Plant Operator

Plant Operator - (Industrial Wastewater Treatment Projects)

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Purpose:

The plant operator is responsible for operating, monitoring and maintenance of the assets associated with Aqua Operations Effluent Treatment Plants (ETPs). The Operator will be expected to implement monitoring control activities and operational changes to ensure the ETPs operates reliably and efficiently to ensure discharge compliance. The Operator will conduct all required tasks as required (both planned and reactive), responding to alarms and will make process decisions based on monitoring of the plant SCADA system.

The Operator will also carry out planned maintenance and reactive unplanned maintenance tasks (assisting the plant maintainer for complex tasks) should they arise, ensuring the process assets are in as good condition as possible. The role requires that the process and assets are operated at optimum performance at all times. The Operator will also be expected to maintain analytical data into a computer-based system to record plant performance and be able to use the trends and data to make proactive decisions in conjunction with the Plant Manager.

• Purchasing consumables, for example Chemicals
• Monitoring of SCADA and responding to alarms
• Day to Day Plant Operations
• Proactive monitoring and reporting
• Feedback onto planned maintenance systems and reactive maintenance actions
• Improvement feedback and plans
• Optimisation
• Laboratory analysis tests/sampling
• Support to and from Maintenance Lead
• Site Housekeeping
• On call rota

• At least 1 to 2 years on SCADA process for monitoring of processes and assets.
• To be able to demonstrate through previous work experience, an ability to interpret technical information to affect changes on the plant
• Operational knowledge of ETPs.
• Experience of conducting either Electrical, Mechanical or Instrument planned Maintenance programme.
• Experience of working directly with sub-contractors.
• To be able to demonstrate through previous work experience, an ability to interpret technical literature and engineering drawings to enable troubleshoot and fault diagnostics
• Ability and knowledge to complete basic repairs and maintenance.
• Computer literate
• Ability to use Maintenance Management Systems
• Advanced knowledge of ETP’s

• Training in Environmental Health and Safety
• NVQ or similar in plant operations and/or maintenance

AOL is a rapidly growing industrial and environmental service business managing contracts across many industrial sectors in the UK. AOL’s business model is based on long term service agreements with permanent site presence (contracts ranging from 1 to 20 years). Contracts typically cover the completed water cycle, including site operations and maintenance as well as project development and delivery. The company offer considerable development and progression opportunities in multiple locations in all ranges of role – engineering, consultancy, operations, maintenance, project management, general and profit centre management.