Maintenance Engineer - Biogas

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 and composting sites. They are looking to recruit a Maintenance Engineer for their site in South Wales.



The Maintenance Engineer plays a vital part in ensuring the site is running at its optimal level and ensuring high standards of health & safety are maintained. The role comes with a salary of £44,000 + 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 to today.



Responsibilities and duties of the Maintenance Engineer role



Reporting to the Plant 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 other sites as required across the STGP Portfolio

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 insure a 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



We are looking for someone with the following:



A recognised engineering qualification or demonstratable experience

A full UK Driving Licence



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 ect

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



Salary of £44,000

Company Bonus

Company Pension

Life insurance

Other benefits discussed at interview



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