Operations Technician
Permanent - Full TimeJob Overview
Our Business
px PEOPLE, their commitment to excellence, innovation and teamwork, are the reason for px Group’s continuing growth and success story. We aim to be the elite provider of operations management, engineering services and energy management solutions in high hazard, highly regulated industries nationally and as we grow, across Europe and globally. For more information visit www.pxlimited.com
In the UK, we own, operate and are significantly developing the 370 acre top tier COMAH site Saltend Chemicals Park (SCP.) With a cluster of world-class chemicals and renewable energy businesses, it’s strategically positioned on the UK’s busiest ports complex and at the forefront of our energy transition plans.
The Opportunity
We are now recruiting for an Operations Technician.
This is a multi-skilled operational role on a top tier COMAH site completing responsibilities for safe, efficient monitoring and operation of key plant areas including water treatment, steam management, tank farm operations, effluent control and shipping operations.
You’ll be supported with personalised on the job training, coaching, mentoring and twice-yearly development and performance reviews to help maintain & develop your contributions and competence.
px PEOPLE, their commitment to excellence, innovation and teamwork, are the reason for px Group’s continuing growth and success story. We aim to be the elite provider of operations management, engineering services and energy management solutions in high hazard, highly regulated industries nationally and as we grow, across Europe and globally. For more information visit www.pxlimited.com
In the UK, we own, operate and are significantly developing the 370 acre top tier COMAH site Saltend Chemicals Park (SCP.) With a cluster of world-class chemicals and renewable energy businesses, it’s strategically positioned on the UK’s busiest ports complex and at the forefront of our energy transition plans.
The Opportunity
We are now recruiting for an Operations Technician.
This is a multi-skilled operational role on a top tier COMAH site completing responsibilities for safe, efficient monitoring and operation of key plant areas including water treatment, steam management, tank farm operations, effluent control and shipping operations.
You’ll be supported with personalised on the job training, coaching, mentoring and twice-yearly development and performance reviews to help maintain & develop your contributions and competence.
Key Responsibilities
- Ensuring safe, reliable, environmentally compliant operation and maintenance of assigned process areas either owned or operated by px for a third party - monitoring, inspecting and controlling within agreed parameters.
- Proactively identifying, reporting and resolving issues. Working to ensure safe operation of assets.
- Raising emerging equipment issues via the Maintenance Management system.
- Completing required routines including sampling and log writing to achieve comprehensive handovers.
- Following required procedures and protocols to manage plant upsets, start up and shutdowns.
- Process analysis utilising DCS system.
- Working to operational targets and requirements.
- More responsibilities can be found in the Role Profile.
Minimum Requirements:
- NVQ L3 in a relevant subject, or equivalent
- Experience working in and contributing to a 24/7 continuous process or operations environment, including: taking readings, sampling, monitoring of plant areas and emissions, fault finding, problem solving, continuous improvement, and housekeeping
- Experience following procedures and processes
- Understanding of plant/process shut down and start up in normal and abnormal operations
- Monitoring of and responding to trends via DCS or similar systems
- Experience reading and using process drawings