Deputy Shift Team Leader – Energy from Waste
Wolverhampton | £45,094 – £49,008 + Overtime at 1.5x | Permanent 4 On, 4 Off Shift Pattern | Days & Nights | Excellent Earning Potential Are you an experienced Plant Operator, Control Room Operator or Shift Operator ready to take the next step into leadership? Would you like to work with high-pressure boilers, steam turbines and complex power generation equipment, with plenty of opportunities to boost your earnings through overtime? RecruitME is recruiting a
Deputy Shift Team Leader
for an established Energy from Waste facility in Wolverhampton. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced operations professional looking to take on more responsibility, develop their leadership skills and build a long-term career in power generation. You'll support the Shift Team Leader in ensuring the safe, efficient and reliable operation of the plant, taking responsibility for site operations and supervising the shift team in their absence. Experience or an understanding of operating high-pressure boilers and steam turbine plants is particularly desirable.
However, we're also interested in candidates with transferable skills from power generation, biomass, CHP, utilities and other heavy process environments.
The Role
As Deputy Shift Team Leader, you'll play an important role in keeping the facility running safely and efficiently while supporting the day-to-day management of the operations team. Your responsibilities will include: Monitoring and controlling boilers, steam turbines and associated power generation equipment
Operating and monitoring Distributed Control Systems (DCS), checking temperatures, pressures, flow rates and alarms
Supporting the supervision, coordination and allocation of work to plant operations staff
Taking responsibility for plant operations and shift supervision in the Team Leader's absence
Identifying operational problems and coordinating responses to faults, breakdowns and blockages
Monitoring plant performance, environmental emissions and operational efficiency
Carrying out control room duties, plant inspections and operational checks
Maintaining accurate shift logs, performance records and handover reports
Coordinating waste handling operations and supporting the use of plant machinery
Supporting maintenance teams and reporting equipment defects
Implementing Permit to Work procedures and safe systems of work
Ensuring high standards of health, safety and environmental compliance
This is a hands-on operational position offering the opportunity to combine your technical knowledge with greater supervisory responsibility.
What We're Looking For
We're particularly keen to hear from candidates with experience in
Energy from Waste, power generation, biomass, CHP, industrial utilities, chemical processing or heavy industry . Ideally, you'll have: Experience as a Plant Operator, Shift Operator, Control Room Operator, Senior Operator or Deputy Team Leader
Experience or a good understanding of high-pressure boilers and steam turbine operations – highly desirable
Experience operating or monitoring industrial plant using DCS or similar control systems
Previous experience supervising, coordinating or supporting operational teams
Strong technical understanding of industrial plant and fault diagnosis
Knowledge of Permit to Work systems, safe operating procedures and health and safety requirements
Good communication, decision-making and problem-solving skills
Willingness to work rotating 12-hour day and night shifts
Forklift truck qualifications, front-loading shovel experience and a current first aid qualification would also be advantageous.
Don't come directly from Energy from Waste? That doesn't necessarily matter. If you've worked with industrial boilers, steam systems, turbines or process control equipment in another sector, your experience could be highly relevant. We're keen to hear from technically capable operators who are ready to step into a position with more responsibility.
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