Temporary Operations Technician

Temporary Operations Technician

An opportunity has arisen to join the team at Corby Power Station on a 12-month fixed term contract. The role is focused on the safe, efficient operation and first-line maintenance of the plant, supporting its reliability and maximising commercial performance. This position offers the chance to work within a fast-paced, dynamic environment where safety, efficiency, and teamwork are prioritised.

This position is part of a rotating shift schedule that provides 24/7/365 coverage to meet business needs. Shifts may fall at any time between 00:01 on Monday and 00:00 on Sunday. The role averages 37 working hours per week.

Key Responsibilities

Reporting to the Operations Team Leader, the key responsibilities and duties include:

• Start up, shutdown and operating Corby Power Station in line with the directions of the Operations Team Leader and in accordance with relevant legislation, site procedures and best practice standards.
• Monitoring plant performance to ensure safe and efficient delivery of production targets and protection of plant integrity.
• Working flexibly to meet changing operational and business requirements.
• Operating the plant via the Control Room DCS systems, monitoring plant parameters and alarms etc.
• Plant attendance for routine monitoring, operations and fault response.
• Carrying out first line maintenance and preventative maintenance routines to maintain plant availability and reliability.
• Assisting with the production and maintenance of site procedures.
• Enacting the Role of Emergency Controller if required when implementing Station Emergency Plans.
• Maintaining competencies as specified to meet role requirements as defined from time to time including e.g. First Aid, etc.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

Background:

• Experience of Power Station operations or a similar heavy process industry (essential).
• A good working knowledge of health and safety and environmental legislation and standards (essential).
• Be capable and willing to work towards becoming authorised as SPE/SSC under the SSoW Rules (essential).
• Demonstrable competence in use of IT/IS skills e.g. MS Office and control systems (essential).
• Good numeracy, literacy and problem-solving skills (essential).
• Experience of laboratory analysis equipment and techniques (desirable)

Behaviours:

• A constructive, enthusiastic and self-motivated attitude to include cross team working
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills (essential).
• Identify improvements and take initiatives to the betterment of the business (essential).
• Flexible approach adapting quickly to things new, changes in the job and work environment and who enjoys being fully involved in ensuring the business is a success (essential).
• Ability to develop and maintain strong working relationships with colleagues and internal and external stakeholders (essential).

Qualifications:

• A recognised engineering/craft-based qualification in an appropriate discipline or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of ONC (or equivalent experience) in an appropriate engineering subject (essential).
• Possess a HNC or equivalent in an Engineering discipline (desirable).
• Completed a recognised formal training programme or apprenticeship to achieve technician status (C&G parts I, II &III) (desirable).
• Member of recognised professional institution (desirable).

About EP UK Investments Ltd

EPUK Investments Ltd (EPUKI) is the UK division of Energetický a průmyslový holding (EPH), a leading energy group of over 70 companies that owns and operates assets across Europe. EPH group employs circa 24,000 people internationally, owns €30.5bn of assets, generating €37.1bn of revenue and an EBITDA of €4.3bn.

EPUKI was established in 2015 as the strategic platform for expanding the EPH group into the UK energy market. Since launching, EPUKI has made several acquisitions and developed a number of new opportunities and now owns multiple renewable and flexible power generating assets in the UK and Ireland.

EPUKI has grown rapidly to revenues ~£3.5bn and EBITDA ~£300m. We pride ourselves on an entrepreneurial culture and flat leadership structure where individuals (wherever they are in the organisation) can make a real impact on our business.

Our aim is to enable the UK and Ireland low carbon transition through provision of flexible and reliable energy supply. To achieve this, we will:

• develop, construct and acquire the right assets to support the transformation of the energy system;
• invest in our people and our assets to best respond to the changing needs of our sector;
• continuously challenge ourselves to identify opportunities, build our knowledge and develop innovative solutions.

EPUKI is one of the largest independent generators in the UK and Ireland, with an asset base that covers multiple technologies and a range of revenue streams; these include fully merchant baseload and peaking plant and index traded baseload plants, providing a range of system services across the energy and balancing spectrum.

Despite its significant market presence, EPUKI has a flat structure with fast paced decision-making ability enabling better optimisation of market positions. The market continues to evolve and develop as the UK and Irish governments drive towards Net Zero with increasing challenges of renewables penetration, introduction of hydrogen and other new technologies.