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This is a practical role that combines maintenance planning, supervision, and plant reliability improvement.\nYou'll be comfortable spending time out on the plant, working closely with Operations and Engineering teams to identify issues, prioritise work, and ensure maintenance activities are delivered safely and effectively. You'll take ownership of the maintenance planning process, manage PPM compliance through the CMMS, and help drive improvements in equipment reliability and plant performance.\nThis is an excellent opportunity for someone with strong mechanical knowledge who enjoys solving problems, organising workloads, and seeing plans through to completion.\nKey Responsibilities:\nPlan, schedule, and coordinate maintenance activities across the site.\nManage preventative maintenance programmes and ensure PPM compliance targets are achieved.\nMaintain accurate maintenance records and asset information within the CMMS.\nHelp check PPM detail for ‘fit for use’, the information being recorded and suggest PPM improvements in both task detail and information capture\nWork closely with Operations to identify equipment issues, recurring faults, and reliability concerns.\nDevelop practical maintenance plans to address plant defects and performance issues.\nSupport the Engineering Manager in prioritising maintenance activities and shutdown work.\nCoordinate engineering resources and contractors to ensure work is completed safely and efficiently.\nMonitor maintenance performance and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.\nAssist with root cause investigations following breakdowns or recurring equipment failures.\nPromote safe working practices and ensure all maintenance activities comply with site procedures and legislation.\nSupport the implementation of reliability and asset improvement initiatives across the plant.\nWhat We're Looking For:\nStrong mechanical engineering background gained within heavy industry, waste management, manufacturing, recycling, quarrying, aggregates, or a similar processing environment.\nHands-on approach with the ability to build credibility on the plant floor.\nExperience planning and coordinating maintenance activities.\nWorking knowledge of CMMS systems and maintenance management processes.\nUnderstanding of preventative and predictive maintenance principles.\nStrong organisational and problem-solving skills.\nAbility to communicate effectively with operators, engineers, contractors, and management teams.\nExperience supervising maintenance activities and coordinating multiple workstreams.\nKnowledge of conveyors, shredders, screens, trommels, hydraulic systems, pumps, gearboxes, bearings, and associated plant equipment would be advantageous.\nWhy Join Us?\nBe part of a fast-paced operational environment where your work has a direct impact on plant performance.\nOpportunity to influence maintenance strategy and reliability improvements.\nWork within a supportive engineering team committed to continuous improvement.\nCompetitive salary and benefits package.\nGenuine opportunity to develop and progress within the business.\nIf you're a mechanically minded, hands-on professional who enjoys planning work, solving problems, and driving improvements in plant reliability, we'd like to hear from you.\nBiffa - we’re changing the way people think about waste\nAt Biffa, we love working with waste. 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