Trainee Mechanical Technician

Biffa; London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Biffa as an Engineering Mate/Improver at the Edmonton Recycling MRF and embark on your engineering journey. This role supports essential maintenance operations, ensuring safety and efficiency while offering opportunities for career development through funded training to gain qualifications. If you have mechanical knowledge and a passion for problem-solving, this is the opportunity for you.

Benefits

Ongoing career development and training

Responsibilities

• Respond to operational engineering needs to reduce downtime.
• Conduct maintenance and problem-solving activities on plant and machinery.
• Participate in Root Cause Analysis for failure identification.

Skills

Knowledge of mechanical maintenance

Problem solving

Ability to prioritize work

Job description

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Come and start your Engineering journey and be part of the future of engineering and maintenance operations within Biffa.

Location: Edmonton

Hours of work: Monday to Thursday or Tuesday to Friday (6am - 6pm) - Only 4 days a week work.

A quick look at the role

Help us make a difference as a Engineering Mate/Improver at our Edmonton Recycling MRF. Your qualification at a local college will be funded by Biffa.

We are looking for someone who has limited mechanical experience but wants to continue their journey to becoming a fully fledged Technician.

A quick look at the role.

The role holder will effectively and efficiently respond to all operational engineering needs, as directed by the Engineering Supervisor, to reduce operational downtime. To ensure health and safety requirements are always considered and executed.

Why it’s an opportunity not to be wasted.

• Comply fully with all safety instructions, policies and procedures to ensure a safe working environment for yourself and all others present
• Carry out problem solving activities on the plant and machinery to identify faults and rectify them
• Work in a team to carry out maintenance, both preventative and breakdown, on all equipment on the site to reduce operational downtime
• Take part in Root Cause Analysis activities (RCA) to identify the cause of failures and actions to prevent future failures, increasing plant uptime
• Proactively identify potential faults and improvement opportunities on the plant and equipment to prevent future failures or to identify more efficient methods of work
• Maintain the workplace, tools, and engineering facilities to prevent hazards and risks in the workplace and to promote effective engineering practices

Requirements

Here’s what we require:

• Knowledgeable in mechanical maintenance
• Able to problem solve
• Able to prioritize work

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