Night Shift Maintenance Engineer

Biffa Waste Services; Leicester; On-site; GBP 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Biffa Waste Services as a Night Maintenance Technician in Leicester. You will ensure the reliability of plant equipment through maintenance tasks, working as part of a dedicated team. This role includes responsibilities in both preventative and reactive maintenance, aligned with our commitment to health and safety.

Benefits

Ongoing career development and training

Generous pension scheme

Retail and leisure discounts

Holiday and travel discounts

Life cover

Qualifications

• Experience within an industrial maintenance role.
• Good communicator, able to document work accurately.
• Desirable to have previous experience in waste industry.

Responsibilities

• Conduct preventative and reactive maintenance on plant equipment.
• Complete and document planned maintenance tasks via CMMS.
• Support root cause analysis and continuous improvement.

Skills

Communication

Process Management

Education

Mechanical engineering qualification NVQ Level 3

Electrical engineering qualification

Tools

Computerised Maintenance Management Systems

Job description

Help us make a difference as a Night Maintenance Technician at the Leicester Ball Mill.

Monday to Friday – 20:00 to 05:00
(45 hours per week)
Note: Flexibility may be required in line with operational needs

Salary - £45,207 per annum

A quick look at the role.

The Maintenance Technician will support the ongoing maintenance and reliability of plant equipment at the Leicester Ball Mill facility. The role involves conducting preventative and reactive maintenance, fault-finding, and supporting engineering activities to ensure plant availability and performance. The technician will work as part of the night shift team to ensure all machinery and systems operate efficiently and safely.

The Biffa division you’ll be supporting.

Within Resources & Energy we focus on the treatment, recycling and disposal of waste. It provides a number of treatment services for those materials that can be recovered and landfill disposal for those that are not suitable for recycling or energy recover.

Your core responsibilities.

• Follow all health and safety procedures, including correct PPE use, and report any incidents or near-misses immediately.
• Complete planned preventative maintenance (PPM) tasks and respond quickly to breakdowns or reactive issues.
• Record all maintenance work accurately using the CMMS system and assist with machine inspections and parts identification.
• Support root cause analysis and continuous improvement to enhance equipment reliability.
• Work closely with operations teams to reduce downtime and maintain high standards of housekeeping.
• Raise any concerns or issues with the Engineering Supervisor promptly.
• Ensure full compliance with company policies and participate in audits and corrective actions.
• Share technical knowledge with the team and help maintain a positive, safety-first working environment.

Our essential requirements.

• Mechanical engineering qualification NVQ Level 3 minimum (Desirable but not essential)
• Electrical engineering qualification desirable
• Process minded with experience within an industrial maintenance role utilising Computerised Maintenance management Systems
• Good verbal and written communicator
• Previous experience in the waste industry - particularly with heavy plant and conveyors.

And here’s why you’ll love it at Biffa.

• Ongoing career development, training and coaching –
• Because if you don’t grow, we don’t grow.
• Generous pension scheme.
• Retail and leisure discounts.
• Holiday and travel discounts.
• Life cover.

Changing the way the world thinks about waste.

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.

Dedicated to diversity.

Being inclusive is core to our culture at Biffa; we believe different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds are key to developing a creative and effective working environment that represents our communities and generates the best outcomes for colleagues, customers and stakeholders, which is why you’ll find us championing diversity, equity and inclusion at every turn.