px Group
Shift Operations Technician
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Shift Operations Technician
Application Deadline: 1 September 2026
Department: Operations
Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time
Location: Middlesbrough
Description
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 www.pxlimited.com.
The Opportunity
We are now recruiting for a Shift Operations Technician.
The Shift Operations Technician is a field-based member of the shift team responsible for supporting the safe, reliable, efficient and environmentally compliant operation of Tees REP, a biomass power station.
You’ll be supported with personalised on the job training, coaching, mentoring and twice-yearly development and performance reviews to help maintain & develop your contributions and competence.
Key Responsibilities
- Carry out field rounds, plant inspections and local operations across Fuel Handling Systems, Balance of Plant and auxiliary systems, the CFB boiler, and the Steam Turbine Generator and associated systems.
- Monitor equipment condition and process parameters; identify abnormal conditions, alarms, leaks, vibration, noise or deterioration; and take safe first-line action within competence and authority.
- Operate plant locally during normal running, start-up, shutdown, testing and abnormal or emergency conditions in accordance with approved procedures and Shift Manager instructions.
- Oversee biomass fuel receipt, storage, transfer and feeding activities, including supervision of third-party deliveries and safe management of fuel-handling hazards.
- Support control of steam, water, air, electrical, emissions-control, ash-handling and other auxiliary systems required for safe and reliable generation.
- Diagnose plant faults, make equipment safe and, where trained and authorised, carry out minor rectification or first-line maintenance.
- Raise and update defects in the Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS), and maintain clear shift logs covering plant status, process changes, defects and planned work.
- Apply, remove and prove process and mechanical isolations when trained and authorised, in accordance with the site Safe System of Work and Permit to Work arrangements.
- Undertake routine operational checks and functional testing of emergency and non-emergency plant and equipment.
- Assist maintenance and engineering teams during planned maintenance, defect rectification, outages and plant return-to-service activities.
- Follow the competency-based operator training programme, completing practical tasks, technical learning, assessments and authorisations within agreed timescales.
- Develop competence in DCS monitoring, alarm response, plant control and control-room communications, progressing to authorised control-room duties when competence has been demonstrated.
- Support the development and review of operating procedures, risk controls and supporting documentation, and contribute to continuous improvement.
- Report safety or environmental concerns promptly, control hazards within authority, and work as part of the shift team to minimise operational, health, safety and environmental risk.
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Minimum Requirements
- NVQ Level 3, recognised apprenticeship or equivalent qualification in engineering, process operations or a relevant technical discipline; substantial relevant plant experience may also be considered.
- Experience in power generation, biomass, energy-from-waste, petrochemical, process manufacturing or another continuous-process environment is desirable.
- Practical understanding of safe field operations, plant inspections, local equipment operation, fault identification and escalation.
- Knowledge or experience of fuel handling, boilers and steam systems, turbines, generators, electrical distribution or Balance of Plant systems is advantageous.
- DCS or control-room experience is desirable but not essential; the role holder must have the aptitude and commitment to progress through competency-based training.
- Understanding of Safe Systems of Work, plant isolations, safety documents and Permit to Work arrangements.
- Ability to read and interpret operating procedures, technical drawings and Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams.
- Confident using IT systems for shift records, defect reporting and operational information.
- Clear written and verbal communication skills in English, including concise shift handovers and accurate operational records.
- Logical problem-solving ability, situational awareness and willingness to work flexibly across plant areas.
- Ability and willingness to attain site-required authorisations and licences, which may include Forklift Truck operation.
- Able to work safely in an operational power-station environment, including shift work and field duties, subject to applicable site requirements.
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What you will receive from us
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
- 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.
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