UK - Shift Plant Operator, Walsall

Encyclis•Birmingham, IA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

ENCYCLIS, (formerly known as Covanta Europe), is a leader in the energy from waste industry. We generate sustainable electricity for homes and businesses from non-recyclable waste. The ash from the process is also recycled to become building materials, and metals are recovered for re-use. Our facilities are some of the most advanced in the world, boasting new, state-of-the-art equipment and tools, ensuring safety is at the heart and its people are set up for success. You will be joining a team of highly skilled, diverse individuals and a business that applauds their successes, loves idea sharing, and values its people. Encyclis is building a brand new Energy Recovery Facility in Walsall, based in the Midlands. The new facility will be a sustainable alternative to landfill, using household, commercial, and non-hazardous industrial residual waste, left after recycling and composting efforts, as a fuel to generate clean electricity. The facility, which is in its construction phase and is expected to commence full commercial operations in 2027, will provide a vital outlet for the sustainable disposal of over 436,000 tonnes of residual waste per year and will generate 49 megawatts of low carbon energy – enough electricity to meet the needs of over 90,000 homes.

Requirements

National Diploma or National Vocational Qualification Level 3 or 2 in a technical or science subject, although relevant other qualifications with energy recovery or large process plant experience will be considered.
Broad technical background in either plant operations or maintenance.
Preferably three years (3) experience, including practical experience with large boiler, rotating plant and modern DCS systems.

Responsibilities

Operate the facility in a safe, environmentally compliant and in an efficient manner on a shift rotation basis. To include waste feeding and overhead cranes, combustion of municipal and commercial waste streams, LP and HP steam systems, fans, pumps, Steam Turbine Generator (STG), ash handling, water treatment processes and boiler water chemistry, conveyors, filter systems and valves.
Take an active role in promoting, monitoring and improving the site H&S performance to include PPMS, routines and safety inspections, and partake in H&S meetings and forums.
Develop, implement, and maintain the facilities operational procedures and risk assessments.
Report any Health, Safety and Environmental unsafe conditions, accidents or incidents to the Shift Team Leader.
Attain authorisation and support the delivery of Encyclis’ Safe Systems of Work, and Site Safety Rules.
Support the STL with coordination and communication of the safe working practices of site staff and contractors.
Operate and interrogate the plant from the Distributed Control System (DCS) and perform all on plant duties, including operational tasks and routines.
Liaise closely with the maintenance teams on all planned and unplanned maintenance activities to include removing plant and apparatus from service and returning the plant to service, and effective communication and coordination of plant start-ups and shutdowns.
Co-ordinate and instruct operational activities with Assistant Plant Operators and Day Operations.
Participate in operational improvement processes and corrective actions, defect notifications and rectification.
During emergency situations, co-ordinate with the emergency services and operate the facility to a safe shut condition, whilst under the direction of the Shift Team Leader.