{"id":1174755,"url":"https://alion.io/job/biffa-maintenance-technician","title":"Maintenance Technician","company":{"id":668762,"name":"Biffa","domain":"biffa.co.uk","url":"https://alion.io/company/biffa","size_band":"5000+","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Workable","truth_index":null},"role":"Field & Service","role_family":"Field & Service","seniority":null,"employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["United Kingdom"],"countries":["GB"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":35000,"max_usd":66000,"period":"year","method":"role_country_seniority_unknown","sample_n":389},"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-24T11:07:53Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-24","last_verified_at":"2026-09-26T03:48:41Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":1,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":1},"description":"Help us make a difference as a Maintenance Technician at our Masons MRF Facility in Suffolk.\nDay shifts: 06:00 to 16:00 or 07:00 to 17:00\nNight shifts: 17:00 to 03:00\nOne week per month is on nights\nOvertime available at x1.5\nSalary: £41,792 per year\nA quick look at the role.\nThe Engineer will be required to effectively and efficiently respond to all operational engineering needs, as directed by the Engineering Supervisor, to reduce operational downtime. To ensure health and safety requirements are always considered and executed.\nYour core responsibilities.\nComply fully with all safety instructions, policies and procedure to ensure a safe working environment for yourself and all others present\nWhere necessary supervise a team of contractors and ensure work is carried out to the standard required\nSupport the Engineering Supervisor in the development of other team members skills and abilities\nCarry out problem solving activities on the plant and machinery to identify faults and rectify them\nCarry out maintenance, both preventative and breakdown, on all equipment on the site\nProactively identify potential faults and improvement opportunities on the plant and equipment to prevent future failures or to identify more efficient methods of work\nUse the CMMS fully as per the company procedures to promote timely reaction to work requests, build equipment history and promote effective stock control and record material usage\nMaintain the workplace, tools and engineering facilities to prevent hazard and risks in the workplace and to promote effective engineering practice\nRequirements\nOur essential requirements.\nLevel 3 Qualified Mechanical/Plant and/or Engineering (desirable)\nWelding and Fabrication (Desirable)\nConveyor system and associated plant (Desirable)\nUnderstanding of electrical/Instrument maintenance (Desirable)\nHydraulics and Pneumatics (Desirable)\nCandidates with similar job titles will also be considered - Maintenance Technician, Maintenance Engineer, Multi-Skilled Technician, Multi-Skilled Engineer, Electrical Maintenance Technician, Mechanical Maintenance Technician, Shift Technician, Engineering Technician, Plant Technician, Service Technician, Facilities Technician, Production Technician, Reliability Technician, Equipment Technician, Industrial Technician\nBenefits\nAnd here’s why you’ll love it at Biffa.\nOngoing career development, training and coaching -\nBecause if you don’t grow, we don’t grow.\nGenerous pension scheme.\nRetail and leisure discounts.\nHoliday and travel discounts.\nLife cover.\nChanging the way people think about waste.\nAt 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.\nAnd it’s why we’re the UK’s No. 1 choice for business waste management.\nDedicated to diversity.\nBeing inclusive is core to our culture at Biffa; we believe different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds are key to developing a creative and effective working environment that represents our communities and generates the best outcomes for colleagues, customers and stakeholders, which is why you’ll find us championing diversity, equity and inclusion at every turn.","description_format":"text","description_chars":3445,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Equity"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Energy & Utilities","Waste Management","Environmental Science"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-24T11:07:53Z"}],"liveness":{"score":90,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.903,"p_room":1,"age_days":0,"expected_fill_days":13,"reasons":["conf:0","velocity","win:early","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-09-25T05:45:01Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/biffa-maintenance-technician","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/biffa-maintenance-technician.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-09-26T04:05:44Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":4448,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":552,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-09-27T00:00:00Z"}}}