Operations Technician

Our Business

px group is a fully integrated infrastructure solutions business, with over 25 years experience. We provide innovative operations management, engineering services & energy management solutions to partners in high hazard, highly regulated industries. Our focus is improving operating performance of commercial and industrial facilities, with zero harm to people, environment asset and reputation. We do this by focusing on 5 key areas: Operations & Maintenance, Engineering Services, Energy Trading, Digital Transformation & Due Diligence.

The Opportunity

We’re currently recruiting an OPERATIONS TECHNICIAN at Beckton Energy Combined Head & Intelligent Power Plant located in south-east London. Our plant is fuelled by bio-liquids powering a MAN B&W marine 2 stroke diesel engine coupled to a 13 MW generator. Exhaust gases drive a turbo generator feeding the local LV site distribution system, before being treated through a Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) system, then released to atmosphere.

Working & contributing as part of a shift team you’re responsible for safe, efficient operations, maintenance & improvement. Your responsibilities include:

• Following targets & direction ensuring SHEQ compliant operations and maintenance.
• Monitoring, inspecting and controlling plant parameters & providing appropriate first line defect repair.
• Interpreting and controlling plant operations through the plant DCS.
• Providing plant start up and shutdown services and participating in emergency shutdown procedures.
• Completing assigned safety duties including safe systems of work, setting people to work & housekeeping.

Minimum Requirements:

To be successful you have knowledge, skills or competency in the following:

• A Time served apprenticeship (NVQ 3) in an engineering or process discipline.
• Experience of working a shift pattern & contributing to continuous process/production environments.
• Fault finding, route cause analysis, problem solving, first line defect repair and data monitoring. .
• Following procedures, systems & processes and meeting targets.
• Makes practical recommendations to continually improve operations.
• Safe System of Work processes & procedures: Permit to work: risk assessments & method statements.

In order for your application to be progressed, all candidates must meet the minimum requirements of the job role person specification.

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Closing date: 21st January 2022

Please note this role may close early or be extended depending on the volume of applications.