Shift Operations & Maintenance Technician

Staythorpe Shift Operations & Maintenance Technician

Location – Staythorpe

Contract Type – Permanent

Working Hours – Full time, Shift

Closing Date – 5 May 2025 (We reserve the right to close the job advert early if we receive sufficient applications)

We have a fantastic opportunity for Shift Operations & Maintenance Technicians to join us at Staythorpe Power Station!

An exciting future awaits Staythorpe as we transition to providing remote support for our CCGT portfolio, all from our brand-new state of the art control room.  

Staythorpe power station is also one of the proposed locations for CCS within RWE Generation UK, which will be a vital part of allowing us to achieve our ambition to be Carbon neutral by 2040.

Main Purpose of the Role

As a member of the Operations and Maintenance Team, you will contribute towards delivering the safe, reliable and commercial performance of our portfolio. The post holder will be responsible for operating Staythorpe plant locally from the Fleet Control Room, operation of other fleet CCGT’s remotely and carrying out plant O&M routines in line with our procedures. This will include fault diagnosis and breakdown recovery. This broad range of tasks will develop your skills and promote your own development.

We will require you to perform O&M duties on a shift basis as required, as well as collaborating with site-based maintenance team, supporting with plant outages and recommissioning as required. As the trend towards growing volumes of renewable generation continues, you should expect maintenance routines to form a growing part of your core role.

Key Responsibilities

• Health, Safety and Environmental compliance.
• Operate our CCGT fleet in accordance with recognised standards.
• Undertaking the duties required of you under RWE Safety Rules to operate a safe system of work.
• Maintenance activities.
• Emergency response.
• Outage support.

Knowledge & Skills

• Recognised engineering or operations background, or craft skill in electrical, mechanical, or C&I discipline (HNC, ONC, or equivalent).
• Prior process operations and/or maintenance experience.
• Strong interpersonal skills and proficiency in Microsoft Office, SAP, and other relevant IT systems.
• Self-motivated and flexible, able to work independently while supporting the team.
• Knowledge of Health, Safety, and Environmental legislation, regulations, and directives.
• Role models RWE values: Trust, Passion, and Performance; works openly, honestly, and consistently.
• Understanding of safety management systems, including permit-to-work systems.
• Flexible and agile approach to work, including flexible hours and skill development opportunities at multiple sites and technologies.

What we will offer you

• An annual base salary from approximately £43,000 to £50,000 per year
• Shift allowance of over £12,000 per year
• Up to 10% annual bonus opportunity of your base salary
• A personal retirement savings plan – if you put in 5%, we will top up by a further 10% and you will get life assurance worth 4 x annual salary
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, pro-rata
• Company Paid Private Medical Insurance for you and your family
• One free professional membership subscription
• Access to flexible benefits such as Critical Illness, Dental Plan, Health Cash Plan, Share Incentive Plan, Cycle2Work, Electric Car Lease Scheme, Buy Additional Annual Leave (subject to operational needs) and retail savings scheme.
• Occupational Health support services for your wellbeing
• Access to our employee assistance programme in times of need
• Up to 2 days volunteering a year

What we offer our people

As well as a competitive salary and an impressive benefits package you’ll also get the opportunity to craft the future of our business. Along the way, we’ll give you all the support you desire to develop your skill set and achieve your long-term objectives.

To view a preview of our benefits site ‘YourHub’ and see some of the other benefits we have on offer please visit https://www.edenred.co.uk/campaigns/rwe-yourhub/index.html

Working at RWE

To find out more about what it’s like to work at one of Europe’s largest energy companies and what we are all about we have a wealth of information on our Careers pages. https://www.rwe.com/en/rwe-careers-portal

Here you can meet some of the team, find out more about Diversity at RWE, what your onboarding will look like and some FAQs.

Equal Opportunities

We value diversity and therefore welcome all applications, irrespective of gender, disability, nationality, ethnic and social background, religion and beliefs, age or sexual orientation and identity.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Our energy for a sustainable life

RWE represents change, innovation and sustainability. As one of the world’s leading generators of electricity from renewable energy sources, we aim to be carbon-neutral by 2040 and to enable a sustainable life for people around the world. To achieve this, we are looking for dynamic and motivated people to join us in creating a sustainable and secure energy future.

RWE in the UK

We operate a large and diverse portfolio of power generation assets in the UK. We are the UK’s second largest generator of thermal flexible capacity, supplying around 10% of the UK’s electricity last year with 8.6GW of installed capacity. The portfolio includes the UK’s largest fleet of gas-fired power stations, along with a small amount of Biomass and Hydro plants.