Operations Technician

Our Business

px PEOPLE, their commitment to excellence, innovation and teamwork, are the reason for px Group’s continuing growth and success story. We aim to be the elite provider of operations management, engineering services and energy management solutions in high hazard, highly regulated industries nationally and as we grow, across Europe and globally. For more information visit

We are now recruiting for an Operations Technician.

• Following assigned targets ensure safe, environmental & statutory compliant CHiP operation and maintenance which meets and mitigates the CHiP operating requirements.
• Monitoring, inspecting and controlling plant parameters & providing appropriate first line maintenance.
• Interpret and control plant operations through general plant and data presented via a DCS.
• Identify, assist & respond effectively to operational demands achieving safe, efficient generation within prescribed limits during routine, foreseeable deviation and emergency operating conditions.
• Provide plant systems start up and shutdown services and participate in emergency shutdown procedures.
• Identify and immediately report plant defects, observations and anomalies that have, or have the potential to affect the safety of the process or which are noted to be abnormal to usual operations.
• Complete plant routine duties maintaining commercial performance, availability and reliability.
• Complete assigned safety duties including px safe systems of work, setting people to work & housekeeping.
• Assist the Operations Supervisor and other designated px personnel on projects and outage preparation.
• Control raw material offloading including road tanker fuel, oil and Urea. Ensure each product is diverted to the dedicated storage tanks & sampling activities are conducted & documented enabling Ofgem compliance.
• Complete required training to develop and maintain competence in completion of required job responsibilities including to HV authorised person under the px safe systems of work requirements.
• In line with business & statutory requirements, develop & maintain documentation, records & procedures.
• Provide relevant operational advice and guidance to other Operations and Beckton CHiP team members.

• NVQ L3 or time served apprenticeship in an engineering or process discipline.
• Previous experience contributing to a continuous process/production/operational environment.
• First line maintenance experience.
• Able to follow procedures, systems & processes.
• Experience supporting planning & outage management.
• Fault finding, route cause analysis, problem solving, data monitoring.
• Able to make practical recommendations to continually improve operations.
• Knowledge and understanding of Safe System of Work processes & procedures.
• Knowledge and understanding of Permit to work: risk assessments & method statements.

• Contribution towards eye test and glasses
• Online company discount benefits site including cinema tickets and gym membership discount
• Long Service Awards
• Employee recognition scheme – ELITE Awards
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Flexible Benefits Package
• Onsite parking

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

Please note this role may close early or be extended depending on the volume of applications.