Electrical Maintenance Engineer

Biffa Ltd; South Kirkby; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading waste management company in South Kirkby is seeking an experienced Electrical Maintenance Technician to ensure efficient maintenance operations and compliance with safety standards. The ideal candidate will have an NVQ level 3 electrical qualification and experience in fault diagnosis on control systems. Join a team dedicated to sustainability and innovation.

Qualifications

• Minimum NVQ level 3 electrical qualification required.
• Strong fault diagnosis skills on control systems (PLCs, SCADA).
• Excellent understanding of health, safety, and environmental compliance.

Responsibilities

• Maintain maintenance documents to ensure legal compliance.
• Diagnose complex electrical and control issues.
• Assist in mechanical plant upgrades assigned by Lifecycle Team Manager.

Skills

Fault diagnosis and rectification on control systems

Health and safety compliance

Electrical systems knowledge

Education

Electrical qualification at NVQ level 3 or BTEC ONC/OND

NVQ IV/V or BTEC HNC/HND level

Job description

Overview

In this role you'll ensure the latest technology is coupled with industry‑leading practices to implement efficiency and sustainability in line with company values. Executing planned maintenance activities and providing necessary technical feedback to allow improvement to job plans.

Responsibilities

• Maintain maintenance documents and drawings to required standard to ensure legal compliance.
• Diagnose complex electrical, control, fibre, profibus communication issues.
• Report poor maintenance practices and deviations from the Maintenance Management Framework and supporting business process standards.
• Use the CMMS system for any work relating to the maintenance services delivery (Work Orders) and record time, spares and resources.
• Assist in mechanical plant upgrades as assigned by Lifecycle Team Manager to ensure CLEER/Capex forms completed on time.

Qualifications

• A minimum electrical qualification (industrial facing) at NVQ level 3, BTEC ONC/OND, NVQ IV/V, BTEC HNC/HND level.
• Strong fault diagnosis and rectification on control systems (PLCs, SCADA etc) and electrical systems and circuits from 24V d.c up to 415V a.c.
• Excellent understanding of health, safety, and environmental compliance.
• Working knowledge of Electricity At Work Regulations (EaWR 1989) and PTW and LOTO systems.

About the Company

At Biffa, we love working with waste. Whether we're 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. It's a view that's shared by our 11,000+ people around the country, who trust us to provide them with a career that's always rewarding, often challenging, but never dull. We believe different ideas, perspective and backgrounds are key to developing a creative and effective working environment which is why you'll find us championing diversity and equality at every turn.