Anaerobic Digestion Operator Job Description
Job title: AD Operator
Location: Huntstown, Co. Dublin
Type of employment: Full-time
Hours of employment: Monday to Friday: 8am to 5pm
Salary: Negotiable, DOE
Role Overview:
Bia Energy is a green energy company established in 2023 focused on producing renewable energy (electricity & biomethane) from surplus packaged food from retail, hospitality, agriculture and food producing sectors through a biological process known as Anaerobic Digestion (AD).
This role would be well-suited to candidates looking for a hands-on role involving a mix of operating machinery, maintenance and managing the systems to control the plant and maximise the biogas yields of the digesters and electricity produced by the engines. Alongside previous mechanical or electrical engineering skills or experience, previous experience of operating mobile plant machinery such as a telehandler or loading shovel would be highly desirable.
General Duties & Responsibilities:
- Oversee the safe receipt of product and maintain the overall operation of the AD process to meet site targets. This will require the safe use of plant and equipment including telehandler, loading shovel and or forklift.
- Complete all maintenance and safety checks as directed by your Line Manager and ensure the site and plant are
presented in a clean & tidy manner at all times. - Carry out banksman/doorman duties for Intake & outtake waste vehicles
- Maintaining site appearance – grass, outside areas, decoration and repairs.
- Ownership for ensuring a safe and healthy working environment for all.
- Exemplary and helpful behaviour with clients, colleagues, management and visitors.
- Maintaining relevant on-site Health, Safety, Quality and Environmental standards and records
- Liaising with clients, drivers, operational staff and management connected to deliveries.
- Operate weighbridge for incoming and outgoing feedstock ensuring weight dockets and commercial documents are managed.
- Competently operate the Scada monitoring system and food de-packaging machinery (Hammermill) and Biomix system.
- Ad hoc general operative duties as may be required such as de-palleting food waste, bin tipping and washing and adhere to a high standard of cleanliness and hygiene.
Key Skills
- Flexible, positive and proactive attitude to your work.
- Strong team player.
- Experience of driving mobile plant (telehandlers or loading shovels).
- Mechanical or electrical engineering experience or qualifications highly desirable.
- Flexibility to occasionally work on call.
- Good communication skills.
Please send applications to info@biaenergy.ie