Maintenance Manager - Renewable Energy

Astute's Renewables team is partnering with a key player in the UK's biogas market who are making hugely positive moves forward. We're partnered exclusively with them to recruit a Maintenance Manager to be based from their site in the North East and to manage maintenance activities across the site, bleeding good habits and practices into others.

This Maintenance Manager comes with a salary between 60,000 - 65,000 as well as an extensive benefits package.

If you're wanting to work for a genuine major player in the biogas space please read on and apply below.

Reporting to Senior Management you will:

• Manage all maintenance activities across the site
• Maintain all plant as per policy and procedures
• Managing Technicians and Operators in the absence of the Plant Manager when required
• Implement and manage a robust, yet simple reactive and planned maintenance program in line with the Group policies
• Being hands on in maintaining process plant, mechanical equipment as well as gas and fluid processing equipment
• Help to develop and mentor junior members of staff, ensuring development plans exist
• Report on maintenance KPIs to upper management
• Complete on call duties as required
• Complete job close-out reports and commissioning of projects and remedial works to assets
• Managing the CMMS
• Oversee the department's procurement, ensuring spares are ready when required
• Ensuring department budgets are kept under control
• Other duties as required and full job spec available on request

We are looking for someone with the following:

• Higher education, ideally NVQ 4 minimum, in mechanical engineering or similar
• Electrical qualifications would be a bonus
• Minimum 5 years in a maintenance / engineering role
• Demonstrable management experience
• Full UK driving licence

The Maintenance Manager role would suit someone who:

• Willing to roll their sleeves up and lead from the front
• Has been in the anaerobic digestion sector (or waste management) before
• Is a confident leader and can explain maintenance decisions with engineering-based rationale

• Salary up to 65,000 depending on experience
• Medical cash plan
• Death in service
• Company car or car allowance available
• Company pension
• 33 days holiday inc. BH
• Company bonus

INDREN

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.