Maintenance Manager - Energy Recovery Facility (Midlands)

Encyclis Limited; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

State-of-the-art facility

Private health insurance

Medical Cash Plan

25 days leave + bank holidays

Pension scheme (salary sacrifice)

EV car salary sacrifice

Income protection

Enhanced maternity/paternity policy

Life assurance

Job summary

Encyclis Limited in Birmingham, UK, is seeking a Maintenance Manager to lead the maintenance function at our Energy Recovery Facility. You will coordinate day-to-day activities of electrical and mechanical teams and contractors, embedding best practice to ensure assets are maintained safely, reliably and cost-effectively.

Reporting to the Plant Manager, you’ll drive operational excellence, meet and exceed OEE and KPI targets, and collaborate with the Regional Engineering Team and peers across

Qualifications

• Degree or diploma in Mechanical/Electrical/Chemical engineering or equivalent.
• 10 years of plant maintenance experience, with hands-on or supervisory roles.
• Strong safety knowledge: SSOW and safety rules.
• Experience recruiting, developing and training multi-disciplinary teams.
• Budget management and cost control experience.
• Experience creating operating, emergency and safety procedures.
• Proficient in reporting and MS Office tools.
• Knowledge of standards for regulated industrial environments.
• Experience liaising with regulators (Environment Agency, HSE).

Responsibilities

• Lead the maintenance function and site engineering teams.
• Coordinate day-to-day activities of multi-discipline teams and contractors.
• Embed best practices to ensure safe, reliable and cost-effective assets.
• Drive OEE and KPI targets and operational excellence.
• Collaborate with Regional Engineering Team and other Encyclis sites.

Skills

Plant maintenance

Safety leadership

Team leadership

Budget management

Procedures development

Operational reporting

Regulatory compliance

Regulatory liaison

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Overview

SHAPE THE FUTURE OF SUSTAINABLE ENERGY-FROM-WASTE!

At Encyclis, it’s our people and their passion that drive us forward. We’re growing fast, thinking differently, and innovating at every step.

We’re focused on safe, efficient and sustainable recovery of energy from residual waste, using technical expertise and state-of-the-art equipment to optimise performance and safety.

Our facilities help divert waste from landfill, support baseload electricity production and contribute to the circular economy.

We’re excited to welcome our next addition to join a culture built on teamwork, high standards, and the shared drive to keep improving every day!

The Opportunity

This is a high-impact leadership role at the heart of an Encyclis Energy Recovery Facility, sitting within the site leadership team.

Reporting to the Plant Manager, you’ll lead the maintenance function, coordinating day-to-day activities of multi-discipline teams and contractors, embedding best practice, and ensuring assets are maintained safely, reliably and cost-effectively.

You’ll be accountable for driving operational excellence, meeting and exceeding OEE and KPI targets, while collaborating closely with the Regional Engineering Team and peers across other Encyclis sites to share learning and strengthen our culture of excellence.

Responsibilities

Core Responsibilities of the role

Access the full Job Description here: Encyclis Maintenance Manager JD (All Encyclis sites)

Qualifications

What you'll bring

Essential Criteria (or demonstrable equivalent experience)

• Technical degree/diploma/certificate (UK or equivalent)-ideally Mechanical, Electrical or Chemical Engineering-or equivalent technical experience.
• Broad plant maintenance background with significant hands-on and/or supervisory experience across electrical and/or mechanical maintenance (c.10 years’ experience).
• Strong industrial safety capability: Safety Rules and Safe Systems of Work (SSOW).
• Proven track record of recruiting, developing and training multi-disciplinary operations/maintenance teams.
• Budget management experience with performance management and cost control.
• Experience developing and coordinating operating/emergency/safety procedures to ensure regulatory and operational compliance.
• Ability to produce performance, compliance and operational reports; high proficiency with Microsoft Office and reporting tools.
• Strong knowledge of relevant technical standards for regulated industrial environments.
• Experience managing regulatory relationships, including the Environment Agency and HSE.

Desirable / Advantageous Criteria

• Cross-disciplinary supervisory background spanning multiple craft areas and operational support functions.
• Multi-site experience or exposure to similarly complex, regulated operations.
• Proven planning and execution of outages/shutdowns, major overhauls or significant maintenance campaigns.

We want you to feel supported, at work and beyond. Our benefits include:

• The opportunity to work in a state-of-the-art facility, alongside some of the industries best!
• Private Health Insurance (with the option to add dependants)
• Medical Cash Plan (for complimentary therapies)
• 25 days Annual Leave + bank holidays
• Competitive salary sacrifice pension scheme
• Salary sacrifice EV car scheme
• Income protection
• Enhanced maternity and paternity policy
• Life assurance

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