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Biffa Waste Services · Onsite · Rotherham, England, United Kingdom

Control Room Operator - Rotherham

Shift Pattern: 4on 4off rolling rota as follows, 2 day shifts (6:30–18:30) followed by 2 night shifts (18:30-06:30) followed by 4 days off

Salary: £37,455.60 per annum

The Control Room Operator (SCADA) is responsible for operating the MBT Plant. You will control flow and processing of waste by utilising remote control overhead gantry cranes and refining equipment while ensuring health & safety and environmental compliance, whilst contributing to the continuous improvement in productivity, plant availability and the requirements of sub products produced.

Key responsibilities:

· Operate and monitor all MBT control systems.

· Optimise crane movements including waste placement and Refinement throughput.

· Diagnosing operating problems and undertaking necessary corrective action.

· Coordinating with the Engineering team, providing feedback on breakdowns to prioritise critical incidents.

· Carry out site fly treatments and review fly monitoring data in line with the site fly management plan

· Stock control & accurate reporting of contract & non contract waste

· Providing accurate and detailed records of all plant operations, settings and stoppages.

· Logging crane data and downtime to produce weekly pareto.

· Always maintain safe operations of the site.

· Monitoring and responding to fires, alarms and faults on the site fire system.

· Working towards daily, weekly and monthly KPI’s.

· Adhering to health & safety and environmental legislation and Company policies to ensure defined standards and best practice are implemented while remaining compliant with the site environmental permit and PFI contract.

· Implementing and ensuring compliance with all company policies, processes and procedures.

· Comply with changes to company standards and legislation

· Providing light maintenance of equipment including housekeeping and cleaning tasks

· Deputising for MBT supervisor as required

· Become a site senior approved person (SAP) being responsible for site isolations and permits including contractor control.

Essential criteria:

· Experience of SCADA systems or position of similar responsibility ideally in a process plant

· Proven track record of working to clearly defined KPIs

· Proven track record of delivering continuous improvement within an operational environment

· Implementation of new processes and developments

· Development and implementation of data capture and recording systems

· Willingness to learn and undertake both internal and external training on environmental, health and safety and any other training deemed necessary.

· Good understanding of health, safety and environmental compliance

· Good people skills; be able to communicate at all levels throughout the company and externally

· Knowledge of MRF operations

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About Biffa Waste Services

Biffa have been servicing the waste management needs of the UK since 1912 and we’re now a UK leading integrated waste management company.

We are proud to lead the waste and recycling industry. With operations at over 195 sites spanning the length and breadth of the country, we service over 2.3 million households and collect 4.3 million bins per week just within our municipal division. From our conception in 1912, our business has developed far beyond waste collection and into recycling, treatment and energy generation services

Our Vision

To be the leader in UK sustainable waste management.

Our Purpose

We're here to change the way people think about waste.

Our values truly reinforce what we are all about:

We act as a team

- We are working towards a common goal

- We look out for each other

- We all have an equal voice and respect each other

We make things happen

- We are hands on and get stuck in

- We find a way

- We go the extra mile and always deliver

We do the right thing

- We are honest, transparent and responsible for our actions

- We keep our promises

- We build trust by being consistent and fair

We take pride in what we do

- We continually develop our knowledge and expertise

- We know our work matters

- We take price in a job well done


We are a progressive business and innovation is core to our strategy. This means continually developing and improving our extensive UK-wide infrastructure to provide greater flexibility, an innovative and broad range of services and the utilisation of technology to ensure we are easy to do business with.

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