Energy​/Power Generation Operator, Occupational Health & Safety

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City:
Cardiff

Address:
Cardiff, Wales, GB, CF24 5SB

Job Requisition Number 9298

Work Type Permanent

Job Function Operational

Salary Range £28,065.00-£31,887.00

Base Cardiff East

As a Plant Operator you will be responsible for the day-to-day safe operation and maintenance of the Anaerobic Digestion (AD) facility.

Your role will involve the acceptance of food waste feedstock and operating a computerised process system. You will also be responsible for maintenance and housekeeping of infrastructure and assets to comply with WWOE and regulatory standards, contractual requirements and to safeguard the process and people.

As an AD Plant Operator, you be the initial point of contact for the receipt of food waste and will liaise with customers, contractors and visitors to the site in accordance with the company’s values and behaviours. You will load process equipment using mobile plant and clean delivery vehicles in order to main compliance with regulatory requirements.

Accurate completion of site documentation will form part of daily tasks as well as interrogation of data to identify trends and process related issues.

You will be part of a standby rota, so a valid driving licence is essential.

• Undertake all activities in a safe and hygienic manner.
• Receipt of food waste deliveries.
• Undertake activities in accordance with the site environmental permit and contractual requirements.
• Conduct plant process sampling and review.
• Complete data entry, review and interrogation
• Reporting incidents, accidents, hazards and near misses.
• Manage consumable stock volumes and provide feedback for required orders.
• Undertake first line maintenance and housekeeping on infrastructure and assets.
• Complete and distribute plant reading reports to stake holders.
• Be a Tier 1 responder for the site standby arrangements.

• Operational experience of process plant
• Ability to solve problems; takes ownership and approaches problem solving w
• A good understanding of health and safety is key to the role, knowledge of waste legislation and operating under an environmental permit would be an advantage.
• Organised dedicated approach with the proven ability to meet deadlines and targets
• IT literate – confident in using email and putting data into spreadsheets
• Ability to attain the appropriate level of competence to operate moving plant and licensing, where appropriate
• We are looking for a good team player who will work within a small team to support other Plant Operators, Lead Operators and the site management team to maintain and improve process efficiencies.

• There will be a requirement to participate in standby rota
• Interviews to be held week commencing 27.10

As well as a market competitive salary, 34 days annual leave (pro rata, including public holidays), we offer a range of employee benefits and rewards including:

• Variable pay schemes (your salary band will remain the same, but performance depending, you could receive an incremental within-band increase and a yearly incentive)
• Option to buy additional annual leave up to 5 days per year
• Enhanced employer pension contributions – Up to 11% employer contributions
• Free Mortgage Brokering Services
• Enhanced family friendly policies
• Progression opportunities, including the ability to apply for funded training and coaching and mentoring programmes
• Gym and fitness discounts as well as high street shopping
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discount off all Welsh Water visitor attraction centres and gift shops
• Car-leasing scheme and free on-site parking at all sites
• Health Cash Back scheme and access to an online GP service
• An employee assistance programme for employees and their immediate family
• Many more can be…