Operations Technician

Job Title: Operations Technician

Place of Work/Group Company: Nijhuis Saur Industries Industrial O&M Solutions, Faversham

Summary:

The Operations Technician will be responsible for operating a brewery wastewater treatment plant and associated equipment to achieve water quality targets and ensuring continuous operations without impact to the customers production whilst maintaining water discharge compliance.

The Operations Technician will be expected to drive operational excellence and put forward suggestions to improve the safety, reliability and efficiency of the wastewater treatment plant. The Operations Technician role will be required to provide support to both the Operations Manager and the Lead Operations Technician.

The role will be predominantly operational shift cover between the hours of 06:00 – 22:00 Wednesday to Friday alternating weekly shifts 06:00-14:00/14:00-22:00, with potential to increase hours up to 32 hours per week, Wednesday to Sunday. During periods of absence, the operations technician may be required to be flexible with shifts

The role will cover all operational aspects required to successfully operate the plant, including but not limited to, water sampling, sample analysis, operating a centrifuge, operating valves to optimise the running of the plant, housekeeping, data gathering, data, chemical handling.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Work within the client and NSI HSE systems


• Visible ownership on HSE issues at all levels both in the client organisation and within NSI


• Promptly raise any issues which could affect both the client and NSI


• Monitor the performance of the wastewater treatment plant performance and make adjustments as required


• Carry out daily laboratory analysis on water samples


• Write and update task risk assessments and method statements


• Contribute to solutions that help mimise risk to the client, colleagues and other stakeholders


• Develop & Maintain professional relationships with Customer personnel, NSI and sub contractor staff


• Gain recognition by the Customer as a reliable O&M ‘expert practioner’


• Build recognition with Customer for high performance plant operations


• Exhibit proactive attitude and approach to maintaining and improving plant performance.


• Recognise gaps and opportunities in the operation of the plant


• Identify faults, evaluate rectification measure and to make initial recommendations, in order to complete implement process change or basic repairs


• When on-call, remotely monitor the plant performance via an app and travel to site if any issues cannot be resolved remotely


• Respond to emergencies, including emergency request for deployment to operational contracts


• Identify faults, evaluate rectification measure and to make initial recommendations, in order to complete implement process change or basic repairs


• Gather all systems information and complete plant logs to understand the function and operation of the ETP on the site


• Demonstrate an ability to interpret and trend data for process changes


• Utilising plant information, identify any changes in system performance and/or potential operational problems, evaluate and make initial recommendations to return plant to its optimum operating condition

Required Skills/Qualifications (Essential):

• Experience of operating Water and/or Wastewater Treatment Plant


• Experience in carrying out laboratory analysis


• Experience of maintaining mechanical equipment


• Experience of managing sub-contractor activities and planning sub contract activities


• To be able to demonstrate through previous work experience, an ability to interpret technical information to affect changes on the plant


• Ability and knowledge to complete basic repairs and maintenance


• IT literate

All training will be provided for the right candidate

Required Skills/Qualifications (Desirable):

• Completed a Water / Wastewater competency-based training programme


• NVQ in relevant discipline


• Relevant training in Environmental Health and Safety

Nijhuis Saur Industries UK & Ireland are an equal opportunity employer; we are committed to providing equal opportunities in all aspects of employment in line with the Equality Act 2010.