Plant Maintenance Technician (Fermentation) – Port Talbot - Up to £45k DOE plus excellent benefits

Our client a leading manufacturer of Nutritional Supplements is looking to recruit a Plant Maintenance Technician for their prestigious site based in Port Talbot. The Plant Maintenance Technician will play an integral role in monitoring and maintaining the Fermentation Plant.

Salary: Up to £45k DOE plus excellent benefits.

Location: Port Talbot

Working Hours: Days and Afternoons

Plant Maintenance Technician (Fermentation) Responsibilities:

• Monitoring Steam, including boilers and system operation, components and controls.
• Maintaining compressed air and associated systems.
• Maintaining fluid systems and controls.
• HVAC, humidity control systems.
• Handling liquid nitrogen and industrial gases.
• Maintaining and replacing pumps.
• Maintaining and replacing Valves (including pneumatic, manual and modulating).
• Monitoring and maintaining chemical dosing systems – chemical safety
• Monitoring pressure vessels, chilled water and vacuum systems/pumps.

The successful candidate:

• An understanding of automated controls / HMI / PLC control of process systems (not necessarily programming). Ability to understand and manipulate systems based upon the P&IDs.
• Ability to modify and set up controllers and system control parameters.

• Experienced with Safe systems of work, especially system isolation.
• Confined spaces experience would be an advantage.
• IOSH – managing safely – beneficial.
• Qualified in an Engineering discipline, Mechanical bias preferred.
• Welding/soldering/grinding/hot works experience would be an advantage but not essential.
• Experience working with a fermentation process would be a distinct advantage.

This is an outstanding opportunity for an experienced Plant Maintenance Technician who is looking to join a well-established organisation and become part of a truly first-rate Facility in the Port Talbot area.