Maintenance Technician (Plastics Plant)

ao.com; Telford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in recycling is seeking two Maintenance Technicians to join their Project Engineering team in Telford. The role involves maintaining advanced recycling plants, contributing to installations, optimisations, and ensuring safety standards. Ideal candidates are qualified engineers with experience in production environments and a passion for innovation.

Benefits

30 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays)

At least 5% contribution pension scheme

Free lunch once a month

Exclusive discounts across product range

Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption leave

Wellness initiatives including gym membership

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar process, production, or manufacturing environment.
• Desire to learn basic programming skills (for electrical biased candidates).
• Previous experience in plant installations and optimisations.

Responsibilities

• Commissioning and testing of equipment.
• Carrying out dynamic risk assessments.
• Logging daily progress in the Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS).

Skills

Problem-solving

Knowledge of PLCs

Organisational skills

Health & Safety regulations knowledge

Education

Qualified engineer with mechanical or electrical bias

Job description

Are you a qualified engineer looking for your next role? An exciting opportunity has arisen for two Maintenance Technician’s to join our Project Engineering team on our Plastic recycling plant in Telford.

At AO Recycling, we are committed to extracting as much value as possible from the waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) that is thrown away by UK households every year. We are growing rapidly and so with that, opportunities to develop and try new approaches become aplenty. If you are energetic, hands-on, innovative, and professional, this is the environment for you.

Our fully automated fridge recycling plant is the most efficient and advanced in the UK and sets a new standard in recovering metals, plastics, and gases. It processes 100 fridges per hour, 700,000 per year. Our second site is a fully automated plastic recycling facility where we combine sink-float technology and electrostatic separation to turn mixed fridge plastics into high-quality recycled products.

As AO’s new Maintenance Technician (Projects), you will play a massive part in keeping our plant one of the most efficient and advanced in the UK. You will play a key role during the installation of new equipment as well as completing plant upgrades, optimisations and other improvement work.

Here's What You Can Expect To Be Doing

No two days are ever the same at AO Recycling, but here’s a taste of what you’ll get up to:

• Working Monday to Friday 5:30am to 2:15pm / 1:45pm to 10:30pm rotational
• Gaining in depth knowledge of our process and plant and contributing ideas for further optimisation
• Get hands on with engineering project work and play a part in new installations or refurbishments
• Carrying out equipment commissioning and testing
• Complete dynamic risk assessments and adopt a ‘clean-as-you-go’ approach to keep our plant super safe
• Keep tabs on any malfunctioning equipment and keep site management in the loop
• Log your daily progress in the Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS)
• Call on your engineering expertise in problem-solving workshops
• Kick off each day with operational review meetings, providing updates on project engineering/optimisation work

A Few Things About You

We don’t expect you to know everything about our technology and equipment, but it’d be amazing if you’re:

• A qualified engineer with mechanical or electrical bias
• Knowledgeable about PLC’s with a desire to learn basic programming skills. (Electrical biased candidates only)
• Experienced within a similar process, production, or manufacturing environment
• Highly organised with the ability to plan and prioritise workloads
• Clued-up on Environmental, Health & Safety regulations, and safe systems of work (e.g. plant isolations and safety systems)
• Previous experience in plant installations and optimisations.

A Bit About Us

At AO, we want to make sure our customers are happy. When they have a smile on their face, we know we’ve done a good job. It’s at the heart of everything we do, and it’s why our logo is always smiling.

When it comes to appliances and electricals, we’ve got the lot. Washing machines? Yep. TVs? Check. Laptops? Absolutely. Everything except doorbells (just kidding, we’ve got those too).

We’re passionate, relentless and full of beans, determined to make a difference and change the world for the better. From massive changes to tiny tweaks - making a difference is what keeps us driven. It started at a pub in Bolton with a £1 bet and a belief that things could be done better!

We’ve designed our benefits to cover everything from big moments to little helps. As well all as the essentials, like pensions and holidays, we’ve got our own "AO Perks" to help you with the little things that matter.

• 30 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays)
• At least 5% contribution pension scheme*
• Free lunch once a month
• Discounts; exclusive discounts across our product range.
• Family leave; Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption leave.
• Dedicated wellness initiatives that support your wellbeing, ranging from our 24hr employee assistance programme to subsidised gym membership