Plant Maintenance Technician (Night Shift)

Biogen; Rushden; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

20% Night shift allowance

6.6 weeks holiday

4% employer pension

Life assurance

Job summary

Biogen Westwood, Rushden, is seeking a Night Shift Plant Maintenance Technician to keep the anaerobic digestion plant running safely and efficiently. You will perform planned and breakdown maintenance, support the Planned Preventative Maintenance System, and work with the Site Manager to optimise operations.

During training you will work day shifts for two to three months before transitioning to the night schedule (19:30–06:00, Tue–Fri).

Qualifications

• Experience in mechanical or electrical maintenance on industrial plant.
• Full driving licence is required.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned and breakdown maintenance on the AD plant.
• Assist with data collection, analysis and reporting.
• Support safety, health, environmental and operational standards and systems.

Skills

Mechanical skills

Electrical skills

Safety consciousness

Full driving licence

Education

Relevant qualification in mechanical or electrical engineering

Job description

You will join us as a night shift maintenance Technician. The role will ensure that day to day site operations are carried out in a safe, compliant and efficient manner in order to optimise the performance of the AD plant. Carrying out maintenance (planned and breakdowns), active involvement with the Planned Preventative Maintenance System.

Plant Maintenance Technician Requirements

The successful candidate will be an experienced, safety conscious individual with experience of mechanical or electrical engineer skills and ideally a relevant qualification. Work with and support the Site Manager in maximising cost effective and efficient output and continuously improving safety, health, environmental and operational standards and systems.

You will have the ability to adapt to changing circumstances and carry out practical hands on work. You will be used to materials handling, confined spaces and working at heights. To maintain and operate the AD plant as instructed in a safe and efficient manner; assist with overall housekeeping and cleaning and carrying out data collection, analysis and reporting.

Training to obtain a telehandler licence will be provide, if you do not already hold one. A full driving licence is required. The role follows a Tuesday-to-Friday night shift pattern, working from 19:30 to 06:00. Overtime is paid for approved additional hours worked.

The successful candidate will work day shifts during the initial training and induction period, which is anticipated to last approximately two to three months. You will then transition to the contracted night shift pattern, subject to satisfactory completion of the required training.

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: Biogen Westwood, Bedford Road, Rushden, NN10 0SQ

Job Type: Full time, permanent, night shift 40 hours per week

Salary: up to £32,000 pa depending on experience+ 20% Night shift allowance

Benefits: 6.6 weeks holiday 4% employer pension and x4 life assurance

• Plant Technician
• Maintenance Technician
• Plant Engineer
• Maintenance Engineer
• Electrical Engineer
• Mechanical Engineer
• Electrical Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Maintenance Engineering
• Plant Maintenance Engineer
• AD
• Anaerobic Digestion
• Site Technician