2X Plant Technician/Operator

Plant Technician/Operator (Development Opportunity) – Staff – Manufacturing – Salary + Benefits – Liverpool
Our client operates a leading manufacturing plant based in Liverpool, they are seeking 2X Plant Technician/Operator on a staff basis. This is a developmental role, where you will learn a lot and can progress.
You will be based in the utilities process area, ensuring the plant is optimised and reliable.
Identify risks and opportunities, delivering sustainable changes in to improve safety, quality and compliance standards whilst ensuring all process safety and legislative requirements relevant to our plant and operations are adhered to.
Responsibilities
* Work with key internal stakeholders to identify opportunities, determine best practice approach and make improvements within area of responsibility to minimise productivity losses and improve uptime.
* Supervise Process and Maintenance Operations in utility areas, scheduling and coordinating work to meet deadlines, within financial budgets. Creating SAP orders when required.
* Ensure equipment in area of responsibility works to specifications and to appropriate capacities. Support commissioning and testing of all new equipment.
* Deliver and maintain plant mechanical integrity within area of responsibility.
* Ensure Safe working conditions and compliance with H&S Legislations. Identify and assess any safety or and environmental issues, and ensure appropriate action is taken to address these.
* Lead contact for day-to-day utility plant operations and engineering project work, leading all handover and acceptance activity.
* Manage and schedule all relevant service contracts and contractors (Permit to work).
* Ensure a cycle of reviews is in place to confirm the standard of Statutory and Mandated PMs in your area.
* Establish great communication with contractors and ensure SLAs are complied with.
* Demonstrate behaviours in line with our diversity, equity and inclusion strategy which is to create and promote a diverse and inclusive culture.
* You will be working with:
o Steam boilers and condensate systems.
o Cooling water systems and cooling towers.
o Compressed air and instrument air systems.
o Water treatment systems (raw, potable, demineralised, wastewater).
o Chilled water and HVAC systems.
o Effluent Plant Operation.
Qualifications & Experience:
* Experience working with utilities in a FMCG, chemical, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, or process manufacturing environment.
* Understanding of utility systems, asset reliability, and process safety.
* Knowledge of relevant legislation and engineering standards for industrial utilities.
* Experience with SAP systems or similar systems