Double Day Shift Operations - Burton-On-Trent, United Kingdom - Vital Energi

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The Company:


Here at Vital Energi we are a leading provider of renewable energy infrastructure and systems to the public and private sector.

We are supporting Hospitals, Universities, New Build developments, Towns and Cities as well as Industrial and Commercial clients to decarbonise their buildings.

We have, and continue to, work on ground-breaking projects throughout the UK that are really making a difference to achieve our Net Zero targets, and we were recently recognised for this by our Industry Association, awarding us the Contribution to Net Zero award.

Energi has also started to build its first Waste to Energy plant at a site in Drakelow, Derbyshire.


The Opportunity:


Vital Energi are currently recruiting for the position of Double-Day Shift Operations & Maintenance Assistants (OMA's) for a new build Energy from Waste facility located on the former Drakelow C coal fired power station near Burton on Trent.

The facility will generate electricity using gasification technology with Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) as the primary fuel. Vital Energy are the owners, EPC, operators, and maintainers of the facility.


The Role:

During the commissioning phase the Double-Day Shift OMA's will be required to:

  • Operate mobile plant (including a Sennebogen 830E Material Handler, Front End Loader, and Forklift Trucks)
  • Act as banksman for all deliveries, both fuel and consumables
  • Carry out loading and receipt of materials such as RDF, bulk consumables and ash offtakes, Including the management of ash bulk bag loading systems.
  • Carry out local plant monitoring and carrying out rounds to ensure plant is running safely and effectively
  • Carry out plant walkdowns and inspections redlining P&ID's and Carry out plant identification and tagging
  • Contribute to the creation of operating procedures, risk assessments and method statements for the safe running of the plant, and attend relevant training courses both on and off site
The Double-Day OMA's will undergo learning via on-the-job training and knowledge gained during the construction commissioning and mobilisation phases.


Once operational, the Double-Day Operations & Maintenance Assistant will primarily operate the facility within the fuel hall and process areas, reporting directly to the Operations & Maintenance Assistant Team Leader.


Main duties will include:


  • Contribute to the implementation of the company's safe systems of work.
  • Manage onsite storage of all ash produced by the process including the loading of bulk vehicles.
  • Carry out general maintenance of plant items including mobile plant dependent on individual's competence and plant requirements.
  • Contribute to the effective development of O&M procedures, operating instructions, and RAMS for the facility.
  • This role requires a degree of flexibility to carry out other duties identified from time to time, ensuring site objectives are achieved, especially during construction and commissioning phases requiring work outside of normal duties and hours.
  • Contribute to daily process meetings and team briefs and coach and mentor new and existing staff in the operation of an Energy from Waste facility, Safe systems of Work and procedures.
  • Working with the Maintenance Department, you'll contribute to the coordination and implementation of maintenance activities to ensure plant availability is maximised.
  • You will also build and maintain relationships with colleagues to ensure effective communication across the sitE, and you will contribute to identifying and taking proactive measures to develop improvements to plant performance, availability, and reliability.
  • Contribute to the control of site incidents and emergencies and reporting of incidents in a timely manner, and proactively search for site defects, raising awareness, reporting, and seeking rectification.
  • Be available for overtime and training courses to facilitate the continued safe operation of the facility.
  • Other duties as directed by the Plant Manager / O&M Manager.

The Person:


  • Skills and Experience: _
Have a background in Mobile Plant Operations, engineering or process operations and hold a Full UK Driving Licence.

  • Competencies_
  • Excellent communication skills at all levels and Highly professional, and diligent in your work.
  • Experience of operating mobile plant
  • Have excellent communication, interpersonal and people skills, which enables you to create a good rapport with employees and clients alike, and ability to work on own initiative and as a confident team player.
  • A high degree of personal initiative and ability to be discrete, tactful, and diplomatic, with excellent time management.
  • Gather information from a range of sources and analyse to identify problems and issues and make effective decisions, and communicate needs, instructions, and decisions clearly, and ability to adapt style of communication appropriately
  • Accountability for achieving results, and demonstrate motivation, commitme

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