Assistant Biomass Maintenance Technician

Alternative Heat Ltd; Inverness; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading provider of Biomass Boiler Systems seeks an Assistant Biomass Maintenance Technician in Inverness. The role includes conducting inspections and assisting engineers with maintenance tasks. Full training will be provided, and there is potential for career progression into a service engineer role.

Benefits

Company Vehicle, company phone and tablet

Full in-house training and career development opportunities.

Competitive pension scheme.

Life assurance scheme.

Health cash plan.

Annual leave increasing in line with length of service.

Free annual health check during working hours.

Friendly and supportive working environment

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a relevant job role.
• Willing to learn.
• Ability to work alone for long periods.
• Logical and sensible approach to daily tasks.

Responsibilities

• Inspect heating plant on a Bi-Monthly basis for Planned Preventative Maintenance.
• Assist engineers with Boiler Servicing and Fuel Store Cleaning.
• Record site visits using Electronic Workflow Management Package.

Skills

Clean Driving License

Good interpersonal Skills

Good verbal communication skills

Job description

Assistant Biomass Maintenance Technician

Application Deadline: 19 June 2025

Department: Service and Maintenance

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Inverness

Reporting To: Service & Maintenance Manager

Description

Alternative Heat is a leading provider of Biomass Boiler Systems and Commercial Energy Solutions, and we offer a full Operation and Reactive Maintenance packages for all the systems we provide. We currently have a team of Service and Maintenance Engineers covering our Biomass Boiler Installations throughout the UK and we are looking to expand our Scottish Highlands Team via the recruitment of a Field Based Biomass Maintenance Technician.

Location | Highlands – Inverness
Start Date | ASAP
Salary | Competitive depending on experience
Responsible to | Service & Maintenance Manager

We are looking to appoint a full time, Field Based Assistant Biomass Maintenance Technician to assist with the daily operational requirements of the existing team in place. Any relevant experience will be beneficial – however full product specific training will be provided.

At Alternative Heat we believe our people are our biggest assets and understand the value in putting them first. For the right candidate an opportunity to develop into a fully qualified Biomass service engineer will be available.

Key Responsibilities

This is a full-time position with working hours from 7am – 5pm Monday to Friday. The successful candidate will be responsible for but not limited to the following tasks,

• Visually inspect heating plant on a Bi-Monthly basis whilst on site carrying out Planned Preventative Maintenance Tasks
• Assist our engineers in carrying out Biannual Planned Preventative Maintenance tasks such as Boiler Servicing, Fuel Store Cleaning etc.
• Ensure Fuel Stores and Energy Centre’s are kept clean, tidy and free from dust or pellet spillages
• Record all site visits on Electronic Workflow Management Package using Tablet Device
• Attend sites throughout the Highlands to carry out the removal of Ash on Biomass boilers (Full training will be given)

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

Essential Criteria:

• Clean Driving License
• Previous experience in a relevant job role.
• Willing to learn.
• Ability to work alone for long periods.
• Logical and sensible approach to daily tasks.
• Good interpersonal Skills.
• Good verbal communication skills

Desirable Criteria:

• Flexible and practical approach to daily tasks.
• Ability to cope with the reactive nature of the role.
• Previous Experience in Commercial M&E Trade.
• A practical “hands on’’ approach to daily tasks

Benefits

• Company Vehicle, company phone and tablet
• Full in-house training and career development opportunities.
• Competitive pension scheme.
• Life assurance scheme.
• Health cash plan.
• Full access to smart wellbeing platform.
• Annual flu vaccine
• Free annual health check during working hours.
• Annual leave increasing in line with length of service.
• Lavish Long service awards
• Generously funded social events organised for all employees throughout the year via our Social and Wellbeing committee.
• Annual Christmas raffle
• Yearly allowance for AH Branded clothing merchandise
• Secure, free onsite parking.
• Dedicated departmental budget allocated annually for team building events during working hours
• Friendly and supportive working environment