Electrical Maintenance Engineer

Biffa Waste Services; Barking; On-site; GBP 47,044 - 57,498; Full time

Job summary

Biffa Waste Services is looking for a Maintenance Engineer to join their team in Barking, UK. In this role, you will provide maintenance services for plant equipment, ensuring that all compliance checks adhere to UK regulations. Essential skills include NVQ Level 3 in Electrical/Electronic Engineering and experience in health and safety. The position requires shift work on a four-on, four-off rotation basis. Join us to drive improvements in machine reliability and operational effectiveness.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 in Electrical/Electronic Engineering is essential.
• Experience with health and safety training is important.
• Familiarity with continuous improvement practices is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide reactive and proactive maintenance on all operational equipment.
• Liaise with external contractors and ensure safety during their work.
• Complete planned maintenance via a Computer Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
• Participate in continuous improvement projects and recommend changes.
• Administer the CMMS to maintain accuracy for all maintenance activities.

Skills

Electrical/Electronic Engineering (NVQ Level 3)

BS7671 18th edition

Health and Safety experience

Continuous Improvement (CI)

Job description

Salary: up to £52,271.31 per annum

Working pattern: 6am – 6pm and 6pm – 6am (Four on, four off rotation)

In this role you will form part of our engineering team onsite contributing to the internal & external preventative, reactive and corrective maintenance work on our plant equipment. Our goal as a team is to continuously improve machine reliability, availability & capacity to manufacturing standards.

Increase the site operational effectiveness, improve project delivery, mean time between failure and downtime reduction, and manage and implement improvement plans, driving Key Performance Indicators (KPI's) ensuring that Health, Safety and Environmental requirements are adhered to.

Safety is at the heart of everything we do, and this role is no exception. You will liaise with the SHEQ team to resolve H&S, environmental, internal audits, GMP, COSHH and ISO quality issues. You’ll ensure all compliance checks are complete and correctly filed ensuring our site is operating in full compliance with UK regulations and Global manufacturing standards.

Your key responsibilities:

• Providing both a reactive and pro‑active, highly skilled maintenance service on all operational equipment and facilities infrastructure
• Liaise with external contractors for reactive maintenance and to schedule planned service maintenance. Request & check RAMS, induct personnel, provide permits to work and oversee contractor works onsite to ensure work is carried out safely
• Following and completing (signing off) planned maintenance (PMs, RMs & CMs) via a Computer Maintenance Management System and overseeing the adherence and timely completion of work carried out
• Actively participate in projects, continuous improvement and modern manufacturing principles by highlighting deficiencies and recommending changes in training, working practices and processes
• Assist in the administration of the CMMS (Frontline) to ensure its accuracy at all times. Frontline to be used for all maintenance and stock activities

Essential skills for this role:

• NVQ Level 3 Electrical/Electronic Engineering
• BS7671 18th edition (advantageous)
• Previous health and safety training – does not need to be in date but proof of experience
• Familiar and worked with continuous improvement (CI)