Astute's Renewable Energy team is partnering with an established circular economy company, with over 10 years of experience in anaerobic digestion, who are currently looking for an Operations Technician to work operate their facility near Girvan.

The Operations Technician / Plant Operator / Shift Operator Technician role comes with an excellent salary, pension, life assurance, health insurance and enhanced maternity and paternity pay (after successful completion of probation), eyecare voucher scheme, bike to work scheme as well as ongoing training and development.

If you're an Operations Technician and are looking to work for an organisation that puts the impact on the environment at the forefront of everything it does, then upload your CV to apply today.


Responsibilities and duties

Reporting to the Process Leader you will:

• Be responsible for carrying maintenance routines, planned inspections and testing.
• Operate the facility on a day-to-day basis.
• Doing daily, weekly, and monthly checks along with some PPM schedules and learning more and more about how to do the maintenance in house.
• Ensure all processes are carried out to the correct standards and all the relevant documentation is completed.
• Feeding the facility using mobile plant.
• Keep the computerised maintenance management system accurate and up to date.
• Maintain the correct operational performance of the plant.
• Be proactive in identifying potential hazards and safety issues on site.
• Other duties as required.

Professional qualifications

We are looking for someone with the following:

• HNC/ HND/ Degree in Engineering Practice/ Electrical/ Mechanical/ Chemical Engineering or similar discipline is preferred.
• IOSH/ECITB/Telehandler/Forklift training (Desirable).
• Valid driving licence.

Personal skills

The Shift Operations Technician role would suit someone who is:

• Ideally, 2 years maintenance experience in a similar role.
• Previous experience working in a similar environment such as plant/industrial.
• Experience maintaining, calibrating, and commissioning process instrumentation (pressure, flow, temperature measurement) is preferred.
• Strong team ethic with integrity, honesty, and a natural attention to detail
• Willingness to go above and beyond, a 'can-do' attitude.
• An ability to problem-solve, and more importantly to pro-actively problem solve at times without guidance.
• Ability to work off own initiative, multi-task, and work at a fast pace.

Salary and benefits of the Shift Operations Technician role

• An excellent salaru woth salary progression.
• Annual shift pattern of 159 days (days/nights).
• Period of 10 days off between rotation.
• Pension and Pensions Advice Scheme.
• Life Assurance.
• Eyecare Voucher Scheme.
• Bike to Work Scheme.
• Health Insurance and Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay (after successful completion of probation).
• Further training and development.

INDREN

Astute Technical Recruitment Limited are acting as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy. We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, race, gender, disability, creed or sexual orientation and comply with all relevant UK legislation. We encourage applications from individuals from all backgrounds but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Astute is also committed to the government's Disability Confident Employer initiative. We endeavour to get back to everyone, however, if you have not heard anything after 7 days, please consider your application unsuccessful.