nijhuis Saur Industries UK & Ireland are committed to maintaining Environmental & Social Impact goals:
To reach Net Zero emissions across our value chain by 2040.
To continuously meet high standards of social and environmental performance, transparency, accountability, maintaining B-Corp Certification.
To be a socially responsible company creating a positive impact to all stakeholders including workers, communities, customers, and our planet.
Nijhuis Saur Industries UK & Ireland are an equal opportunity employer; we are committed to providing equal opportunities in all aspects of employment in line with the Equality Act 2010.