Biogas Maintenance Engineer

Astute People; Brokenborough; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension

Training and development

Overtime opportunities

Benefits package

Job summary

Astute's Power Team is recruiting a Biogas Maintenance Engineer for a UK anaerobic digestion facility. You will perform planned maintenance, fault diagnosis, and repairs on process plant equipment using CMMS, ensuring safety and reliability.

Responsibilities include responding to breakdowns, maintaining records, managing spares, and coordinating with contractors. A full UK driving licence is required and the role offers development opportunities within renewables.

Qualifications

• Mechanical or electrical engineering qualification (Apprenticeship, NVQ Level 3, HNC or equivalent).
• Proven maintenance experience within industrial, manufacturing or process plant environment.
• Strong mechanical and electrical fault-finding skills.
• Experience using a CMMS system.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and technical documentation.
• Good understanding of Health & Safety legislation and safe systems of work.
• Full UK Driving Licence.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) using the site's CMMS system.
• Respond to plant breakdowns with fault finding and reactive maintenance to minimise downtime.
• Diagnose and repair mechanical and electrical faults across process plant equipment.
• Maintain maintenance records, fault logs and work history in the CMMS.
• Manage spare parts inventory and raise purchase requests as needed.
• Liaise with external contractors and coordinate maintenance activities.
• Assist operations with troubleshooting and provide operational support.
• Provide holiday cover for site operations.
• Ensure compliance with Health & Safety procedures and engineering legislation.
• Support site audits and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

CMMS experience

Read engineering drawings

Health & safety knowledge

Driving licence

Fault finding (mechanical/electrical)

Education

Mechanical or Electrical Engineering qualification

Tools

CMMS software

Job description

Astute's Power Team is partnering with a leading organisation in the renewable energy sector to recruit a Biogas Maintenance Engineer for one of its UK anaerobic digestion facilities.

The Biogas Maintenance Engineer role comes with a competitive salary, company benefits, training and development opportunities, and the chance to work within a growing renewable energy business.

If you're a Maintenance Engineer with experience in industrial or process plant environments and are looking to work for an organisation that is committed to renewable energy, operational excellence and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities and duties of the Biogas Maintenance Engineer role

Reporting to the Plant Manager you will:

• Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) using the site's CMMS system.
• Respond to plant breakdowns with effective fault finding and reactive maintenance to minimise downtime.
• Diagnose and repair mechanical and electrical faults across a variety of process plant equipment.
• Ensure all maintenance work is completed safely, efficiently and to a high standard.
• Support root cause analysis (RCA) and implement long-term engineering solutions to recurring issues.
• Maximise plant availability, reliability and overall equipment performance.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records, fault logs and work history within the CMMS.
• Manage critical spare parts inventory and raise purchase requests when required.
• Liaise with external contractors and coordinate specialist maintenance activities.
• Assist the operations team with troubleshooting and provide operational support where required.
• Provide holiday cover for site operations when necessary.
• Ensure compliance with company Health & Safety procedures and engineering legislation including DSEAR, PSSR, PUWER and LOLER where applicable.
• Support site audits and contribute towards continuous improvement initiatives.
• Respond to occasional out-of-hours callouts when required.

Professional qualifications

We are looking for someone with the following:

• Mechanical and/or Electrical Engineering qualification (Apprenticeship, NVQ Level 3, HNC or equivalent experience).
• Proven maintenance experience within an industrial, manufacturing or process plant environment.
• Strong mechanical and electrical fault-finding skills.
• Experience using a Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and technical documentation.
• Good understanding of Health & Safety legislation and safe systems of work.
• Full UK Driving Licence.

Personal skills

• Safety focused with a proactive approach to engineering maintenance.
• A strong problem solver who enjoys fault finding and implementing permanent solutions.
• Self-motivated with excellent organisational skills.
• Able to prioritise workload and work effectively under pressure.
• A strong communicator who works well with operations teams and contractors.
• Passionate about continuous improvement and improving plant reliability.

Salary and benefits of the Biogas Maintenance Engineer role

Competitive salary.

• Company pension.
• Ongoing training and career development.
• Opportunity to work within the growing renewable energy and anaerobic digestion sector.
• Company benefits package.
• Call-out and overtime opportunities where applicable.

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.