Maintenance Engineer

Maintenance Engineer – Anaerobic Digestion Plant
Up to £45,000 + Benefits
Malmesbury

SCINERGY Recruitment are partnering with a leader in the green energy sector and are exclusively recruiting for a Maintenance Engineer to join the operations and maintenance team of a renewable energy Anaerobic Digestion (AD) plant.

This role focuses on ensuring the safe, reliable and efficient operation of the plant through the delivery of planned and reactive maintenance activities. The successful candidate will play a key role in maximising plant availability, reducing downtime and supporting continuous improvement initiatives across the site.

The role will involve:

• Delivering planned preventative maintenance (PPM) schedules through the CMMS system
• Carrying out reactive maintenance activities to minimise plant downtime
• Diagnosing mechanical and electrical faults and implementing effective long-term solutions
• Supporting root cause analysis investigations and implementing reliability improvements
• Ensuring all maintenance activities are completed safely and in compliance with company procedures and statutory regulations
• Maintaining accurate maintenance records, fault logs and asset histories within the CMMS
• Managing site spare parts and consumable inventories to support plant reliability
• Coordinating and supervising specialist contractors when required
• Working closely with operations personnel to resolve plant issues and improve performance
• Supporting compliance with DSEAR, PSSR, PUWER, LOLER and other relevant legislation
• Assisting with audits, inspections and continuous improvement initiatives across the facility
• Providing technical support to site operations and holiday cover where required

This role will be primarily site-based, with flexibility required to respond to breakdowns and occasional out-of-hours callouts.

To be considered for this role, you should have:

• A mechanical and/or electrical engineering qualification (NVQ Level 3, Apprenticeship, HNC or equivalent)
• Experience within a process plant, industrial manufacturing, utilities, power generation, waste processing, AD, biogas or similar environment
• Strong fault-finding and problem-solving skills across mechanical and/or electrical systems
• Experience using Computerised Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS)
• The ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and technical documentation
• A good understanding of health, safety and environmental legislation and safe systems of work
• A full UK driving licence and the right to work in the UK

The following would be advantageous:

• Experience within Anaerobic Digestion, Biogas, Waste-to-Energy or related renewable energy sectors
• 18th Edition electrical qualification
• Welding, fabrication or multi-skilled maintenance experience

What's on offer:

• Competitive salary
• Company pension scheme
• Ongoing training and professional development
• Opportunity to work within the growing renewable energy sector
• Long-term career progression opportunities
• Additional benefits available upon request

For further information or to apply, please contact Steve Utton or Callum Sheppard at SCINERGY Recruitment on (phone number removed) or email (url removed).