Boilerplant Attendant

We are looking for a Boilerplant Attendant to join the Boiler Plant team at our Rotherham site. The Boiler Attendant is responsible for the day-to-day monitoring, operation and first line maintenance of the Boiler Plant that provides essential services to the steel production plant.

Benefits of the Boilerplant Attendant

• 39 days holidays per year
• Generous pension scheme (up to 10% employer contribution)
• Free life assurance
• Income protection
• Free parking
• Retail discount scheme
• Career development and training
• Employee Assistance Programme

The Role of a Boilerplant Attendant

• The Boilerplant is operational 7 days a week / 24 hrs a day and 365 days per year therefore team members are required to work weekends and Bank holidays to ensure full cover is maintained.
• Team members currently work a 12-hour shift rota averaging 40hrs / week.
• The manufacturing plant includes the generation and conveying of steam and associated water treatment and gas storage facilities.
• The Boilerplant Attendant will closely with the Works Services Fitters and and Liaison with Section Engineers to carry out repairs and improvement work.
• The job holder will be required to supervise deliveries of Boiler Plant chemicals, and other commodities ensuring delivery procedures are adhered to.
• The jobholder will supervise & monitor the activities of specialist Contractors and others, ensuring they are working safely and to programme, as well as performing the necessary plant isolations and issue of Permits to Work.
• Boilerplant Attendants  are required to provide routine maintenance and first line breakdown repairs, including basic mechanical and pipefitting repairs, modification and improvements.
• Boilerplant Attendants need to be in continuous contact with Production units to ensure steam is generated to match demand for a number of batch processes and that steam plant is available as required.

Requirements of the Boilerplant Attendant

• They must be self-motivated as they are required to work unsupervised and are responsible for determining priority's and to ensure continuity of services.
• They are required to monitor alarms from outside plant and utilities and take appropriate action.
• They are required to work flexibly and apply urgency, reason and logic to breakdowns and incidents that occur.
• The jobholder requires a good understanding of the operation of boilers and water plant. Ideally the jobholder will have achieved the Boiler Operation Accreditation Scheme (BOAS) / Certified Industrial Boiler Operator (CertIBO) qualification.
• The attendant must be familiar with basic computer applications for which training will be provided.

The Working Pattern of a Boilerplant Attendant

• This role is 6am-6pm 12 hour days.