Plant Technician

Adecco is currently seeking a skilled and motivated Plant Technician to join our client's organisation. If you have a passion for process operations and a commitment to safety and quality, we want to hear from you!

As a multi-skilled Plant Technician, you will report to the Shift Coordinator and be responsible for operating all parts of the refinery process. Your role will be pivotal in ensuring the highest standards of efficiency, safety, environmental compliance, and product quality.

Location: Liverpool

Hours: 2 days, 2 nights, 4 days off

Salary: 40-55k per annum, depending on experience

Duties:

• Operate and optimise process plant operations for maximum production efficiency.
• Conduct fault-finding throughout the process and implement effective solutions.
• Manage operations, including boilers, crude tank farm, and effluent plant.
• Perform in-process and finished product quality testing, logging results and generating certificates of analysis.
• Oversee the loading of tankers, ensuring compliance with inspection procedures and documentation.
• Champion safety protocols, conducting risk assessments and safety inspections.
• Collaborate to achieve environmental objectives and minimise operational impacts.
• Maintain food safety and quality standards through audits and inspections.
• Uphold housekeeping standards with a proactive cleaning approach.
• Accurately complete all required documentation and log faults using a computerised maintenance management system.
• Take ownership of first-line problem-solving and troubleshooting across site operations.

What We're Looking For: To excel in this role, you should have:

• Educated to "A" level/HNC standard in Chemistry or Science subjects, or equivalent experience.
• A minimum of 5 years' experience in the food or process industry.
• Strong knowledge of liquid/chemical processing and associated equipment.
• Familiarity with industrial control systems and process automation.
• Structured fault-finding skills and root cause analysis.
• Awareness of business/quality systems and knowledge of HACCP.

Desirable Qualifications:

• Experience in conducting risk assessments.
• Working knowledge of COSHH legislation.
• Mechanical or Electrical Engineering experience

If this role is of interest to you, please apply now!

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Adecco acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. The Adecco Group UK & Ireland is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

By applying for this role your details will be submitted to Adecco. Our Candidate Privacy Information Statement explaining how we will use your information is available on our website.