Plant Assistant

Our Business

px group is a fully integrated infrastructure solutions business, with over 25 years of experience. We provide innovative operations management, engineering services and 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

Beckton Combined Heat & intelligent Power Plant is located in south-east London. It’s 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.

As we expand and optimise our plant operations, we’re recruiting for a Plant Assistant to join our multi-skilled Beckton team and complete a range of operational support duties including co-ordinating tanker movements, completing fuel testing and discharge and supporting others in completing responsibilities.

To be successful you’re able to develop positive working relationships and enjoy working with others to achieve results. You’re also able to adapt, contribute and work effectively on your own and as part of the tea, You’re supported in delivering your responsibilities with personalised on the job training and coaching and twice-yearly development and performance review to help develop, maintain and improve your contributions and competence. We also offer a competitive salary and benefits.

Minimum Requirements:

To be successful in this role as a minimum you have:

• GCSE Maths & English and an NVQ 2: Process or Maintenance qualification.
• Contributed to and completed responsibilities in a continuous process operations role including housekeeping, Tanker Loading & offloading, forklift truck driving.
• Worked to and meet performance & work targets and standards.
• Contribute to SHEQ standards, understanding safe systems of work: permits, risk assessments and method statements.
• Work together as part of a multi-disciplinary team to achieve results.
• Maintaining competence by completing required learning and development activities.

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

More information:

Can be found in the job description & person specification for this role/position.

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