Maintenance Technician - Project team

AO; Telford; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recycling company in Telford is seeking a Maintenance Technician to oversee maintenance and engineering projects in a state-of-the-art recycling plant. Ideal candidates will be qualified engineers with experience in a manufacturing environment and strong communication skills. The role comes with excellent benefits including 30 days holiday, pension contributions, and wellness perks.

Benefits

30 days holiday

Pension contributions

Discounted gym membership

Enhanced family leave

Free Food Thursday

Qualifications

• Experience within a similar process, production, or manufacturing environment.
• Ability to plan and prioritise workload.
• Previous experience in plant installations and optimisations.

Responsibilities

• Deliver planned maintenance schedules.
• Carry out equipment commissioning and testing.
• Log daily progress in CMMS.
• Contribute ideas for further optimisation of the plant.

Skills

Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Knowledge of Health & Safety regulations

Education

Qualified engineer with minimum level 3

Tools

Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS)

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Maintenance Technician - Project team, Telford

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Client:

AO

Location:

Telford, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Job Reference:

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5

Posted:

25.08.2025

Expiry Date:

09.10.2025

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About The Role

Did you know that our state of the art recycling plant is able to process more items, more efficiently than any other site in the UK? We’re proud to be the most efficient and advanced and we’ve set a new standard in recovering metals, plastics, and gases, processing 100 fridges per hour. That’s around 700,000 per year!

We’re 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’re growing rapidly and with that growth comes exciting new opportunities to innovate, push boundaries, and lead the way in how the UK recycles its electrical appliances.

That’s where you come in. We’re looking for a Maintenance Technician to join our site Engineering team on our Fridge plant in Telford. As one of AO’s Maintenance Technician’s, you’ll oversee work to the plant, delivering planned maintenance schedules, and getting stuck in with improvement projects to drive the plant’s reliability and keep costs down. 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.

If you’re energetic, hands-on, passionate, and professional, this one’s for you!

Here's What You Can Expect To Be Doing

No two days are the same here at AO Recycling, but here’s what a day could look like for you…

· Working Monday to Friday day shifts

· Contribute ideas for further optimisation of the plant

· Get stuck in to 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 an eye out for 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 you’d be an asset to our team if you’re…

· A qualified engineer with mechanical or electrical bias to minimum level 3

· Experienced within a similar process, production, or manufacturing environment

· An excellent communicator, both written and verbal

· Highly organised with the ability to plan and prioritise workload

· 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.

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.

· Holidays; 30 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays)

· Pension; Contribute 5% of your annual salary and we'll do the same, giving you a little extra support for the future.

· Be a VIP at the AO Arena; we have loads of opportunities to win free tickets and pre-sale access!

· Health & wellbeing; discounted gym membership, and our Help @ Hand scheme giving you access to virtual GP’s, Mental Health support and much more.

· Discounts; exclusive discounts across our product range.

· Family leave; Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption leave.

· Making a difference; 2 fully paid days a year to donate your time to any charity of your choice.

· Free Food Thursday - Last Thursday of every month, lunch is on us as a way of saying thank you for your efforts

To see all our benefits and perks, visit our AO Benefits page #LI-EP1