Process Technician

Nuada; Belfast; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative carbon capture technology firm in Northern Ireland is seeking an experienced process technician to join its team. This full-time, permanent position involves managing plant operations, performing inspections, and maintaining equipment. Applicants should have prior experience in chemical plants and mechanical skills, with flexibility for shift work. Benefits include competitive salary, generous holiday allowance, and private health insurance, fostering a rewarding work environment where skills can make an impact.

Benefits

Competitive salary and equity package

35 days holiday plus birthday off

Generous pension contribution

Private health insurance

Income Protection and life insurance

Opportunities for personal and professional development

Positive company culture

Qualifications

• Experience in chemical plants required.
• Willingness to work shifts and flexible travel.
• Additional skills in electrics, electronics, PLC programming or mechanical engineering are advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Collect and manage process data effectively.
• Perform daily inspections of the plant.
• Anticipate and troubleshoot plant behaviors.
• Overhaul the plant as needed for maintenance.

Skills

Process data collection and management

Monitoring plant performance

Mechanical competence with hand-tools

Flexibility over work hours

Job description

Nuada is looking for an experienced process technician to join our expanding team! We have two small carbon capture plants currently operating in Italy and the UK.

We require experienced process technicians to help optimise plant performance under the supervision of our shift leads. The role will be based at the pilot plant sites, with frequent access to our HQ in Mallusk.

Typically, there will be just 3 team members involved in pilot plant during daytime hours.

This will be a challenging yet rewarding role that will require a passion to drive things through to completion and work as part of a team developing the next generation of carbon capture technology.

Responsibilities

• Collect process data and work this into the provided spreadsheets
• Manage sampling locally.
• Monitor the plant daily with walkarounds and visual inspections
• Develop an understanding of the plant behaviour, to anticipate troubles and ameliorate them
• Be able to manage isolations as needed by permitting requirements.
• Overhaul the plant as required, for jobs such as filter changes, valve changes, draining, cleaning, flushing, and materials loading.
• Willing to work shifts
• Flexible to travel as required
• Prior experience in chemical plants.
• Good mechanical competence with small hand-tools
• Be occasionally flexible over work hours as plants do not always respect core work hours.
• Additional skills such as electrics, electronics, PLC programming, mechanical engineering, plumbing, laboratory skills would be advantageous.
• Full time, permanent position (flexible hours, shift working)

Benefits

• Competitive salary and equity package
• 35 days holiday (inc. Bank Holidays) plus your birthday off
• Generous pension contribution
• Private health insurance
• Income Protection and life insurance
• The opportunity to continue to develop both personally and professionally, in our rapidly growing company.
• A brilliant company culture that encourages initiative, collaboration, and positivity at work
• Working on projects where your skills can quickly make an impact.
• Recognition for delivering a new, world-leading, technology.