Operations Support Engineer

BOSS have been retained by a leading climate technology company seeking to hire an Operations Support Engineer for their facility in East Anglia. Responsibilities for the Operations Support Engineer * Operating and servicing the plant at their first industrial Pilot Plant, Norfolk - the UK’s first ever deployment of carbon negative DAC technology. * Conducting safe start-up for their DAC modules. * Maintain and report on sustained operations over months of plant operations. * Following and demonstrating our at-site Health & Safety culture. * Assisting with execution of the pilot plant experimental plan in liaison with our Plant Operations Manager. * Reporting back on unit performances, especially regular failure modes and input ideas for product improvement. * Troubleshooting issues that arise, with good record keeping for required interventions to be passed back to the product improvement team. * Get involved in failure analysis, using multiple methodologies to find root causes and propose improvement plans * Executing maintenance routines. * Deputising for the Plant Operations Manager in inducting site visitors if needed. Key Competencies Operations Support Engineer * Interest in developing skills in an exciting start-up, new technology environment, where you can rapidly grow your experience. * Experience in operations and maintenance, especially commissioning, start-up and maintenance of a variety of process plants. * Experience operating and repairing plants in challenging environments. * Strong understanding of Reliability, Availability, Maintenance / OEE. * Functional understanding of chemical, electrical, mechanical portions of various unit operations such as gas-liquid contacting, water treatment, membrane processes. * 2+ years’ experience in the chemical industry Nice to Have * Experience running and repairing Research & Development pilot facilities * Suitable safety accreditation e.g. NEBOSH * Lean operational certificate, e.g. six sigma or equivalent * Continuous improvement training / programme experience. * Experience working with absorption, scrubbing, continuous gas-liquid systems and/or electrodialysis. * Engineering Level 3 qualification. * Good understanding of hazard and risk identification * Basic understanding of electrochemistry and industrial chemistry knowledge. * Familiarity with servicing of processes handling industrial gases, especially CO2