Maintenance Manager

Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd; Cardigan; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Progression

Training

Bonus

Holiday

Pension

Job summary

Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd is seeking a hands-on Maintenance Manager for a key site in West Wales. You will take ownership of day-to-day maintenance and lead on reliability of CHP engines and plant equipment to ensure continuous operation.

The role offers £40,000–£50,000 per year, a long-term opportunity within a growing renewable energy facility that processes waste into biogas and feeds electricity to the National Grid. You will work closely with the General Manager in a small team.

Qualifications

• Maintenance engineering experience in an industrial environment.
• Electrical or multi skilled background preferred.
• Experience in waste, agriculture, food, wastewater, or similar industries.
• Confident working hands on and taking ownership of equipment.
• Strong fault finding and problem solving skills.
• CHP or SCADA experience would be an advantage.
• Must live within approximately 30 miles or 1 hour of Cardigan.

Responsibilities

• Carry out daily checks and basic fault finding on CHP engines.
• Maintain and repair plant equipment including pumps, motors, valves, sensors, and control systems.
• Support planned and reactive maintenance across the site.
• Use and update maintenance systems to schedule and record work.
• Work with suppliers and contractors when specialist support is needed.
• Manage spare parts and ensure stock levels are maintained.
• Support site improvement and maintenance projects.

Skills

Maintenance engineering

Electrical or multi-skilled

Tools

SCADA

Job description

Maintenance Manager

West Wales

£40,000 - £50,000

• Progression
• Training
• Bonus
• Holiday
• Pension

Are you a hands-on Maintenance Engineer with electrical or multi skilled experience looking for a senior role where you can take ownership of a key site and keep critical plant running day to day?

On offer is a long term opportunity within a renewable energy business where you will be the main maintenance lead on site, working closely with the General Manager in a small team environment.

This company operates an anaerobic digestion facility in West Wales. They process food, liquid, and agricultural waste and convert it into biogas, which is used to generate electricity for the National Grid. This plays an important role in supporting renewable energy and sustainable waste processing in the local area.

In this role, you will be responsible for the day-to-day maintenance and reliability of the plant. You will carry out fault finding, planned maintenance, and reactive repairs across a range of mechanical and electrical equipment, ensuring key systems such as CHP engines and plant machinery remain fully operational.

This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys a hands on technical role with real responsibility, stability, and the chance to work within the growing renewable energy sector.

The Role

• Carry out daily checks and basic fault finding on CHP engines
• Maintain and repair plant equipment including pumps, motors, valves, sensors, and control systems
• Support planned and reactive maintenance across the site
• Use and update maintenance systems to schedule and record work
• Work with suppliers and contractors when specialist support is needed
• Manage spare parts and ensure stock levels are maintained
• Support site improvement and maintenance projects

The Person

• Maintenance engineering experience in an industrial environment
• Electrical or multi skilled background preferred
• Experience in waste, agriculture, food, wastewater, or similar industries
• Confident working hands on and taking ownership of equipment
• Strong fault finding and problem solving skills
• CHP or SCADA experience would be an advantage
• Must live within approximately 30 miles or 1 hour of Cardigan

The salary advertised is the bracket available for this position. The actual salary paid will be dependent on your level of experience, qualifications and skill set and will be decided by our client, the employer. Rise are not responsible or liable for any hiring decisions made by the end client.

We are an equal opportunities company and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.