CHP Operator / Ayrshire
Purpose of the role: Reporting to the CHP Manager/Supervisor, the CHP Plant Operator will ensure the CHP plant stays running within set-point automatic controlled values in a safe manner in order to maximise efficient delivery of heat and power from the plant. The operator must look after the chip drying operation involving the belt dryer, walking floors and silos to ensure requirements are met.
What could a day-to-day look like?
- Routine Operations and Maintenance activities in order to keep CHP Plant on highest availability.
- Working at heights including such duties as clearing blocked sensors, greasing bearings and conveyors etc.
- Driving heavy machinery such as Volvo bucket loaders, telehandler, forklifts etc.
- Load fuel into walking floors using Volvo bucket loader.
a. Belt dryer walking floor must be filled with wet wood chip and kept full
b. CHP walking floor must be filled with Bark, Butt Chips and Dried chip according to a ratio set by CHP Manager / Supervisor to achieve a uniform moisture content and mix.
- Daily completing data of the operator’s report as following but not limited to daily and weekly analysis reports including residue density, moisture content oven samples, fuel calorific samples, meter readings of electric and thermal meters, raw material volumes, processing volumes, water sampling etc.
- Checking and making sure the plant is capable of full operation. Organising duties such as emptying ash container in a timely manner, ensuring silo truck loading is operational and other related.
- Respond to alarms raised on the computer system and react accordingly to get the plant back to correct operational set points.
- Maintaining a clean working environment.
- Following maintenance schedule to ensure 24/7 operation.
- Any other duties assigned by CHP Manager / Supervisor.
Are you who we’re looking for?
- Familiarity with mechanical equipment such of filters, heat exchangers, pipelines, valves, vessels etc.
- Knowledge in rotating equipment such of pumps, fans, compressors, motors etc
Interested? Please get in touch with Saher Kazmi at skazmi@hrcrecruitment.co.uk or give me a call at 07519961336. Alternatively, click the button below to apply.
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