Shift Team Leader

Shift Team Leader - Energy from Waste Power Station

Excellent Salary + Bonus + Benefits

Bridgwater, Somerset

SCINERGY Recruitment are currently recruiting a Shift Team Leader to join a 10MW Energy from Waste power station based in Bridgwater, Somerset.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a well-invested, modern Energy from Waste facility in a key operational leadership role. You will be responsible for ensuring the plant operates safely, efficiently and in full compliance with site procedures, environmental permits and safety rules, while leading and developing a shift team of operational staff.

The role will involve operating and overseeing the main boiler, turbine and FGT plant from a computer-based central control room, while also supporting field operations where required. You will act as a key operational decision-maker on shift, with responsibility for safe systems of work, incident response, shift coordination and plant performance.

The Role

As Shift Team Leader, you will be responsible for leading the safe and efficient operation of the power station during your shift.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Leading and supervising a team of Control Room Operators, Assistant Operators and operational support staff
• Acting as Senior Authorised Person, ensuring the correct application of site safety rules, permits and associated safety documentation
• Starting, stopping and monitoring a high-pressure boiler and associated plant from the control room
• Ensuring the facility operates in line with environmental permits, planning conditions, design criteria and site procedures
• Coordinating shift activities, including staff allocation, contractor supervision and operational priorities
• Working closely with maintenance teams to minimise downtime and maximise plant availability
• Monitoring process performance, analysing operational data and maintaining accurate shift logs
• Supporting training, coaching, appraisals and development of shift team personnel
• Promoting a strong health, safety, environmental and housekeeping culture
• Delivering clear and detailed shift handovers
• Supporting continuous improvement across operations, reliability and plant efficiency

About You

We are looking for an experienced operations professional with a strong background in power generation or a similar heavy process environment.

You will ideally have:

Experience as a Shift Team Leader, Senior Shift Operator, Production Team Leader, Lead Operator or similar within power generation or heavy industry, such as Energy from Waste, biomass, CCGT, CHP, coal, thermal generation or similar process plant

• Senior Authorised Person experience, or strong knowledge of safe systems of work and permit procedures
• A relevant technical engineering qualification, such as NVQ, City & Guilds, HNC, BTEC or equivalent
• Strong leadership skills with experience supervising teams and coordinating contractors
• Good understanding of health, safety and environmental compliance
• IOSH or NEBOSH would be desirable
• Strong communication, decision-making and problem-solving skills
• A calm, organised and flexible approach to working in a 24/7 shift environment
• Willingness to work 12-hour shift patterns

What’s on offer

• Excellent salary
• Performance-related bonus
• Overtime opportunities
• Company pension scheme
• Healthcare plan
• Opportunity to join a well-invested and relatively new Energy from Waste site
• Long-term career opportunity within the power generation sector
• Operational leadership role with genuine responsibility and progression potential

For more information or to apply, please contact Steve Utton at SCINERGY Recruitment on (phone number removed) or email (url removed)