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Spotlight on: Heysham Power Station

Each year we recruit for a number of support roles to help deliver Heysham power station’s statutory outage programme.

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Interested in working on an Outage?

Temporary roles on outages will provide a wide range of opportunities to work as part of a busy project team in an industrial environment.

Support roles can vary from Domestic and Industrial Operatives to Chefs and Food Service assistants.

Whilst working as part of the outage team you’ll receive:

  • Great rates of pay

  • Nuclear experience

  • Security clearance to help support future job applications

  • Training and certifications to add to your CV

Engagement on an outage is always subject to a pre-employment Drug & Alcohol test (D&A) and Counter Terrorism Check (CTC) clearance.

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Upcoming outages

At the moment we're not currently recruiting for any planned outages, however if you'd like to be alerted when the next round of recruitment takes place, sign up here.

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Meet the Heysham team

Our Heysham Recruitment team are based next to the power station, so they’ll always be on hand to support you. Whether you’re looking for more information about roles on the upcoming statutory outage, have any questions whilst onboarding and training, or throughout the project.

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