Product & Process Engineer

Job Description

Salary & Benefits: Salary Range £27,698 - £34,622 per annum dependent on experience. Benefits include company van, annual bonus, attractive pension scheme (up to 10% company contribution), 25 days annual leave plus days in lieu of working bank holidays,retail savings scheme and a flexible Health Cash Plan scheme (cash back towards the cost of your routine healthcare including glasses/contact lenses, dental treatment, and physiotherapy.The role also comes with a standby allowance and call out when on standby and overtime payments where appropriate.We currently have a 37 hour per week, permanent vacancy for a Product & Process Engineer to join our Bio-Resource department in theLeeds/Wakefieldarea.What will the role involveThe Product & Process Engineer is responsible for safely undertaking operational and maintenance activities associated with the day to day running of wastewater treatment works. You will be responsible for conducting daily routine manual and technical worktasks on the site, including routine operations, instrument calibration and basic maintenance checks to prevent failure and to manage and prioritise workload according to available resource.The Product & Process Engineer will take ownership of the site and maintain a safe working environment by always implementing and adhering to Health and Safety procedures. This will include the management of contractors via Control of Work, inducting visitorsonto sites and mitigating and resolving hazards as they arise.You will use process information, both manual and IT based, to proactively optimise the site processes and improve process efficiency in terms of cost of treatment and energy generation. Commercially, you will drive for the optimisation of all processes tominimise operational costs and meet out performance targets.What skills are we looking forOur large Wastewater Treatment Works contain a range of complex processes and control systems, so you will need to be able to demonstrate that you can learn technical processes and be able to problem solve and drive process improvements.You will have previous knowledge/experience of carrying out technical and manual tasks, preferably in an operational, process-based industry. You will be able to prioritise your own workload and be proactive in taking ownership of site issues. You will be ableto work effectively in a team and be comfortable using a wide range of IT systems.This is a key operational role where you will be carrying out manual handling duties, working at heights and dealing with raw sewerage.This role covers several wastewater treatments works, and will include travel across and between sites, therefore you are required to have a full valid UK driving license with no more than 6 points.We treat Yorkshires wastewater; therefore, our assets are operational 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Therefore, you will be expected to work within a self-covering 7-day working pattern, working weekends on a rota, providing 07:00 to 19:00 on-site cover.Once fully trained you will also take part in an operational out of hours rota which provides emergency cover for issues that arise outside of the contractual working window weekend working will be expected as part of the role with compensatory rest days appliedto accommodate this.As part of this role, you will be required to work within confined spaces, any successful candidate must pass strict medical criteria including, BMI, vision, blood pressure, hearing, and Spirometry tests to ensure your full safety when working in hazardousenvironments.If you wish to speak with us about any of these tests and how you may be impacted by these then please contact us before you apply, and wed be happy to discuss this with you in an individual basis.If you feel this opportunity is suitable and you match the skills required, then please apply on-line and complete the application process and submitting your CV.Closing date: 19th February 2022Interviews TBC

Keyskills :
Control SystemsManual HandlingProcess EfficiencyWastewaterWastewater Treatment