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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.

Responsibilities and duties of the Maintenance Manager role

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

Personal skills

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 and benefits of the Maintenance Manager role

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

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