Shift Technician

Job description

To supervise and operate the generating plant and auxiliaries, to undertake designated planned and unplanned maintenance on the plant and equipment. The Shift Technician is part of a team comprising a Shift Engineer and a Control Room Operator working 24 hour rotating shifts responsible for the safe and efficient operation of the generation plant. Operation and maintenance duties are diverse and are split between the generating stations. The post holder requires a good general mechanical aptitude and will have a competent knowledge of station systems to ensure their safety and the safety of other staff on the site. Due to varying levels of power import and associated variations in patterns of local generation, shift workload may vary throughout the year. Flexibility in the type of work as a consequence of these variations undertaken is required.