Warranty Engineer

Astute People Inc; Essex; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

Astute People is recruiting a Warranty Engineer for an Energy from Waste site in Essex on a site-based, long-term contract. The role focuses on defect remedy coordination, cost control, and warranty management with subcontractors and client teams.

The successful candidate will organize specialists, track defects, and support monthly client meetings while adhering to HSE guidelines and training plant operators as required.

Qualifications

• Experience on an Energy from Waste plant in warranty, O&M or operations.
• Technically minded and able to assess defects and remedies.
• Knowledge or experience with commissioning would be beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Organize required specialists to remedy defects in the plant operation.
• Minimise warranty costs and verify causes of defects.
• Support performance claims from subcontractors and partners.
• Handle Notice of Defect with the warranty project manager.
• Report defects and maintain defect records.
• Manage on-site defect repairs with contractors and maintenance staff.
• Request spare parts and report to the project engineer.
• Attend monthly client meetings during the warranty period.
• Train plant operators according to training guidelines.
• Observe operations and notify the client if load range is exceeded.
• Keep the shift book up to date with errors and shutdowns.
• Adhere to HSE requirements relevant to the role.
• Administrate Defect Notification Reports and trackers.
• Remain technically minded and aware throughout the contract.

Skills

Warranty experience

Energy from Waste plant knowledge

Defect analysis

Project coordination

Job description

Astute's Power Team is partnering with a leading business in the Energy from Waste sector to recruit a Warranty Engineer for its site in Essex. This 12-month minimum contract role is on site and offers a competitive day rate.

If you're an experienced Warranty Engineer with experience in Energy from Waste plants.

Responsibilities of the Warranty Engineer:

• Organize required specialists in order to remedy defects of the disrupted plant operation
• Minimise warranty costs / risks (damage repair in case of doubt in order to minimise damages) incl. verification of the causes
• Support for demanding of performances and money from subcontractors and partner
• Handle the Notice of Defect of the client and agreement on the necessary measures with the warranty project manager
• Report defects
• Support the claiming of warranty services from the subcontractors and consortium partners
• Execute the Defect repair on site with the help of contractors, client's maintenance personnel / and subcontractors
• Request necessary spare parts from the client for the remedy of Defects and report to the project engineer
• Participate in preliminary discussion to the monthly client meeting for the duration of the warranty period
• Train plant operators in accordance to training guidelines
• Observe the operational management and notification to the client (through official channels) if the plant is operated beyond the load range diagram.
• Keep continuous record of the shift book (errors, shut downs etc)
• Be aware of the HSE requirements relevant to the role
• Administrate Defect Notification Reports and associated tracker
• Candidates must be technically minded and aware
• Candidates must have experience in this role on an Energy from Waste plant within either a Warranty, O&M Team Leader or Operations role.
• Knowledge or previous experience within Commissioning would also be beneficial.

Additional Information

• Competitive Day Rate
• Outside IR35
• 24-month minimum contract
• Essex

Astute People are acting as an employment business in relation to this vacancy. We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, race, gender, disability, creed or sexual orientation and comply with all relevant UK legislation. We encourage applications from individuals from all backgrounds but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Astute is also committed to the government's Disability Confident Employer initiative. We endeavour to get back to everyone, however, if you have not heard anything after 7 days, please consider your application unsuccessful