Shift Team Leader (3 month Secondment)
| Posting date: | 15 June 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £46,000.00 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 July 2026 |
| Location: | LE17 6NJ |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Cobalt Energy Limited |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | STLS3 |
Summary
The key aims of this role are:
• To ensure the safe, compliant, and reliable operation of the facility on a 24/7 shift basis.
• To lead and manage the shift team, ensuring effective control of plant operations in line with Health & Safety, Environmental Permit, and Company standards.
• To maximise plant availability and performance through effective monitoring, supervision, and coordination of operational and minor maintenance activities.
• To support continuous improvement of operational practices, procedures, and team capability.
The key metrics are:
• Health & Safety performance – zero incidents, safe systems of work adhered to at all times.
• Environmental compliance – adherence to Environmental Permit limits (including CEMS performance).
• Plant availability and reliability during shift operation.
• Quality and accuracy of shift logs, records, and reports.
• Operational compliance with procedures, and management systems.
• Team performance and development, including competence and engagement.
• Housekeeping and plant condition standards.
Roles & Responsibilities:
• Operate, monitor, and control plant systems via DCS/HMI, including turbines, boilers, pumps, water treatment plant, and auxiliary systems.
• Start up, shut down, and monitor plant equipment safely and efficiently.
• Conduct routine plant walk-downs, inspections, and checks to verify equipment condition and performance.
• Monitor Continuous Emissions Monitoring Systems (CEMS) to ensure compliance with environmental permit conditions.
• Provide technical supervision and operational guidance to shift staff and contractors.
• Coordinate and support minor reactive maintenance and plant stoppages, including raising work requests on the maintenance management system.
• Supervise testing and treatment of boiler, cooling, and other plant water systems.
• Maintain accurate and complete shift records, logs, and performance data.
• Ensure high standards of housekeeping, safety, and plant presentation.
• Provide shift cover for other Shift Team Leaders as required.
• Work as part of a 365-day, 24/7 shift rota.
Key Accountabilities:
• Accountability for safe operation of the plant during the shift.
• Compliance with Health & Safety legislation, company policies, and safe systems of work.
• Compliance with Environmental Permit conditions and reporting requirements.
• Accurate recording and reporting of plant performance and operational issues.
• Effective leadership, supervision, and development of the shift team.
• Contribution to the review, improvement, and implementation of operational SOPs.
• Prompt escalation of operational, safety, or environmental risks to management.
Experience/Qualifications/Skills:
Essential / Preferred Experience
• Operational experience in power generation, steam raising, or a comparable industrial process environment.
• Experience operating plant from both control room and plant floor environments.
• Demonstrable experience using DCS / HMI / SCADA systems.
Qualifications
• HNC / NVQ in a relevant engineering discipline, or equivalent time-served experience.
• Health & Safety qualifications (e.g. IOSH) desirable; training can be provided.
• NEBOSH / BOAS qualifications advantageous but not essential.
• Electrical AP / SAP experience desirable but not essential.
Skills & Competencies
• Strong leadership, communication, and team-working skills.
• Logical, methodical approach to problem-solving.
• Ability to mentor, coach, and develop operational staff.
• Practical mechanical aptitude, including minor adjustments and repairs.
• Competent IT skills for reporting and use of computerised systems.
• Flexible approach to shift working and operational demands.
• To ensure the safe, compliant, and reliable operation of the facility on a 24/7 shift basis.
• To lead and manage the shift team, ensuring effective control of plant operations in line with Health & Safety, Environmental Permit, and Company standards.
• To maximise plant availability and performance through effective monitoring, supervision, and coordination of operational and minor maintenance activities.
• To support continuous improvement of operational practices, procedures, and team capability.
The key metrics are:
• Health & Safety performance – zero incidents, safe systems of work adhered to at all times.
• Environmental compliance – adherence to Environmental Permit limits (including CEMS performance).
• Plant availability and reliability during shift operation.
• Quality and accuracy of shift logs, records, and reports.
• Operational compliance with procedures, and management systems.
• Team performance and development, including competence and engagement.
• Housekeeping and plant condition standards.
Roles & Responsibilities:
• Operate, monitor, and control plant systems via DCS/HMI, including turbines, boilers, pumps, water treatment plant, and auxiliary systems.
• Start up, shut down, and monitor plant equipment safely and efficiently.
• Conduct routine plant walk-downs, inspections, and checks to verify equipment condition and performance.
• Monitor Continuous Emissions Monitoring Systems (CEMS) to ensure compliance with environmental permit conditions.
• Provide technical supervision and operational guidance to shift staff and contractors.
• Coordinate and support minor reactive maintenance and plant stoppages, including raising work requests on the maintenance management system.
• Supervise testing and treatment of boiler, cooling, and other plant water systems.
• Maintain accurate and complete shift records, logs, and performance data.
• Ensure high standards of housekeeping, safety, and plant presentation.
• Provide shift cover for other Shift Team Leaders as required.
• Work as part of a 365-day, 24/7 shift rota.
Key Accountabilities:
• Accountability for safe operation of the plant during the shift.
• Compliance with Health & Safety legislation, company policies, and safe systems of work.
• Compliance with Environmental Permit conditions and reporting requirements.
• Accurate recording and reporting of plant performance and operational issues.
• Effective leadership, supervision, and development of the shift team.
• Contribution to the review, improvement, and implementation of operational SOPs.
• Prompt escalation of operational, safety, or environmental risks to management.
Experience/Qualifications/Skills:
Essential / Preferred Experience
• Operational experience in power generation, steam raising, or a comparable industrial process environment.
• Experience operating plant from both control room and plant floor environments.
• Demonstrable experience using DCS / HMI / SCADA systems.
Qualifications
• HNC / NVQ in a relevant engineering discipline, or equivalent time-served experience.
• Health & Safety qualifications (e.g. IOSH) desirable; training can be provided.
• NEBOSH / BOAS qualifications advantageous but not essential.
• Electrical AP / SAP experience desirable but not essential.
Skills & Competencies
• Strong leadership, communication, and team-working skills.
• Logical, methodical approach to problem-solving.
• Ability to mentor, coach, and develop operational staff.
• Practical mechanical aptitude, including minor adjustments and repairs.
• Competent IT skills for reporting and use of computerised systems.
• Flexible approach to shift working and operational demands.