SUEZ
EfW Shift Operations Technician
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Contract type: Permanent
Working Pattern: Full time
Location: St Dennis
Hours per week: 37.5
Dates that interviews will take place: 17th August onwards
Salary: £36,444.41
Summary of vacancy
EFW Shift Operations Technician
Join us as a Shift Operations Technician at the Cornwall Energy Recovery Centre where we generate clean electricity from residual waste and support a greener, more circular economy.
Salary and Benefits: £36,444.41 plus 20% Shift Allowance, up to 10% Bonus, 5% Company Pension, 3 x life assurance policy and benefits catalogue
Shift Pattern: 2 days, 2 Nights 4 Off - Rolling 7 Weeks - Then 18 Days Off
Location: Cornwall Energy Recovery Centre - St Dennis, ST. AUSTELL, PL26 8DY
About The Role
What you'll be doing
You’ll help keep our energy recovery plant running safely and efficiently:
- Monitor, control, and optimise plant processes using the Distributed Control System (DCS), quickly identifying and resolving issues.
- Operate and maintain water tube boilers, including water analysis, chemistry monitoring, and ensuring optimal performance.
- Perform safe system isolations to protect people, plant, and the environment.
- Carry out regular checks, fault diagnosis, and support safe, reliable energy generation during normal operations, start-ups, shutdowns, and emergencies.
- Ensure full compliance with health & safety standards and environmental legislation at all times.
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What We're Looking For
- Experience in energy recovery, waste-to-energy, power plants, or similar industrial processes (essential).
- Knowledge of boilers, combustion, process control, and relevant health & safety / environmental legislation.
- Preferred: BOAS Cert IBO and/or IOSH Working Safely qualifications
- DCS system operation experience (desired)
We particularly encourage applications from underrepresented groups in engineering, energy, and sustainability sectors. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the application or interview process, please let us know as we’re committed to being an inclusive employer.
This role delivers real-world impact on a greener future, ongoing training and mentorship, a supportive team, and the satisfaction of helping produce reliable low-carbon energy.
Who We Are
At SUEZ, your career is a journey full of possibilities. With diverse roles across multiple activities and locations, we empower you to shape your own path. Here, you’re encouraged to learn, grow, and take ownership of your development because when you thrive, we all succeed.
At SUEZ, respect is at the heart of everything we do for each other, for our customers, and for the communities we serve. We foster inclusive, caring environments where diversity, wellbeing, safety, and solidarity are more than values they’re everyday realities. These principles shape how we work together, every day. We’re committed to building a workplace where everyone feels valued and included. If you’re excited about this opportunity but don’t meet every single requirement, we encourage you to apply. Your unique experience, perspective, and potential could be exactly what we’re looking for. We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your wellbeing and growth including competitive pay, pension plans, health and wellbeing programs, learning opportunities, and career development. Everything you need to thrive, both professionally and personally. Join us in transforming today’s environmental challenges into tomorrow’s innovative water and waste solutions.
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Job Description: SOT_Roles_and_responsibilities_.pdf
Closing Date: 14/08/2026
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