Operate Technician

Are you looking for a role where your knowledge, skills and experiences are utilised in a unique environment? If so, we currently have an exciting opportunity for you to join our Team as our next Operate Technician at our Heysham 1 Station. 

Feel like your skill sets apply to the above role? We would love to hear from you! 

As the next Operate Technician, you will be a valued member of the station at Heysham 1 to ensure the daily operations of the station run smoothly and offer the best performance possible. You will be responsible for the safe and reliable operations of a nuclear power plant in accordance with all licenses, regulating bodies, company business strategies and industry best practices. You will also be required to perform Emergency Scheme duties where you will receive full training. 

Pay, benefits and culture

In addition to a salary ranging from £44,121 – £46,277 and a market-leading pension scheme. Your package will include a range of benefits, from the big and formal to the small and personal.

We’re talking about everything from enhanced parental leave to electric vehicle leasing, health insurance to product discounts, critical illness insurance to technology vouchers, gym membership to season ticket loans.

Here at EDF UK, we do right by each other and everyone’s welcome. We’re on an action-oriented journey, championing equity, diversity, and inclusion. We’d like our future workforce to have an equal gender balance, represent a broad mix of people from minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+, those with a disability and supporting social mobility.

We’re a disability confident employer and we’ll do all we can to help with your application. Please let us know if you need to request reasonable adjustments.

We take pride in fostering a dynamic and inclusive environment, where the diverse backgrounds and experiences of our employees drive fresh thinking and innovation. We understand that success means different things to different people. We believe there are multiple definitions of what it means to succeed. That’s why we support you to pursue a career that’s unique to you. Because success is personal.

What you’ll be doing

Working as part of a Shift Team and under the direction of an experienced Team Leader and Shift manager; you will be responsible for the ensuring that plant and equipment is monitored and maintained in accordance with strict procedures and directives. We take safety very seriously in the nuclear industry and you will need to adopt a safety-first approach to everything that you do, taking ownership of issues and actively seeking help when needed.

Being appointed into this position, you will be required to complete the following roles to ensure the smooth running and operations on site. These include: 

• Monitoring plant conditions, identifying & resolving sub-standard conditions through work requests and performing minor tool pouch maintenance
• Responding to requests from the control room to investigate plant alarms and perform required operations
• Control and closely monitor plant and equipment to support the process by following procedures
• Apply conservative decision-making techniques and work effectively within a team environment
• Show a solid understanding of plant operation, design and theory (comprehensive training will be provided)
• Investigate and rectify plant faults within your own area of demonstrated competence
• Conduct plant operations, lifting activities and health physics monitoring as required
• As a member of the onsite Emergency Response Team, you will be trained in breathing apparatus, firefighting, casualty rescue, first aid (FREC 3), confined space entry and working at height.

Who you are

As the next Operate Technician, you will hold the following skills and experiences to be suitable for the role: 

• Experience of mechanical, engineering, operational or process work with supporting qualifications
• Good level of computer literacy i.e. able to use Word, Excel and bespoke systems.
• Strong understanding of general literacy i.e. able to read and follow written process instructions and complete paperwork accurately
• Demonstrate excellent communication skills
• Have a willingness to learn and broaden your knowledge base, demonstrating a flexible approach to work and a willingness to undertake a continuing training programme.
• Able to work as part of a small shift team and communicate clearly with other station functions.
• As a member of the onsite Emergency Response Team, you will be trained in breathing apparatus, firefighting, casualty rescue, first aid (FREC 3), confined space entry and working at height.

As a minimum, entrants will be educated to GCSE/National Qualifications standards (or equivalent).  

Applications for this role close on Tuesday 19th May 2026.

Recruitment will take place via a 1-day assessment centre on either the 17th or 18th June 2026.

To be appointed to this role, you will need to meet the criteria for Counter Terrorist Check (CTC) which will, ordinarily, require you to have British residency for the last 3 years.

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