Assistant Plant Operator

Enfinium Community Fund; Sittingbourne, Kemsley; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job description

About The Role

Assistant Plant Operator – Sittingbourne

Join our team and help turn waste into energy!

We’re looking for a hands-on Assistant Plant Operator to support the safe and efficient running of our energy-from-waste plant in Sittingbourne. Working on a rotating shift pattern (including weekends and bank holidays), you’ll play a key role in plant operations, inspections, and compliance.

What You’ll Do

1. Operate boilers and auxiliary plant equipment across the facility.
2. Support plant operations during startups, shutdowns, and emergencies.
3. Perform routine inspections and collect key operational data.
4. Ensure Health & Safety and Environmental compliance.

What We’re Looking For

1. Experience in Energy from Waste, power generation, or similar industries (preferred but not essential).
2. A practical, problem-solving mindset with hands-on engineering ability.
3. Willingness to learn and develop your skills through training.

About Us

Who are enfinium?

As one of the UK’s leading energy from waste operators, enfinium is supporting our country’s journey to a Net Zero economy. We do this by operating and developing six decarbonisation hubs around the UK, where we use waste that would otherwise go to landfill to generate homegrown energy.

Today, enfinium has an annual waste processing capacity of over 2.3 million tonnes, and a total combined electric generating capacity of 265MW (gross) - enough energy to power more than 500,000 UK homes. enfinium is owned by infrastructure investment funds managed by Igneo Infrastructure Partners.

At enfinium we’re guided by five principles, we use these to make sure we’re not only doing a great job, but we’re doing it in the right and safe way:

One Team - Pride Matters - Safety on Purpose - Make a positive impact - Take Ownership

As a Company, we really value our employees and as such, offer a generous employee benefits package which includes the following:

• Vitality Private Medical care
• Private Dental Care
• Life Assurance
• Company pension with a 6% company contribution
• Perkbox to get all your Highstreet discounts
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Employee Assistance programme
• Uniform provided
• Continuous learning and development through our e-learning portal and access to role-based qualifications