Shift Maintenance Technician

Changing the way people think about waste.

At Biffa, we love working with waste. Whether were turning it into sustainable power, finding new ways to recycle it or simply keeping it off the streets, we believe every day is an opportunity to improve the lives of millions. Its a view thats shared by our 11,500+ people around the country, who trust us to provide them with a career thats always rewarding, often challenging, but never dull. And its why were the UKs No. 1 choice for business waste management.

A quick look at the role.

To support the business as it expands its operations in the North East an exciting opportunity now exists for a Technician to join our team.

With a proven record of maintenance engineering behind you, you will have experience in providing essential electrical or mechanical support on production and ancillary machinery with clear evidence of maintaining a safe working environment. Experience of plastic processing and extrusion machinery, or automated manufacturing machinery would be an advantage but is not a prerequisite.

The hours for this position are 4 on 4 off (2 days, 2 nights then 4 off).

£46,460 per annum.

Why its an opportunity not to be wasted.

• Improving machinery and facilities reliability through maintenance activities, modification and good engineering practises
• Carrying out routine maintenance activities ensuring equipment performance is maintained and optimised
• Fault finding and repairs in breakdown situations, using engineering drawings and machine manuals
• Carrying out PPM tasks for all key equipment
• Assisting the MRO team maintain spare parts stores stock levels & records
• Undergoing training to maintain or improve competency and skill levels
• Operating with a degree of autonomy working within the parameters of department deliverables and health and safety legislation.
• Providing support and assistance to the production and engineering departments as well as improving the service provided by the maintenance department as a whole.
• Carrying out routine inspections and either repair or report defects to management

Requirements

Heres what we require:

• Engineering qualification in electrical or mechanical maintenance
• Maintaining production machinery
• Fault finding in control panels on PLCs, VSDs and relay logic circuit
• The following job titles that would be considered for this role would be Multiskilled Maintenance Engineer, Maintenance Engineer, Electrical Engineer, Mechanical Maintenance Electrical Technician, Maintenance Electrician, Shift Electrician, Maintenance Technician, Shift Engineer, Multi Skilled Electrician Electrical or Maintenance Technician, Maintenance Fitter etc.

Benefits

And heres why youll love it at Biffa.

• Competitive salary
• Ongoing career development, training and coaching because if you dont grow, we dont grow.
• Generous pension scheme.
• Medical and dental scheme.
• Retail and leisure discounts.
• Holiday and travel discounts.
• Bike to work scheme

Dedicated to diversity.

Being inclusive is core to our culture at Biffa; we believe different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds are key to developing a creative and effective working environment that represents our communities and generates the best outcomes for colleagues, customers and stakeholders, which is why youll find us championing diversity, equity and inclusion at every turn.

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