Plant Maintenance Engineer

Biogen; Wolverton; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days leave + bank holidays

4% employer pension

Life assurance x4

Job summary

Biogen is recruiting a Plant Maintenance Engineer to support the Site Manager in ensuring safe operation and efficient running of the AD process. You will manage the PPM system, plan downtime for critical equipment, and maximise GEU gas export while maintaining quality protocols.

The role requires electrical or mechanical engineering qualifications with experience in process industries, plus willingness to work weekends and on-call shifts.

Qualifications

• The candidate is qualified in electrical or mechanical engineering and experience in related process industries.
• Experience in materials handling, confined spaces, working at heights and first aid is preferred.
• Training to achieve in-house WAMITAB competency standards and NEBOSH certificate will be provided if needed.

Responsibilities

• Support the Site Manager with safe operation of the site and PPM system.
• Plan down time for key equipment for safe, cost effective overhaul.
• Maximise gas export through GEU and ensure gas quality protocols at the AD plant.
• Monitor remote AD process and respond to rota-based weekend work and on-call duties.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Mechanical engineering

PLC controls

Electronics

Budgeting / cost control

Team player

Education

Electrical or Mechanical Engineering qualification

Tools

Telehandler operation

Job description

You will join us as a Plant Maintenance Engineer who will support the Site Manager with the safe operation of the site, Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) System, planned down time of key equipment for planned, safe and cost effective overhaul. Ensuring the site operates to maximise the Grid Entry Unit (GEU), Gas export against budget. Maximising gas export through the GEU from the gas to grid Anaerobic Digestion (AD) plant, ensuring gas quality protocols are always achieved through the Biogas Upgrading Plant (BUP).

Plant Engineer Requirements

The successful candidate will be qualified in electrical or mechanical engineering, ideally with experience from a related process industry. Experience in engineering, PLC controls or electronics would also be an advantage. You will ideally hold a qualification or possess experience in materials handling, confined spaces, working at heights and first aid. Training will be provided to achieve in house WAMITAB competency standards and NEBOSH general certificate, if these are not already held.

You will have the ability to follow procedure and protocol, experience of cost control and working within budget and adapt to changing circumstances effectively. Be self-motivated, flexible and a great team player but also confident to work on your own. It is desirable that you have experience of environmental, safety and quality management systems. Experience of working with planned preventive maintenance systems is also essential for this position.

Due to the nature of the role a full UK driving licence is required. You will have the ability to operate a telehandler truck and obtain a telehandler licence. The role will involve working weekends and call out on a rota basis, and remote monitoring of the AD Process.

About Biogen (UK) Ltd

Biogen is the UK’s leader in anaerobic digestion (AD) and one of the largest independent AD operators in the UK. Having expanded its food waste recycling network through acquisition, it has a combined network of nineteen AD plants located across England, Scotland and Wales that provide cost-effective, low carbon, food and organic waste management solutions. Working with supermarkets, the hospitality industry, food manufacturers and local authorities across the UK, the AD sites recycle over half a million tonnes of food waste each year.

Location: Fairfields, Fordham Rd, Wormingford, Colchester CO6 3AQ

Job type: Full time, 40 hours per week, weekends and remote monitoring.

Salary: up to £47,000 per annum dependent on experience + allowance + overtime

Benefits

• 25 days leave + bank holidays
• 4% employer pension
• x4 life assurance

You may have experience of the following: Plant Engineer, Electrical Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Engineer, Plant Maintenance Engineer, Plant Engineering, Maintenance Engineer, Maintenance Engineering etc