Operations Technician
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Our Business
px PEOPLE, their commitment to excellence, innovation and teamwork, are the reason for px Group’s continuing growth and success story. We aim to be the elite provider of operations management, engineering services and energy management solutions in high hazard, highly regulated industries nationally and as we grow, across Europe and globally. For more information visit www.pxlimited.com
The Beckton CHiP plant is designed to have an overall world-leading electrical efficiency of more than 55%, and export up to 17MW of electricity. The plant uses bioliquid fuels classified as renewable and sustainable such as tallow, used cooking oil soya oil and rapeseed oil to power a marine diesel engine. Renewable waste heat from the plant is used in the adjacent gas pressure reduction station owned by Cadent, enabling it to reduce the use of its existing gas heaters and let down the gas pressure for distribution.
The Opportunity
We are now recruiting for an Operations Technician.
In this role you will be responsible for the safe, efficient operation, maintenance & improvement of the CHiP in line with business and statutory needs. This is a dual operational and maintenance role working as part of a shift team.
You’ll be supported with personalised on the job training, coaching, mentoring and twice-yearly development and performance reviews to help maintain & develop your contributions and competence.
Key Responsibilities:
- Following assigned targets ensure safe, environmental & statutory compliant CHiP operation and maintenance which meets and mitigates the CHiP operating requirements.
- Monitoring, inspecting and controlling plant parameters & providing appropriate first line maintenance.
- Interpret and control plant operations through general plant and data presented via a DCS.
- Identify, assist & respond effectively to operational demands achieving safe, efficient generation within prescribed limits during routine, foreseeable deviation and emergency operating conditions.
- Provide plant systems start up and shutdown services and participate in emergency shutdown procedures.
- Identify and immediately report plant defects, observations and anomalies that have, or have the potential to affect the safety of the process or which are noted to be abnormal to usual operations.
Minimum Requirements:
- NVQ L3 or time served apprenticeship in an engineering or process discipline.
- Previous experience contributing to a continuous process/production/operational environment.
- First line maintenance experience.
- Able to follow procedures, systems & processes.
- Experience supporting planning & outage management.
- Fault finding, route cause analysis, problem solving, data monitoring.
- Able to make practical recommendations to continually improve operations.
- Knowledge and understanding of Safe System of Work processes & procedures.
- Knowledge and understanding of Permit to work: risk assessments & method statements.
What you will receive from us:
Contribution towards eye test and glasses
Online company discount benefits site including cinema tickets and gym membership discount
Long Service Awards
Employee recognition scheme – ELITE Awards
Employee Assistance Programme
Flexible Benefits Package
Onsite parking
We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
Please note this role may close early or be extended depending on the volume of applications.