Biogas Maintenance Engineer

Biogas Maintenance Engineer

Full-Time 30000 - 40000 Β£ / year (est.) No working from home possible
Astute Technical Recruitment Ltd

At a Glance

  • Tasks: Maintain and improve renewable energy equipment while ensuring safety and efficiency.
  • Company: Join a leading renewable energy provider passionate about sustainability.
  • Benefits: Competitive salary, bonus, pension, life insurance, and more.
  • Other info: Dynamic role with opportunities for training and career growth.
  • Why this job: Make a real difference in the renewable energy sector while developing your engineering skills.
  • Qualifications: Engineering qualification or experience, with a full UK driving licence.

The predicted salary is between 30000 - 40000 Β£ per year.

Astute's Renewables team is partnered with one of the UK's leading renewable energy providers, who own and run a portfolio of anaerobic digestion plants across England and Wales. They are looking to recruit a Maintenance Engineer for their site in Surrey. The Maintenance Engineer role comes with a competitive salary + bonus, and excellent benefits package. If you have experience working as a Maintenance Engineer in a heavy processing environment and are looking to work for an organisation that is passionate about renewable energy, then upload your CV today.

Responsibilities and duties of the Maintenance Engineer role

  • Reporting to the Area Manager you will be responsible for all operational equipment and machinery including, but not limited to front end processing, pumping technology, digester and ancillary equipment, heating circuit and pasteurisation processes.
  • Follow, maintain and improve FIIX for all PPM's, input and detail any repairs or services on machinery to enhance a maintenance regime against each piece of equipment.
  • Review and/or provide thorough method statements, risk assessments and permit to work for non-routine maintenance tasks.
  • Build and improve on a thorough planned preventative maintenance program.
  • Support across three sites within their portfolio as and when needed.
  • Provide basic training, support and mentoring for site operatives.
  • Deliver planned improvements and refurbishments as part of the planned maintenance programme.
  • Ensure control measures and SSW (safe systems of work) are in place when undertaking any maintenance task.
  • Maintain high standards of housekeeping and ensure safe and tidy work areas.
  • Undertake any training requirements as identified by your line manager to support you in your role.
  • Be part of an on-call rota.
  • Other duties as required.

Professional qualifications

  • A recognised engineering qualification or demonstrable experience.
  • IOSH is desired.
  • Compex and ATEX is desired.
  • A full UK Driving Licence is essential.

Personal skills

  • The Maintenance Engineer role would suit someone who has experience working in anaerobic digestion or a similar heavy processing environment such as water treatment, food manufacturing, etc.
  • Practical environmental and working safely knowledge.
  • Electrical competence.
  • Computer literate.
  • Mechanical hands-on engineering.
  • Essential working knowledge of substrate pumps.
  • Confined Space Training.
  • Experience of using and fixing pumps, valves, screw conveyors, gearbox drive units, heating circuits, macerators, hammermills and mixers.

Salary and benefits of the Maintenance Engineer role

  • Competitive salary depending on experience.
  • Company Bonus.
  • Company Pension.
  • Life insurance.
  • Other benefits discussed at interview.

Biogas Maintenance Engineer employer: Astute Technical Recruitment Ltd

Join a leading renewable energy provider in Surrey, where your role as a Biogas Maintenance Engineer will not only offer a competitive salary and bonus but also an excellent benefits package. With a strong commitment to employee growth and a culture that values safety and environmental responsibility, you'll have the opportunity to work on innovative projects while receiving support and training to enhance your skills in a collaborative environment.

Astute Technical Recruitment Ltd

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We think you need these skills to ace Biogas Maintenance Engineer

Maintenance Engineering
Anaerobic Digestion
Heavy Processing Environment Experience
Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM)
Method Statements
Risk Assessments
Permit to Work