Lead Maintenance Engineer in Avonmouth - CV-Library

Lead Maintenance Engineer

Salary: Competitive plus Veolia benefits and pension

Hours: Monday to Friday, 48 hours per week. 07:00AM - 17:00PM

Location: Avonmouth (Bristol recovery and recycling facility), BS11 0YB

When you see the world as we do, you see the chance to help the world take better care of its resources, and help it become a better place for everyone. It's why we're looking for someone who's just as committed as we are, to push for genuine change and bring our ambition of Ecological Transformation to life.

We know that everyone here at Veolia can help us work alongside our communities, look after the environment, and contribute to our inclusive culture.

What we can offer you;

25 days of annual leave

Access to our company pension scheme

Discounts on everything from groceries to well known retailers

Access to a range of resources to support your physical, mental and financial health; so you can lean on us whenever you need to

One paid days leave every year to volunteer and support your community

Ongoing training and development opportunities, allowing you to reach your full potential

What you'll be doing;

Responsible for maximising the throughput of the facility by organising and completing day-to-day routine maintenance and shutdown work of all plant and equipment.

Allocate work for the weekend shutdowns and plan the work during the week, you will also supervise the on-shift Technicians during the week and distribute labour.

Support the apprentice engineers onsite to maintain efficient and effective plant operations, preventing plant breakdowns by completing planned preventative maintenance (PPM).

Complete planning and scheduling of all of the maintenance aspects of the recycling facility.

Organise and plan PPM scheduled work and non-scheduled work through INFOR CMMS.

Supervise service contractors and contract labour, raising work permits and reviewing risk assessments/method statements, identifying and ordering spare parts for repairs and modifications.

Ensure maintenance requests from all sites within the role holder remit are dealt with in a timely and professional manner and complete all relevant paperwork and reports to the required standard.

What we're looking for;

City & Guilds or NVQ level 3 in mechanical and/or electrical maintenance or a recognised formal apprenticeship with an ONC/HNC in the relevant discipline.

Experience in process manufacturing, production industry or food manufacturing facility.

Experience with material handling equipment, conveyors, baling equipment, Low Voltage equipment, pumps, motors, plant auxiliaries, hydraulics, pneumatics, mechanical and optical separation, magnetic and Eddy current separation technology.

Competent problem solver with a practical approach to engineering problems.

Have an analytical approach to investigation, allied with a practical ability to resolve engineering problems.

What's next?

Apply today, so we can make a difference for generations to come.

We're proud to be listed in The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2023, being named as a Top 10 Very Big Organisation and Highly Commended as a workplace for 55+.

This accolade further demonstrates our commitment to our people and our actions in creating an environment where everyone can be their true selves and enjoy working at Veolia.

We want to ensure that you feel supported throughout the application process and provide reasonable adjustments where necessary and requested. If you require any reasonable adjustments as part of your application and interview process please do not hesitate to let us know.

Here at Veolia, we're proud to be known as an equal opportunities employer. We know how important it is to be fully committed to building and maintaining a diverse and inclusive place to work for every one of our colleagues. So no matter their age, gender, gender expression, disability, race, ethnicity, religion, belief, sexuality or veteran status, every applicant who meets the minimum requirements will be considered fully