Job Description
Plant Operator Technician
Posting Start Date:
3/23/26
Country/Region:
United Kingdom
State/Province:
Job Location:
Elstree
Place of Employment:
Onsite
Contract Duration:
Permanent
Plant Operator Technician
Job Summary
Keep our essential manufacturing services running smoothly—join us as a Plant Operator and play a key role in maintaining critical utilities that power our operations.
In this hands‑on role, you will monitor and operate key plant systems, support equipment performance, respond to alarms, and help maintain a safe, compliant environment that meets GMP standards.
In this hands‑on role, you will monitor and operate key plant systems, support equipment performance, respond to alarms, and help maintain a safe, compliant environment that meets GMP standards.
What you'll do
- Operate and monitor utilities and services supporting manufacturing processesOversee HVAC systems, recording parameters such as velocities, pressures, temperatures, and drainage performance
- Monitor, inspect, and operate boilers, compressors, refrigeration plant, steam generators, stills, and de‑mineralisation plant, including water sampling and interpretation of results
- Carry out minor maintenance tasks including work on steam traps, water and air filters, valves, and draining/refilling systems
- Respond to equipment and plant alarms, performing necessary adjustments or escalation
- Support alarms and corrective actions for the Effluent Treatment Plant when required
- Inspect and replace water filters and other consumables
- Assist in diagnosing plant issues and supporting remedial actions, ensuring all updates are captured in the maintenance management system
- Complete and update required documentation, including revisions to SOPs
- Coordinate delivery and dispatch of bulk chemicals such as supernatant waste, ethanol, caustic and similar materials
- Clean and paint equipment to maintain a GMP‑compliant environmentReport issues affecting critical plant performance to engineering management and relevant section managers
- Ensure correct use and maintenance of personal protective equipment
- Act as point of contact and controller for all works and activities in plant areas
- Maintain GMP compliance across plant areas, including ownership of log books
- Conduct condition monitoring of plant and equipment performance
Qualifications and need-to-know
- Able to work with colleagues across multiple departments.
- Ability to liaise with external contractors working with Site Engineering
- Ability to carry out internal audits
- Maintain various records and reports in boiler log
- Ability to utilise O & M manuals and system drawings.
- Ability to understand and follow complex oral or written instructions on power plant operation.
- GMP/GXP/GEMP experience with equipment log books and training files. (Auditing and Archiving of documents)
- Demonstrate experience with managing the ordering of consumables.
- Demonstrable knowledge of air conditioning plant, water treatment plant and L8 regulations.
- City & Guilds Steam boiler operators qualification or equivalent steam qualification
- Successful candidates will ideally be certified industrial boiler operatives and will have qualifications from an approved boiler operation accredited scheme - acceptable qualifications are: Certified Industrial Boiler Operator (CertIB0) for steam raising boilers; Diploma in Boiler Plant Operation Management (DipBOM). Previous experience will be taken into account.
- Any formal technical qualification in mechanical or maintenance engineering will be looked upon highly favourably.