O&M Maintenance Manager - Earls Gate

Kanadevia Inova; Falkirk; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension

Life assurance

Private medical

Job summary

Kanadevia Inova in Grangemouth, Scotland, is hiring an O&M Maintenance Manager for our Earls Gate Waste-to-Energy Centre. You will oversee plant maintenance, ensure safe, compliant operation, and manage day-to-day activities with a team of engineers and technicians.

Lead maintenance planning, outages, and budgets; drive reliability improvements, coordinate with contractors, and maintain targets for availability and cost efficiency in a global Green Tech organisation.

Qualifications

• Extensive maintenance leadership experience in EfW/power/industrial settings.
• Experience leading maintenance teams in a complex operational facility.
• Strong knowledge of predictive, preventive, and reliability-centred maintenance methodologies.
• Experience implementing and managing Computerised Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS).

Responsibilities

• Lead, develop, and manage the maintenance department with engineers and technicians.
• Ensure plant availability and reliability targets are achieved.
• Plan, coordinate, and oversee maintenance activities, outages and shutdowns.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives and maintenance strategies to improve safety and efficiency.
• Manage maintenance budgets and identify cost-reduction opportunities.

Skills

Maintenance leadership

EfW / energy from waste

Team management

Reliability-centered maintenance

Planning & scheduling

Tools

CMMS

Maintenance planning software

Job description

Company Description

Welcome to Kanadevia Inova, a global innovation leader in the waste infrastructure space, where we believe in creating a sustainable future through technology and innovation.

Transforming Waste into Value

At Kanadevia Inova, we pride ourselves on being at the forefront of waste-to-X technology. We are not just waste managers; we are creators of value from what communities discard. Your role at Kanadevia Inova directly contributes to turning something once considered useless - waste - into something invaluable: energy, heat, hydrogen, fertilizer, and beyond..

Find out more about Kanadevia Inova at www.kanadevia-inova.com.

Job Description

Kanadevia Inova is hiring an O&M Maintenance Manager for our Earls Gate Waste-to-Energy Centre in Grangemouth, Scotland.

This role is directly responsible for the personnel and activities of the plant maintenance departments and is cooperatively accountable with other management personnel for maintaining continued operation of the facility in compliance with established safety regulations and procedures, environmental regulations, production schedules and output requirements.

Please note: The responsibilities listed above are intended to describe the general nature of the role and are not an exhaustive list of duties. Additional responsibilities may be assigned in line with business requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, develop, and manage the maintenance department, providing direction, coaching, and support to maintenance engineers and technicians.
• Ensure plant availability and reliability targets are achieved in line with contractual and operational requirements.
• Plan, coordinate, and oversee both scheduled and unscheduled maintenance activities, outages, and shutdowns involving internal teams and contractors.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives, equipment upgrades, and maintenance strategies to enhance safety, efficiency, reliability, and cost performance.
• Manage maintenance budgets and expenditure while identifying opportunities for cost reduction and operational optimisation.

Qualifications

• Extensive maintenance experience within Energy from Waste (EfW), power generation, process industries, or similar heavy industrial environments.
• Demonstrated experience leading maintenance teams in a complex operational facility.
• Strong knowledge of predictive, preventive, and reliability-centred maintenance methodologies.
• Experience implementing and managing Computerised Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS).
• Knowledge of waste processing, resource recovery, materials handling systems, or related technologies would be highly desirable.

Additional Information

• Competitive benefits package, including a company pension life assurance, private medical to support your health and wellbeing.
• A collaborative, team-oriented working environment within a global Green Tech organisation.
• The opportunity to contribute to innovative and sustainable energy solutions while developing your career with an international industry leader.