Shift Maintenance Technician

Biffa Waste Services; Norton Canes; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading waste management company is seeking an experienced Electrical or Mechanical Fitter in Cannock. The role involves providing operational availability, efficient repair services, and supporting maintenance programs. Candidates should have at least 2 years of experience and relevant NVQ qualifications. The position offers a competitive salary and a supportive working environment focused on health and safety standards.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Ongoing career development

Generous pension scheme

Medical and dental scheme

Retail and leisure discounts

Holiday and travel discounts

Bike to work scheme

Qualifications

• 2 years’ experience as an Electrical or Mechanical Fitter.
• Experience in a green waste/water treatment process plant or similar.
• Familiarity with health & safety and environmental legislation.

Responsibilities

• Provide high operational availability and efficient breakdown repair service.
• Develop and implement a program of planned preventative maintenance.
• Carry out minor maintenance operations to plant and equipment.

Skills

Electrical or Mechanical Fitter experience

Mechanical or Electrical bias

NVQ level 3 or equivalent in electrical discipline

Education

NVQ level 3 qualification or equivalent

Job description

Come and be part of the future of engineering and maintenance operations within Biffa.

Location: Cannock

Salary: Circa £43,190 per annum including cover and night shift allowances

Hours of work: 4 days, 4 off, 4 nights, 4 off / 07:00 until 19:00 - Days 19:00 until 07:00 - Nights.

A quick look at the role

The role holder will be responsible for driving plant availability through ensuring all PPM’s, reactive maintenance, engineering, and process improvements are carried out and implemented in a timely manner. The role holder will drive best practice on a daily basis through high engineering, compliance and H&S standards.

Your core responsibilities

• Provide high operational availability, and an efficient breakdown repair service. Diagnosis running faults and ensuring effective repairs and improvements are conducted within minimum time scale.
• Develop and implement a programme of planned preventative maintenance and inspection to minimise downtime, provide records of recurrent faulting and develop engineered solutions to these issues.
• Carry out minor maintenance operations to plant and equipment.
• To liaise with external contractors on specific repairs/maintenance work.
• Keep abreast of changes to health & safety and environmental legislation and company policies to ensure defined standards and best practice are implemented.

Our essential requirements.

• 2 years’ experience as Electrical or Mechanical Fitter (or position of similar responsibility ideally in a green waste/water treatment process plant or similar).
• Mechanical or/and Electrical bias and have NVQ level 3 qualifications or equivalent in an electrical discipline
• The following job titles that would be considered for this role would be Multiskilled Maintenance Engineer, Maintenance Engineer, Electrical Engineer, Mechanical Maintenance Electrical Technician, Maintenance Electrician, Shift Electrician, Maintenance Technician, Shift Engineer, Multi Skilled Electrician Electrical or Maintenance Technician, Maintenance Fitter etc.

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

• Competitive salary.
• Ongoing career development, training and coaching – because if you don’t grow, we don’t grow.
• Generous pension scheme.
• Medical and dental scheme.
• Retail and leisure discounts.
• Holiday and travel discounts.
• Bike to work scheme.
• Plus much more...

We’re here to change the way people think 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 11,500+ 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.