Operations Shift Technician
Coryton, Essex, England, United Kingdom
The Role
We’re looking for a Shift Technician to join our growing team! You will be responsible for operating our Coryton Power Station safely and efficiently by performing routine testing to monitor the plant activities and carry out any maintenance that is required. Your role will be essential in helping us ensure that the plant is reliable, and availability is always maximised.
The Coryton Team
The Coryton team is a group of highly skilled individuals focused on delivering safe, reliable, and cost-effective energy. We manage the operations and maintenance of our Combined Cycle Power Plant, striving for high reliability and continuous improvement through our team mindset, knowledge, skills, and passion.
Role Summary
1. Operation and supervision of the power generation process from a central control room, including internal and external plant operations & checks and predictive & preventive monitoring tasks.
2. Carry out various operational processes to ensure that the plant is fully prepared for return to service following maintenance, outage or other shutdown period.
3. Carry out routine on-load and off-load testing of plant and apparatus to ensure that safety critical protective systems and stand-by systems are fully functional and ready for operation.
4. Achievement of full Safety Controller authorisation and upgrading to Shift Team Leader is a requirement of this position.
5. Undertake and complete training to enact the duties of Acceptor, Issuer and Appointed Person roles (including HV apparatus operation & switching up to 400kV) under the InterGen Safety Rules.
6. Carry out analysis of water / steam cycle and environmental chemistry and implement corrective actions.
7. Reviewing, writing, and amending procedures. Updating site drawings and plant labelling. Implementing changes and improvements as required, to ensure all procedures, drawings and labels are accurate.
8. Use of Maintenance Management System for quality defect reporting and to record the completion of operational, maintenance and HSE/compliance tasks.
9. Performing emergency response duties whilst supporting the Shift Team Leader and management teams.
10. Full participation in all availability and reliability programmes whilst taking ownership of individual actions to drive effective improvements.
Why you?
As our next Shift Technician, you will need to have a minimum of 3 years expertise in heavy industrial power generation plant equipment, such as gas and steam turbines and high-pressure boilers. You must have previous experience with the systems and processes including the balance of plant systems and distributed control systems (DCS). Having a solid grasp of industry safety regulations is essential. You will be a great communicator, have strong interpersonal skills and have proficient I.T abilities.
Education/Experience
1. Equivalent of HND in an industry-relevant discipline with a high level of suitable knowledge & experience, (qualifications below this may be acceptable if evidenced by suitable experience).
2. Safety related qualifications, e.g. IOSH or NEBOSH certificate.
What we offer
1. 262.5 hours holiday leave (35 days, including bank holidays).
2. Discretionary bonus scheme.
3. Pension Scheme.
4. Private Medical Insurance.
5. Company Sick Pay Scheme.
6. Eyecare Vouchers.
7. Savings Platform.
8. Maternity / Paternity benefits.
9. Educational Assistance Programmes.
Why InterGen?
No matter where you are based, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and teamwork are championed. We welcome applications from all sections of the community, and you will help us foster a culture of equality, diversity and inclusion – a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes and help shape our culture.
To apply, please fill in the application form here.
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