Control & Instrumentation Technician – Energy Recovery Facility

We’re helping people see waste differently – By transforming domestic and commercial recyclables into high-quality raw materials or energy, we’re making a substantial contribution to improving both our customers’ and the UK’s resource efficiency.

Gone is the traditional waste collection and disposal company, and in its place is a progressive and innovative recycling and resource management operation. We use smart people and smart technology to deliver our vision. From user-friendly household waste recycling centres for the general public to some of the most advanced materials recycling facilities and energy from waste plants in Europe.

Control & Instrumentation Technician – Energy Recovery Facility
Ref: 2061
Location: Runcorn, Lancashire
Competitive Salary

An exciting opportunity has arisen at our Runcorn ERF for a C & I Technician, to assume responsibility for the repair and maintenance of all on-site C & I equipment, providing support to other dedicated teams as necessary using experience and skills.

We are looking for someone with experience in C&I engineering of a process industry or within a power plant environment, along with experience working with computerised Maintenance Management systems.

The ideal candidate will possess an appropriate technical qualification such as a City & Guilds / NVQ (or equivalent), including a recognised trade specific apprenticeship.
It is highly desirable to have experience in working with Safe Systems of Work (PTW), or to hold a recognised Health & Safety qualification, though not essential.

Duties include, but not limited to:
• Responsibility for carrying out planned and unplanned maintenance activities to ensure the safe and efficient operation of the Runcorn ERF plant
• Ensuring maintenance plans and targets are achieved safely, economically and within the environmental limits of the plant.
• Carrying out fault diagnosis and rectifying as required, along with managing calibration records and the implementation of instrument calibrations
• Ensuring that all reporting within the Computerised Maintenance Management System is effective and followed through to completion promptly.

Skills / Experience:.
• Understanding of Environmental and H&S issues and their impacts, training will be given
• Experience in C&I engineering of process industry or power plant environment
• Experience of working with Computerised Maintenance Management systems
• To hold an appropriate technical qualification City & Guilds / NVQ (or equivalent), including a recognised trade specific apprenticeship

Viridor:

Employing over 3,200 people, Viridor strives to be an environmentally, socially and economically sustainable business. All sites and services are operated under the company’s business management system incorporating the highest environmental, quality and health and safety standards.

Viridor won two important titles (Health and Safety Best Practice and Best Communications Campaign) at the 2012 Chartered Institution of Wastes Management Awards for Environmental Excellence. Viridor is a recent ‘Recycling and Waste Management Business of the Year’ winner at the National Recycling Awards.

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Viridor is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

No agencies please.