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Astute's Renewables team is exclusively partnering with a key player in the UK's Biogas sector to recruit a Maintenance Engineer for their new build site near Northampton. The company are already making huge strides in their mission to be the number one provider of biogas here in the UK market and we're looking for a Maintenance Engineer to join them towards the end of the build and grow with the asset.
The Maintenance Engineer role comes with a salary dependant of your level and will be discussed upon application but will be highly competitive.
If you're a Maintenance Engineer and are looking to work for a key organisation in the market, then submit your CV to apply today.
Responsibilities and duties
Reporting to the Plant Manager you will:
- Carrying out maintenance of the plant on the likes of motors, gearboxes, pumps and associated pipework
- Managing any maintenance contractors coming to site, assisting with productions of RAMS
- Working to and updating pre planned maintenance (PPM) schedules
- Logging all jobs and liaising with the Plant Manager to ensure all spare parts are available or are on order
- Completing site safety checks and reporting any faults of breakdowns
- Daily fault-finding and diagnostics
- Assessing the plant with a continuous improvement mindset to suggest improvements
- Learning about and assisting with the running on the biogas plant
- Attending call outs as and when required
- Occasional attendance on other sites in the same region
- Other duties as required
Professional qualifications
We are looking for someone with the following:
- A higher education in engineering, ie HNC/HND, Level 3 in Mechanical Engineering or higher
- UK driving licence
- Experience in anaerobic digestion, energy from waste or a similar environment
Personal skills
The Maintenance Engineer role would suit someone who is:
- Hard-working, who is highly detail orientated and solutions-focussed
- Diligent and who has high attention to detail
- Wanting to learn how to operate the assets too
Salary and benefits of the Maintenance Engineer role
- Highly competitive salary
- Overtime potential to significantly increase earnings
- Company pension and holiday allowance
- Internal progression as the business grows
- Chance to join a winning team and drive the business forward
Astute People are acting as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy. We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, race, gender, disability, creed or sexual orientation and comply with all relevant UK legislation. We encourage applications from individuals from all backgrounds but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Astute is also committed to the government's Disability Confident Employer initiative. We endeavour to get back to everyone, however, if you have not heard anything after 7 days, please consider your application unsuccessful.
