Shift Team Lead
19 days ago
Northwich
H9 Talent Solutions are exclusively partnered with FCC Environment and we are looking to hire a Shift Team Leader to work at their new build EfW plant in Northwich to be responsible for the safe, efficient and compliant operation of the plant and also lead a team of Operations Technicians, ensuring plant availability, performance, and environmental standards are met Role and Responsibilities: • Ensure the health and safety of your team, contractors and visitors to site, • Lead day-to-day shift operations ensuring compliance with Environmental Permit conditions, • You will be a ‘Senior Authorised Person’ under the safety rules carrying out isolations on LV and HV electrical systems and plant items, issuing permits and carrying out permit audits, • Maximise plant reliability and availability through proactive monitoring and intervention, • Supervise all operational activities, including emergency management and HV switching, • Oversee safe systems of work and coordinate planned/unplanned maintenance, • Provide first-line fault diagnosis, performance monitoring, and technical support, • Liaise with external partners, including Scottish Power and waste contractors, • Log shift activities, write incident reports, and conduct operational audits, • Mentor and develop team members, supporting ongoing learning and team growth, • Support outage planning and project implementation Experience: • Proven leadership experience in a high-risk operational environment, • A strong safety-first mindset, capable of enforcing and modelling best practices, • Effective communicator able to influence across all levels of the organisation, • Ability to manage plant emergencies calmly and efficiently, • Comfortable working with rotating machinery, turbines, and control systems, • Experience with HV switching, safety rules, and safe systems of work, • Technically competent and confident reading P&IDs and system schematics, • Able to motivate, coach and develop a high-performing team, • Flexible and proactive with a hands-on, solution-focused approach, • Organised, detail-oriented, and able to deliver results under pressure Qualifications: • ONC, NVQ Level 3, or City & Guilds in Engineering, • Minimum 5 years' experience in power plant operations, including control room supervision, • NEBOSH or IOSH qualification (or working towards), • Strong knowledge of HSE and Environmental legislation, • Experience working with IPPC permits, HV systems, and rotating equipment, • Familiarity with Microsoft Office, ERP/CMMS systems (e.g. Nisoft, Gladis), • Satisfactory completion of Competency Management System modules