Shift Team Leader

Astute People; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical

Training and development

Overtime

Job summary

Astute's Power Team is recruiting for a Shift Team Leader to join a Biomass CHP Plant just south of Nottingham. The role offers a competitive salary, overtime and benefits.

Lead the Operations Team, ensure safe and compliant operation, manage permits, train staff, and drive plant improvements and outages as required.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 in engineering.
• IOSH qualification is advantageous but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Operations Team and ensure safe, efficient operation of the plant.
• Ensure the plant operates within parameters while complying with HSE rules and company policies.
• Manage the permit to work system and act as Authorised Person for permits, isolations.
• Provide technical supervision and assist staff engaged in work.
• Deliver training and development plans to shift staff and monitor competency.
• Support outage planning and plant improvement/optimisation projects.
• Follow Company HSE, Environmental and Quality Systems.

Skills

Leadership experience

Education

NVQ Level 3 in engineering

IOSH (advantageous)

Job description

Astute's Power Team is partnered with a market-leading Energy company, to recruit for a Shift Team Leader to join their Biomass Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Plant just south of Nottingham.

The vital Shift Team Leader role comes with a competitive salary + overtime + benefits.

If you're a Shift Team Leader or Assistant Shift Team Leader/Operations Technician looking to progress your career and are looking to work for a leading organisation who invests in training and professional development of their employees.

Responsibilities and duties of the Shift Team Leader

• Leadership of the Operations Team and the safe and efficient operation of the plant
• Ensuring the plant is operating within its parameters whilst complying with strict HSE rules and regulations as well as company policies and procedures
• Leading the sites safety systems including the permit to work system and acting as an Authorised Person for the purpose of issuing permits, switching and carrying out isolations
• Providing technical supervision and assistance where necessary for company and contract staff engaged in work
• Providing effective training and monitoring of shift staff to ensure personnel are competent to undertake their duties, this includes reviews and personal l Development Plans
• Working on outage planning (and assisting during outages), plant improvement projects and plant optimisation projects
• Working within the Company Health & Safety, Environmental and Quality Systems

Professional qualifications

We are looking for someone with the following:

• An NVQ Level 3 minimum qualification in a relevant engineering discipline
• A formal Health and Safety qualification such as IOSH will be advantageous but not a necessity

Personal Skills, Prior Experience and Knowledge

The Shift Team Leader role would suit someone who has:

• Prior experience in an operational environment on a power station with Supervisory experience. This could be Energy from Waste, Coal, CCGT, Biomass, CHP or Nuclear.
• Senior Royal Navy Marine Engineers with significant watch-keeping experience will also be considered
• Senior Authorised Persons Status or experience with High Voltage equipment would be highly advantageous

Salary and benefits of the Shift Team Leader role

• A competitive basic salary
• Overtime
• Private medical
• Other excellent benefits

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