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