Water Energy Chemical Optimisation Engineer (WECO)

Elis, a leader in circular services, allows businesses to achieve optimal hygiene and protection for their employees and customers thereby enriching their well being in a sustainable way. Our rental maintenance model supports our customers to focus on their core business while reducing their environmental footprint. Our circular services emulate our commitment to a more sustainable future:  connecting us, our clients and our planet.

As a WECO Engineer, you will implement and support the continuous improvement of water, energy and chemical usage efficiencies across all sites within a defined region of the UK/Ireland business.

Please note: This role can be based at any of our UK sites, depending on the successful incumbent's location.

Key responsibilities of the role, include but are not limited to:

• Engaging with and developing the WECO strategy, to align with UK & group business target objectives.
• Supporting the sites to submit accurate TCL data and providing reports and guidance where issues are identified. 
• Undertaking regular WECO site audits and providing reports with action plans, to a defined group standard.
• Implementing and supporting the on-going use of WECO management tools at site level (e.g. daily usage spreadsheets).
• Attending regular team meetings at venues potentially across the UK and Ireland.
• Providing direct support to the operations teams at the sites for WECO related issues.
• Providing detailed input to support the capex process, (e.g. data-driven reports that may determine the choice of equipment to be installed).
• Continually reviewing technologies available and propose potential utility-saving projects for the capital investment process.
• Providing WECO training within the designated region.

• A relevant Engineering qualification or similar discipline.

This could be:

• A degree or similar qualification in Chemistry and/or Chemical Engineering.
• A ONC/HNC/HND/degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• Any thesis undertaken as part of a university degree involving water, effluent or gas efficiency.

The successful candidate will also have:

• Preferably at least 6 months experience in a laundry operations environment or similar.
• Excellent IT skills (email, all MS Office software but particularly Microsoft Excel).
• Capability to learn new software applications quickly and to a high standard (e.g. Answer, Dynamics AX, Power BI).
• Good organisation and time management skills.
• The ability to work efficiently alone as well as leading projects within a team.
• The ability to quickly learn technical terminology and processes.
• A Full UK driving licence.

• 33 Days Holiday
• Company Pension
• Employee Assistance Programme
• On-site Parking
• Life Assurance
• Company Car

We offer a competitive salary of £50,000 - £80,000 (depending on experience) and the opportunity to work for a company that offers many development opportunities, has national structure to facilitate ambition and offer a friendly and supportive working environment.