Day Shift Team Leader

Position: Day Shift Team Leader (Permanent)
Day Shift Team Leader – Energy from Waste

Competitive salary + benefits

Chelmsford, Essex

SCINERGY are recruiting for a Production Engineer / Day Shift Team Leader to join a new Energy from Waste power station in near Chelmsford, Essex.

This is a key role within the operations team, supporting the Operations Manager in overseeing the safe and efficient operation of the facility. The successful candidate will play an active role in operational coordination, safety leadership and continuous improvement across a 24/7 process environment.

The role will involve:

* Supporting the day-to-day coordination of plant operations and material handling processes

* Operating and monitoring the DCS to maintain plant performance when required

* Assisting in the control and optimisation of waste throughput and power export

* Supporting permit-to-work activities and safe system of work compliance

* Coordinating with maintenance teams to facilitate planned and reactive works

* Monitoring plant performance, emissions and environmental compliance

* Supporting external compliance monitoring activities

* Dropping on to shift to cover Shift Team Leaders during periods of absence

* Contributing to operational improvement projects and process optimisation initiatives

* Supporting production planning, consumables management and residue handling operations

* Deputising for the Operations Manager when required

To be considered for this role, you should have:

* Experience at Shift Team Leader or similar level working within a continuous process environment such as power generation, EfW, biomass, petrochemical, cement or other high-temperature industrial plant

* A technical engineering qualification is preferred e.g. HNC/ONC/NVQ Level 3 etc

* Strong operational understanding of plant safety, environmental compliance and performance optimisation

* Previous experience as an SAP

* Experience operating or supporting DCS-controlled plant

* Previous supervisory or people management experience within an industrial setting

* A proactive, analytical and organised approach with strong communication skills

What’s on offer:

* Competitive salary, dependent on experience

* Company pension

* Death in service

* 25 days holiday plus BH and birthday off

* Performance-related bonus

* Ongoing training and development

* Opportunity to join a brand new facility at the very beginning of its life cycle

For further information or to apply, please contact Steve Utton or Callum Sheppard at SCINERGY Recruitment on (phone number removed) or click apply now