Lead and manage small discrete projects from concept to execution with guidance from the Principal Chemical Engineer and Improvement Engineer (and other senior engineers in the broader team) utilizing Process Engineering fundamentals.
The role requires you to challenge, promote, encourage, and facilitate change and the implementation of your own and team ideas.
The role requires technical knowledge, with a high level of enthusiasm and personal drive. Problem solving, planning, and the ability to communicate at all levels are essential.
Passion and enthusiasm for optimising plant performance and increasing sustainability by designing and implementing improvement projects at Vivergo Fuels Ltd are essential.
Key responsibilities
- Analyse plant data to understand and quantify future availability constraints not currently identified.
- Develop solutions to current identified constraints, create the management of change documentation, obtain financial approval, develop implementation plans and support the implementation of the solution.
- Assess the effectiveness of implemented solutions against the original problem statement.
10 month placement start date June/July 2025.
Application process
- CV & Cover Letter (please state on cover letter why you are passionate about sustainable energy) to jobs@vivergofuels.com
- Stage 1: Interview face to face on at location (Nottingham Campus/Hull)
- Stage 2: Onsite Technical Interview (Based at Vivergo Fuels)
About You
Knowledge - skills and experience required
- On course for a degree in Chemical or Environmental Engineering (BEng or MEng).
- The diversity of the role requires excellent verbal, written and presentation skills, to be able to communicate effectively at all levels.
Personal attributes
Self-driven, with a passion for engineering and continuous professional development. Has a desire to pass on and share knowledge to support others and the organisation.
- Good Communicator/Teamwork - Communicates clearly and effectively with others at all levels. Easily articulates concepts and/or technical problems to both plant operators and management. Uses effective and appropriate information systems to ensure the right people have the right information at the right time to improve performance. Gathers & shares relevant information. Plans outcomes, checking both progress and understanding to maximise effective communication.
- Development - Takes all opportunities to develop skills knowledge. Shares skills and knowledge base generously with others. Applies process engineering fundamentals to the plant. Consistently passes on knowledge, information, and training to all others in the business.
- Results Driven - Understands how their performance is linked to the performance of the business. Ensures all their technical knowledge is converted into additional production volume, through optimum plant configuration and utilization. Correctly prioritises plant changes and innovations to ensure best value is gained for the business.
- Problem Solving - Enjoys analysing and understanding how issues can be resolved.
About Us
Vivergo Fuels operates on the Saltend Chemicals complex in Hull. We are part of the AB Sugar division within ABF (Associated British Foods). ABF is a FTSE 10 group that operates in 53 countries across Europe, Africa, the Americas, Asia and Australia.
What do we do?
In simple terms we convert locally sourced feed wheat into both bioethanol, a more environmentally friendly transport fuel, and a highly nutritious animal feed for the dairy industry.
We are passionate about what we do and proud to say the bioethanol we produce helps to reduce transport carbon emissions in the UK.
Safety comes first at Vivergo Fuels, but equally important is how we work; our people and culture make us who we are.
Our Benefits
Working with us offers a great benefits package that encompasses options such as:
- Matching pension scheme up to 10%
- Life Assurance Income Protection Cycle to work scheme
- 25 days annual leave (rising with time)
- Private medical options
- On site free staff parking
We also recognise that whilst work is a big part of who we are, our people have other roles to fill in their lives. Enabling our team to balance work and home life is important to us.
