Astute People Ltd

Maintenance Engineer- Waste/Aggregates Avonmouth £43,680 - Day & Night Shifts      Introduction Astute are currently recruiting for a Mechanical Engineer to join a specialist company in carbon capture, sustainable construction products, and waste treatment. The ideal candidate will have a mechanical bias and come from a heavy engineering background, manufacturing, or waste industry.                   Roles & Responsibilities Reporting to the Assistant Site Manager you will be responsible for:

• Planned and reactive maintenance of the whole site including the process plant and equipment and general infrastructure.
• Carrying out and recording all daily, weekly and Monthly PPM tasks in line with the schedules.
• The review and continuous development of maintenance plans by determining the most effective strategies for each piece of equipment.
• The reliability of the plant, finding faults and repairing breakdowns to minimise downtime.
• Creating and maintaining good relationships with suppliers to ensure essential spares are readily obtainable.
• Providing guidance and training to assist operators with self-sufficiency in routine reactive maintenance tasks.
• Flexibility to cover staff shortages and call outs to deal with breakdowns.

This role includes both day and night shifts on a 3 shift rotation. Please only apply if this is suitable.      Skills & Qualifications We are looking for someone with the following:

• Apprenticeship in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
• Fault finding and repairs of low voltage electrical equipment.
• At least 5 years’ experience within a maintenance environment with the ability to fault find and repair mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic equipment.
• Experience with bulk material conveying systems and process mixers.

    Salary & Package What’s on offer for this exciting role:

• Basic salary of £43,680
• 20 days holiday + bank holidays
• Overtime available
• Monday-Friday ( 06:00:14:30, 14:00:22:30 and 22.00 to 06.30)

    How to apply? To apply for this opportunity simply send a copy of your up-to-date CV and covering letter to [email protected] or call 02392 222 964 to speak to Gemma Nixon who can tell you more.     INDREC

Service Engineer – Water Treatment Hertfordshire Competitive Salary + Company Van + Overtime     Introduction We are currently recruiting for a Service Engineer to join one of the industry leaders in specialist water treatment equipment in the UK. Working as a Service Engineer, you will be responsible for servicing, maintaining and repairing industrial water treatment systems at various customer sites across the Hertfordshire area and the surrounding regions. This role will involve a 1 in 4 call-out rota, please only apply if this is suitable.                   Roles & Responsibilities Reporting to the Field Service Manager, you will be responsible for:

• The maintenance, service and repair of various specialist water treatment equipment including standard base exchange, filtration, deionisation, reverse osmosis and laboratory water treatment products.
• Installation, removal and commissioning of the equipment on-site.
• Understand the water treatment process, product and technical issues with an ability to fault find using first line investigation techniques.
• Contribute to financial sales targets by recommending and quoting the necessary added value spares, refurbishments and consumable items to maintain the customer's equipment in optimum operating condition.
• Performing out of hours and breakdown cover when required.
• Assisting clients with technical faults.
• Completing risk assessments, activity reports and other documentation as required.
• Offering after sales technical support.

    Skills & Qualifications We are looking for someone with the following:

• Minimum Level 2 Engineering qualification
• Full UK Driving license
• Industrial maintenance experience
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Willingness to learn

    Salary & Package What’s on offer for this exciting role:

• Competitive salary
• Company vehicle + fuel card
• Laptop, mobile and PPE
• Overtime available
• 5% commission on all successful parts quotes

    How to apply? To apply for this opportunity simply send a copy of your up-to-date CV and covering letter to [email protected] or call 02392 222 964 to speak to Gemma Nixon who can tell you more.     INDNUC

Construction Services Manager - Solar South UK £55,000-£57,500, plus company vehicle, Company shares scheme & health care     About the role: Astute’s Renewables team is partnering with an award-winning solar engineering company, specialising in project life-cycle services and solutions for the utility-scale solar industry. They are looking to recruit a Construction Services Manager for a remote/UK wide role. The Construction Services Manager role comes with a salary up to £57,500 and this is a very strategically key hire for a dynamic, niche and entrepreneurial business in the solar sector. If you’re a Construction Manager / Senior Solar Engineer and are looking to work for an organisation that provides a very unique selection of services, then upload your CV to apply today.                     Responsibilities and duties: Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer you will:  

• Aid with the status, planning, preparation, execution and delivery of a number of solar farm construction management service contracts.
• Manage relationships with existing and new clients
• Strengthen existing and establish new sub-contractor / supply relationships
• Carry out pre-condition site visits & surveys to establish site & local conditions which impact the delivery of the project

      Professional qualifications: We are looking for someone with the following:  

• Degree-educated in electrical, mechanical or civil engineering.
• Electrical experience & qualifications would be a benefit.
• NEBOSH Construction Certificate.
• Full UK licence

    Personal skills: The Construction Services Manager role would suit someone who is:  

• Site Management Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS) Qualification or higher
• Proven track record in the construction of large-scale solar parks
• Comfortable working periods away from home whilst ensuring project delivery
• Excellent communication & interpersonal skills and a strong attitude towards operational health & safety

    Salary and benefits of the Construction Services Manager role:

• £55,000 - £57,500 DOE
• Company Vehicle
• Health Care
• Company shares scheme

    How to apply? To apply for this opportunity simply send a copy of your up-to-date CV and covering letter to [email protected] or call 02392 222 968 to speak to Kieran Boyton-Salts who can tell you more.   INDREN  

Maintenance Outage Engineer Seascale Competitive salary & bonus     About the role: Astute's Power team is partnering with one of the leading process, energy and industrial providers, who operate a portfolio of the UKs key strategic sites including power plants and gas terminals.  The Maintenance Outage Engineer role will play a vital part in ensuring the safe and efficient management of all outage planning and delivery and agreed projects. If you’re an experienced Engineer, with a background in outage planning and project activities and are looking to work for an organisation that puts integrity and people at the forefront of everything it does, then upload your CV to apply today.     Responsibilities and duties: Reporting to the E&M Manager you will:

• Be responsible for managing annual outage requirements including any forward planning of future project, outage works and maintenance requirements for budgeting and delivery.
• Liaise with clients on outage plans and requirements and keep updated with timescales and actions.
• Be responsible for chairing any planning meetings, and the creations of annual budgets for delivery and maintenance.
• Ensure that any additional engineering projects are managed in a timely manner and regular updates are provided to the client.
• Engage with sub-contractors, managing cost-control and completion of allocated responsibilities, including mechanical, electrical, and civil related activities.
• Deputising for the E&M Manager when required.

    Professional qualifications We are looking for someone with the following:

• HNC or equivalent in an engineering discipline
• Experience working with outage planning and delivery.
• Experience planning and managing projects.
• Power generation or process industry knowledge and experience

    Personal skills: The Maintenance Outage Engineer role would suit someone who is:

• Has excellent communication skills.
• Dedicated problem solver
• Driven and resilient
• Works well with others and can adapt to work effectively.

    Salary and benefits of the Maintenance Outage Engineer role:

• Competitive salary + Bonus
• 26 days holiday + Bank Holidays
• Life assurance & income protection
• More benefits to be discussed at interview

    How to apply? To apply for this opportunity simply send a copy of your up-to-date CV and covering letter to [email protected] or call 02393 910 038 to speak to Emily Lobacz who can tell you more.   INDPOW

Site Operative 

Plastics Recycling Avonmouth Up to £29,900 ( 4 on 4 off - Days & Nights)

 

Introduction

We are currently looking for a Site Operative to join one of the leading Waste Management specialists in the UK. Working at their Plastic Recycling Facility in Avonmouth, the Site Operative will be responsible for supporting with the operating, inspecting and maintenance of static and mobile plant on-site. You will be carrying out duties related to the movement, loading and unloading of Plastic Reyclling Materials as well as supporting with site maintenance and general yard activities. 

This role involves working a 4 on 4 off rotating shift pattern including night shifts, please only apply is this is suitable.

 

The Role:

Working as a Site Operative, you will be responsible for:

• Picking, cleaning and supporting site based duties
• Operating, Inspecting and Maintaining Forklift and Telehandler plant on-site.
• Carrying out activities to move, sort and segregate waste materials at the waste recycling facility.
• Loading and unloading of materials for transport to and from the site.
• Occasional cover at other waste facilities as required.

This role involves working a rotating shift pattern including night shifts, please only apply is this is suitable.

 

The Candidate

To be considered you should have experience in the below:

• Operation of a Forklift in a previous position.
• Valid plant operation tickets or in-house training is preferred.
• Experience working in a site-based role.
• Comfortable working in a waste management/ recycling industry

 

To Apply

To apply for this position, please forward your CV to Gemma Nixon at [email protected] or call 02392 222 964.

Electrical Technician

Saltend Power Station, Hull

Competitive Salary + Benefits

 

Introduction

Astute are looking for an Electrical Technician who will be working on a 1200MV CCGT facility, providing power to the UK market, and the adjacent Saltend Chemical Parks.

We are looking for a motivated Electrical Technician to join the maintenance department of this plant. The technician responsible for pre-planned and reactive maintenance work around the site to ensure minimal downtime.

Roles & Responsibilities

Reporting directly to the Electrical Engineer, as the Electrical Technician, you will be responsible for:

• Fault-finding and maintaining electrical assets including motors, switchgear, transformers and HV plant
• Working in line with maintenance techniques and best practices
• Undertaking/assisting in plant developments/ projects
• Contract management and supervising contractors
• Maintaining accurate maintenance records together with work scheduling on the sites CMMS
• Ensuring HSE compliance at all times

Skills & Qualifications We are looking for someone with the following:

• HNC in Electrical Engineering or similar
• Experience maintaining electrical assets including motors, switchgear, transformers, HV plant etc. in a heavy process environment. This could be a power station, petrochemical site, refinery, steel works etc.
• Flexible approach to working

Salary & Package What’s on offer for this exciting role:

• Competitive salary
• Bonus scheme
• Generous overtime
• Pension

If you are interested in this position, please send a CV and Cover Letter to [email protected] or ring 02393 910 038 and ask to speak to Emily Lobacz who can tell you more.

Electrical Technician

Waste Management

Horsham

£40,000  - £45,000

 

Introduction…

Astute are partnered with a leading recycling and waste management business in the UK, who are looking for an experienced Electrical Technician to join their Mechanical Biological Treatment and Anaerobic Digestion facility in Horsham. You will ideally have experience working in a similar environment, in a relevant sector such as Recycling, Waste Management, Water Treatment etc. This is an exciting opportunity to join a well-established business in a stable and everchanging industry.

 

Roles & Responsibilities

Reporting directly to the Engineering Manager, as an Electrical Technician, you will be responsible for:

• Reactive repairs and maintenance on a range of equipment across the site.
• Preventative maintenance on all electrical systems including pumps, motors, PLCs, control panels etc.
• Maintaining and servicing controls and instrumentation across the site (flow meters, temperature gauges etc.)
• Always working to minimise downtime across all equipment site-wide
• Remaining health and safety focused at all times

 

The shift rota for this position is 4 on 4 off including days and nights. Please only apply if this is suitable.

 

Skills & Qualifications

We are looking for someone with the following:

• Level 3 minimum Electrical qualification (HNC/HND/NVQ 3)
• 18th Edition would be desirable
• Experience with hands on maintenance within a similar environment (waste management, water treatment, anaerobic digestion etc.)
• Previous health and safety training

 

Salary & Package

What’s on offer for this exciting role:

• £40,000  - £45,000
• Shift pattern of 4 on 4 off, with a mix of days and nights
• Fantastic pension and holiday allowance
• Retail and leisure discount scheme
• Access to all company benefits

 

If you are interested in this position, please send a CV and Cover Letter to [email protected] or ring 02393 911227 and ask to speak to Hannah Rymill who can tell you more.

INDREC

O&M Engineer Dartford £40k basic + Benefits package Astute are proud to be working with a high-profile client who are a specialist alternative asset manager providing funds, direct investments, and tailored investment solutions, including co-investment across a range of highly differentiated alternative investment strategies. With a growing portfolio of Energy Assets covering Solar, Energy Storage and Wind, a new and exciting vacancy now exists for a O&M Engineer to be responsible for Preventative and reactive maintenance. Roles & Responsibilities As the Operations & Maintenance Engineer, you will be responsible for:  

• To help the GH O&M team to achieve high HSQE standards across our portfolio, working closely with HSE Manager.
• Deliver all the Preventative Maintenance and Reactive Maintenance on the allocated portfolio.
• Complete Site Inspections across the portfolio as required.
• Provide reports after each inspection on site (Monthly or reactive)
• Use SCADA to monitor the health of the BESS assets under management.

Skills & Qualifications We are looking for someone with the following:

• 18th Edition certified
• Solar or BESS experience would be advantageous, but not essential.
• Maintenance background in heavy industrial engineering/manufacturing will also be considered.

Salary & Package What’s on offer for this exciting role:

• £40k basic
• 20% Bonus
• Company car, Healthcare, Pension, Fuel Card
• Laptop/iPad
• On call uplift

How to Apply If you are interested in this position, please send a CV and Cover Letter to [email protected] or ring 07441391775 and ask to speak to Sue Greeff who can tell you more.