Production Technician (G2)

TTEP UK&I Investments Ltd; Devon and Torbay; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

EP Langage Ltd is seeking a dedicated Production Technician (Operations) to join the team at Langage Power Station, United Kingdom. The role operates on a 24/7 basis and reports to the Shift Team Leader, supporting safe and efficient electricity production.

You will operate and maintain plant equipment, uphold HS&E requirements, and contribute to emergency response and site security. A collective agreement role at G2 level on shift is offered.

Qualifications

• Experience in power generation or heavy industry.
• Experience with laboratory analysis equipment and techniques.
• Good numeracy and literacy skills.
• Competence in IT/IS skills (MS Office).
• Completed recognised technician training or apprenticeship.
• Minimum ONC in engineering subject.
• HNC in engineering subject (desirable).
• Membership in a professional institution desirable.

Responsibilities

• Operate and/or maintain plant areas with HS&E compliance and availability to deliver customer satisfaction and business plan.
• Accurately maintain station and operating logs for statutory compliance.
• Assist Shift Engineer/Team Leader with PTW system and safety rules, including emergency procedures.
• Interact with National Grid and EPUKI traders to understand energy requirements and supply.
• Be aware of asset condition and notify issues affecting HS&E and production capability.
• Collect operational and HS&E data for station logs and reports for internal and statutory bodies.
• Perform routine maintenance, inspections and testing on plant items.
• Ensure thorough handovers between shift teams to maintain safe operations.

Skills

Power generation experience

Laboratory analysis equipment

Numeracy & Literacy

IT/IS skills (MS Office)

Education

Technician training/apprenticeship

ONC (engineering)

HNC (engineering)

Professional membership (desirable)

Job description

Production Technician (G2)

Application Deadline: 7 October 2026

Department: Operations

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Langage Power Station, United Kingdom

Reporting To: Shift Team Leader

Description

EP Langage Ltd is seeking a dedicated Production Technician (Operations) to join the operations team, playing a crucial role in the safe and efficient production of electricity.

Reporting to the Shift Team Leader, the role involves operating and maintaining a complex range of plant equipment, ensuring compliance with company, statutory, and environmental requirements. Operations are conducted on a 24/7/365 basis, often independently, requiring initiative to meet demanding production targets, support fuel management, and contribute to emergency response, site security, and HS&E compliance.

This is a collective agreement role at G2 level working on a shift basis.

Key Responsibilities

• Operating and/or maintaining (as required by the location) all plant areas (inside and outside duties) with a focus on Health, Safety and Environmental (HS&E) compliance and availability, taking actions to deliver customer satisfaction and achievement of business plan.
• Responsibility for accurately maintaining station and operating logs in a timely manner for statutory compliance purposes.
• Assisting Shift Engineer/Team Leader in operating the Permit to Work (PTW) system at an authorised person level with the application of the safety rules, work release and emergency procedures to ensure compliance with site procedures and undertake the duties of a designated person.
• Interacting with National Grid and EPUKI traders in respect of energy requirements and supply to ensure awareness and understanding by all.
• Ensuring full awareness of the technical condition of the asset and is proactive in ensuring that any issues that may affect the HS&E, production capability availability are properly notified and acted upon.
• Collecting operational and HS&E data for inclusion into station logs and formal reports for use by internal and statutory bodies e.g. Environmental Agency. Responsible for accurately maintaining station and operating logs in a timely manner for statutory compliance purposes.
• Performing routine maintenance, inspections, testing to plant items to ensure efficient production, environmental and safety compliance subject to relative competency and asset requirements.
• Ensuring that a comprehensive and thorough handover takes place between shift teams to maintain continuity of safe operations and ensure ongoing knowledge of work activities.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

Background

• Demonstrable experience gained within the power generation industry or similar heavy industry - essential.
• Experience of laboratory analysis equipment and techniques - essential.
• Good level of numeracy, literacy and problem-solving skills - essential.
• Demonstratable competence in use of IT/IS skills (e.g. MS Office) - essential.

Behaviours

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to create strong working relationships with day based team members, leadership, other asset peers, EPUKI and National Grid stakeholders - essential.
• Able to ensure as the Operator and/or Maintainer that there is close and effective working with the day maintenance crew and others - essential.
• Flexible and self-driven approach to training and personal development - essential.
• Able to adapt quickly to new things, changes in the job and work environment and who enjoys being fully involved in ensuring the business is a success - essential.
• Able to identify improvements and take initiative for the betterment of the business - essential.

Qualifications

• Completed a recognised formal training programme or apprenticeship to achieve technician status (e.g. C&G parts I, II & III) - essential.
• Minimum of ONC (or equivalent experience) in an appropriate engineering subject - essential.
• HNC (or equivalent) in an engineering subject, plus relevant experience - desirable.
• Member of recognised professional institution or working towards membership. - desirable.

Further Information

Early Closure

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the stated closing date if sufficient applications are received.

Recruitment Agencies

This role is being advertised directly by EP UK Investments Ltd. At our discretion we will contact select recruitment partners and kindly ask that agencies do not contact us regarding this vacancy.