Shift Plant Operator

Overview:
**JOIN US IN MAKING A REAL DIFFERENCE TO THE WORLD WE LIVE IN**:
**Who are ENCYCLIS?**:
ENCYCLIS, (formally known as Covanta Europe), is a leader in the energy from waste industry and we are looking for our next talented individual to join us on our continuous mission of achieving brilliant things

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 They boast 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.

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**We offer fantastic benefits here**:
**Where you will be working**:
Encyclis **Rookery South Energy Recovery Facility (ERF)** is located near Stewartby in Bedfordshire, just a few minutes off the M1 Motorway and only 20 minutes from Milton Keynes central.

This impressive three-line facility has been operational since January 2022 and has the capacity to process 585,000 tonnes of residual waste annually, delivering sustainable electricity to meet the needs of around 112,000 homes.

**Responsibilities**:
**The Opportunity**:
The Shift Plant Operator (SPO) is responsible for the safe operation of the facility by utilisation of a Distributed Control System (DSC), ensuring close monitoring and control of the operational processes and parameters of the facility. Reporting directly to the Operations Shift Team Leader, the Shift Plant Operator will work in accordance with Encyclis procedures, whilst ensuring the facility is operationally compliant with the Environmental Permit and all related emissions to air, land and water.

The position works on a rotating shift pattern as follows:

- 4 days on shift, followed by 5 days off
- 5 days on shift, followed by 4 days off
- 5 days on shift, followed by 12 days off
- Each shift is 12 hours long and is a mixture of days (6am - 6pm) and nights (6pm - 6am)_

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**What we need from you**:
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**Key Duties & Responsibilities of the role**:

- 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.
- The Shift Plant Operator will 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.
- Attain authorisation and support the delivery of the Encyclis Safe Systems of Work, and Site Safety Rules.
- The ability to 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 the Shift Plant Operator will co-ordinate with the emergency services and operate the facility to a safe shut condition, whilst under the direction of the Shift Team Leader.

Qualifications:
**Education & Experience**:
Relevant other qualifications with energy recovery or large process plant experience will be considered for the role.
- This role requires a 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.

**Want to know more about what we do?**

**Check out this video of one of our facilities, Rookery South in Bedford, here