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Biogas Maintenance Engineer

Job Posted: 11 days ago

Salary: £ Competitive
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Exeter, Devon

Expire in: 17 days

Job Description

Astute's Renewables team is partnered with an established and expanding business, who own and run a portfolio of anaerobic digestion plant. They are looking to recruit a Maintenance Engineer for their site in Exeter.

The Maintenance Engineer role comes with a competitive salary + bonus, and excellent benefits package.

If you have experience working as a Maintenance Engineer in a heavy processing environment and are looking to work for an organisation that is passionate about renewable energy, then upload your CV to

Responsibilities and duties of the Maintenance Engineer role

Reporting to the Regional Plant Manager you will:

Be Responsible for all operational equipment and machinery including, but not limited to front end processing, pumping technology, digester and ancillary equipment, heating circuit and pasteurisation processes
Follow, maintain and improve FIIX for all PPM's, input and detail any repairs or services on machinery to enhance a maintenance regime against each piece of equipment.
Review and or provide thorough method statements, risk assessments and permit to work for non-routine maintenance tasks
Build and improve on a thorough planned preventative maintenance program
Support across three sites within their portfolio as and when needed
Provide basic training, support and mentoring for site operatives
Deliver planned improvements and refurbishments as part of the planned maintenance programme
Ensure control measures and SSW (safe systems of work) are in place when undertaking any maintenance task
Maintain high standards of housekeeping and insure a safe and tidy work areas.
Undertake any training requirements as identified by your line manager to support you in your role.
Be part of an on-call rota
Other duties as required

Professional qualifications 

We are looking for someone with the following:

A recognised engineering qualification or demonstratable experience
IOSH is desired
Compex and ATEX is desired
Telehandler licence or experience
A full UK Driving Licence is essential 

Personal skills 

The Maintenance Engineer role would suit someone who is:

Experience working in anaerobic digestion or a similar heavy processing environment such as water treatment, food manufacturing ect
Practical environmental and working safely knowledge
Electrical competence
Computer literate
Mechanical hands-on Engineering Essential
Working Knowledge of substrate pumps
Confined Space Training
Experience of using and fixing pumps, valves, screw conveyors, gearbox drive units, heating circuits, Macerators, Hammermills and Mixers 

Salary and benefits of the Maintenance Engineer role 

Competitive salary depending on experience 
Company Bonus
Company Pension
Other benefits discussed at interview
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Astute People are acting as an employment agency 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

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