Shift Technician

Shift Technician

Start your sustainable career with Vital Energi at Port Clarence! We’re transforming Energy from Waste, helping power local communities, and protecting the planet for future generations. Join us and be part of the future of energy.

We’re excited to announce that we’re looking for a Shift Technician at our new energy from waste infrastructure, Port Clarence biomass facility in Teesside.

As a Shift Technician, you’ll play a vital role in ensuring safe, efficient, and continuous operations across the entire facility.

You will be responsible for operating the entire facility from the main Control Room and managing any emergency situations that may arise to ensure safe, efficient and continuous plant operations. Local operation and plant checks are also integral to this role.

The role operates on a rotating shift pattern, and overtime may be a requirement of the role in order to meet operational demands.

Port Clarence represents the next phase of Vital Energi's evolution from energy solutions provider to significant asset owner, processing 320,000 tonnes of Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) and produce over 30

Mwe, this marks a substantial step-change in scale and ambition. Vital Energi will further invest in the optimisation of the Drakelow EfW plant to improve its productivity and returns, ensuring it continues to deliver robust operational and financial performance as part of the company’s growing portfolio. The energy generated by both facilities will be exported back to the national grid.

• Maintains safe and efficient plant operation including optimised boiler combustion, maximizing electrical generation, managing in-plant power consumption, and operating within all applicable permits.
• Monitors plant operational and emissions data; detects and responds to changing conditions with regard to maximizing plant safety and efficiency.
• Applies trend analysis to DCS records, monitors deviations and applies appropriate corrective measures to ensure that the plant is operated efficiently and within its design capabilities at all times.
• Co-ordinates, directs, and trains other staff as required.
• Oversees the operation of plant equipment. Works with maintenance to troubleshoot problems, determine root cause, and the best course of corrective action.
• Liaises with maintenance staff over the application of safe systems of work to allow maintenance tasks to be carried out safely and with the minimum of disruption to plant operations.
• Reads meters and gauges or automatic recording devices at specified intervals to verify operating conditions. Records data such as temperature of equipment, hours of operation, fuel consumed, water levels, analysis of flue gases, voltage load and generator balance.
• Conduct daily routine maintenance tasks
• Assist in developing plant operating procedures and instructions
• Release plant for maintenance work under the safe system of work process.
• Directs other shift team members as necessary to attend to on-plant issues.
• Undertakes additional duties as may be assigned by the Shift Team Leader from time to time.

Education/experience:

• Qualified to NVQ Level 4 / ONC or equivalent in a relevant Engineering discipline.
• Previous experience in control room operations.
• Good knowledge of combustion and power generation, preferably having gained experience in a power plant or waste management environment.
• Able to delegate tasks and ensure follow through.
• Analytical ability, enthusiastic and competent problem solver with a practical approach to solving engineering problems.
• Able to coach and motivate others.
• Works with a diverse workforce effectively.
• Trains and shares expertise with others
• Ability to work…