Shift Operations Assistant

March 7, 2026
£40000 - £40000
Urgent

Job Description

Reporting to: Relevant Shift Team Leader

Responsible for: None

Location: Forth, Lanark, South Lanarkshire, ML11 8TS

Summary of the role:

  • Carry out operational requirements in line with plant.
  • Carry out key plant checks and flag deviations.
  • Flag first line defects within CMMS.
  • Key roles within safety rules – Selected Person.

Core Tasks, Responsibilities & Duties:

  • Ensure safe and efficient operation of all activities on site including gasification plant, a high-pressure boiler, economizer and FGT, turbine and generator, together with associated auxiliary plant – including first-line fault diagnosis.
  • Assist the shift team with monitoring the plant from the DCS system, operate other auxiliary systems and equipment as required by the operational demands.
  • Assist in ensuring day to day compliance with all aspects of the environmental permit, reporting any non-compliance or incident to the shift team leader.
  • Carry out routine plant inspections and adjustments / operations as required collecting and recording plant data.
  • Work within the company’s health and safety, quality, and environmental management system and all relevant legislation.
  • Monitor stocks and take receipt of consumables / collection of residues.
  • Assist other company staff and contractors as required.
  • To be aware of and work within the company environmental and quality systems.
  • Carry out other reasonable tasks and duties as requested by management.
  • Undertake continuing personal development to enhance knowledge and skills relevant to the role.
  • Operate a variety of mobile equipment and fixed plant.

Ad Hoc Tasks, Responsibilities & Duties

Undertake any reasonable requests or tasks as directed by the Line Manager or GOL Management.

Company Specific Responsibilities:

  • Adhere to HSEQ policy, procedures and guidelines at all times (Safety First).
  • Commit to understanding and adhere to GOL’s values, vision, mission, TOM (Target Operating Model) and RADS (Responsible, Approve, Deliver, Support) Matrix.
  • Contribute towards improving work culture across GOL.
  • Complete and support annual, half yearly and quarterly performance appraisal process.
  • Adhere to all GOL policies and procedures.

Deliver quality and timely output as per agreed standards.

Experience & Qualifications:

  • Existing right to work in the UK
  • Willingness to travel (Within UK)

Education

Completed recognized engineering or operational apprenticeship or hold similar relevant qualifications.

Professional Experience

Experience of mechanical and/or electrical plant with experience of plant operations, ideally with experience in an engineering or a maintenance role.

Experience gained through working in a continuous process environment, preferably with experience of working shifts.

Awareness of PTW, SSOW Trainings/Certification.

IT Skills

IT literate and able to use Microsoft package as well as bespoke software (experience of MAXIMO or similar).

  • Energetic and enthusiastic.
  • Well versed to work in a high paced environment.
  • Comfort with ambiguous, ever-changing situations.
  • Self-starter individual with a can-do attitude.
  • Deadline-driven, result oriented, able to multitask and delivers on the promises.
  • Ability to break down and solve problems.
  • A solid team player who’s also an independent thinker.

Excellent communication skills: English (verbal and written both).

  • Knowledge of and familiarity with waste management and EfW sector.
  • Good communication to explain issues at hand clearly and effectively.
  • Able to operate, or train to operate a variety of mobile equipment and fixed plant.
  • A recognised Safety qualification – IOSH Managing Safely or equivalent.

Please send a cover email and CV to the Group HR department

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