Maintenance Engineer - Shift
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 8, 2026. First seen by Alion on Nov 6, 2026. Biffa scores A on the Alion truth index.
Poplars AD Plant, Cannock (WS11 8NQ)
Salary: £42,339 inc allowance
Hours: Average 42 hours per week
Shift Pattern: 4 Days On, 4 Days Off, 4 Nights On, 4 Days Off
Day Shifts: 07:00 - 19:00 | Night Shifts: 19:00 - 07:00
Shift Allowance: 10% additional payment for night shifts worked between 19:00 and 07:00
Cover Shifts: Plus paid 26 cover shifts per year
We're looking for a skilled Shift Fitter to join our team at Poplars AD Plant. Reporting to the Shift Supervisor, you'll play a key role in keeping our anaerobic digestion facility running safely, efficiently and reliably through proactive maintenance and rapid fault response.
Your core responsibilities
- Deliver planned and reactive maintenance across the plant.
- Diagnose faults quickly and carry out effective repairs.
- Support installation work and equipment improvements.
- Drive plant reliability, uptime and continuous improvement.
- Work closely with operations teams to minimise downtime.
- Coordinate specialist maintenance activities with contractors.
- Maintain high standards of health, safety and environmental compliance.
- Support preventative maintenance programmes and root cause analysis.
Our essential requirements
- Minimum 2 years' experience in a Mechanical or Electrical Fitter role.
- Strong fault-finding and diagnostic skills.
- Experience working in a fast-paced process, manufacturing, waste, water or industrial environment.
- Understanding of planned preventative maintenance principles.
- Ability to prioritise and respond effectively to breakdowns.
- Relevant Mechanical or Electrical Engineering qualification preferred.
- We welcome applications from candidates with experience as a Mechanical Fitter, Electrical Fitter, Maintenance Technician, Maintenance Engineer, Multi-Skilled Engineer, Mechanical Maintenance Technician, Electrical Maintenance Technician, Plant Fitter, Plant Maintenance Engineer, Service Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Electrical Engineer, Production Maintenance Technician, Industrial Maintenance Technician, Shift Engineer, or from similar maintenance and engineering backgrounds within manufacturing, process plant, waste, recycling, utilities, water treatment, energy, FMCG, chemical processing, quarrying, aggregates, and heavy industry environments.
And here’s why you’ll love it at Biffa.
- Competitive salary.
- Ongoing career development, training and coaching - because if you don’t grow, we don’t grow.
- Generous pension scheme.
- Medical and dental scheme.
- Retail and leisure discounts.
- Holiday and travel discounts.
- Bike to work scheme.
- Plus much more...
Changing the way people think about waste.
At Biffa, we love working with waste. Whether we’re turning it into sustainable power, finding new ways to recycle it or simply keeping it off the streets, we believe every day is an opportunity to improve the lives of millions. It’s a view that’s shared by our 11,000+ people around the country, who trust us to provide them with a career that’s always rewarding, often challenging, but never dull. And it’s why we’re the UK’s No. 1 choice for business waste management
Dedicated to diversity.
At Biffa we believe different ideas, perspective and backgrounds are key to developing a creative working environment that delivers real results. It’s why you’ll find us championing diversity and equality at every turn.