Aaron Rayner

Astute’s Renewables Team is partnering with a well-established business who own and operator their own anaerobic digestion plants, which provide both gas and electricity to the grid. Together we are recruiting a hands-on Maintenance Supervisor for their site in Worcestershire. The strategically important Maintenance Supervisor role comes with a competitive salary, bonus, healthcare and additional benefits package If you’re an experienced Maintenance Engineer with supervisory experience and are looking to work for an established business within the renewable energy sector, then submit your CV to apply today. Responsibilities and duties of the Maintenance Supervisor role Reporting to the Operations Manager you will:  

• Coordinate breakdown responses, ensuring the quickest possible resolution.
• Manage contractors, ensuring adherence to safe systems of work and risk assessments.
• Perform planned maintenance tasks, record corrective actions on the Shire system, and manage spare parts ordering and follow-up.
• Maintain strict adherence to Health & Safety policies.
• Oversee equipment repairs, refurbishments, and new installations/fabrication work.
• Complete timely and accurate documentation.
• Support ongoing project work and assist the operations team as needed.
• Ensure company policies and procedures are followed by all staff and contractors.
• Act as a mentor and role model for new team members.
• Act as a management representative in the absence of the Operations Manager.
• Other duties as required

  Professional qualifications   We are looking for someone with the following:  

• A minimum of NVQ Level 3 in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
• IOSH Managing Safely qualification.
• Experience operating HMI/SCADA systems.
• Full UK driving Licence

  Personal skills   The Maintenance Supervisor role would suit someone who is:  

• Supervisory or management experience in a Maintenance/Engineering role on an anaerobic digestion plant or similar heavy processing environment
• Knowledge of environmental permits, H&S issues and safe working environments
• Experience of managing budgets
• Detail-oriented with excellent problem-solving skills.
• An effective communicator, both verbally and in writing.

  Salary and benefits of the Maintenance Supervisor role   Competitive salary depending on experience  

• Competitive salary depending on experience
• Bonus scheme based on performance
• Company vehicle
• Healthcare
• Opportunities for professional development and career progression

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Astute’s Renewables team is partnering with a leading innovator in renewable energy production, specialising in biogas plants, to recruit an Associate Biogas Process Engineer for their site in South Ayrshire, Scotland.   The Process Engineer role comes with a competitive salary, excellent benefits and a chance to join a leading business within the renewable energy sector.   If you have experience working in a Process Engineer role in biogas or a similar processing environment, then submit your CV to apply today. Responsibilities and duties of the Associate Process Engineer role Reporting to the Senior Process Engineer, you will:  

• Producing Mass / Energy Balances, BFDs, PFDs, P&IDs, equipment schedules, specifications / datasheets & control philosophy.
• Input to Layout / General Arrangement drawings. Subcontract equipment design / selection & contract documents
• Support Project Engineers in the commissioning phase of major projects including as built P&IDs, equipment schedules and commissioning check sheets completed for all equipment
• With support from the engineering team, manage a process improvement project from start (development of scope and design) to finish (handover to operations) including
• Work with the local H&S Coach/Advisor, the site team are engaged with and fully aware of safety requirements on site – Don’t Walk By culture is evident.
• Attend Regular safety meetings and site inspections evidenced
• Contribute to Safety Studies – HAZID / HAZOP / LOPA
• Develop understanding / review external DSEAR studies
• Other duties as required

  Professional qualifications   We are looking for someone with the following:  

• Degree in Chemical Engineering or associated subjects
• A Level/ Baccalaureate /Scottish Highers - including Math’s; Chemistry; Biology
• Full UK Driving Licence

  Personal skills   The role would suit someone who is:  

• Demonstrate a positive attitude towards continuous improvement and consistent exceptional internal customer service.
• Uses commercial awareness to optimise the use of resources within the team whilst still achieving agreed tasks & targets.
• Manages changing situations to ensure work programmes are delivered to time & standard.
• Uses personal technical, professional knowledge & experience to resolve problems in the business &/or works with & through others to gain practical, cost-effective solutions.
• Allocates/delegates work based on an assessment of task complexity & personal capabilities.
• Able to plan & organise own activities to ensure timely & effective delivery of objectives.
• Full Driving Licence (ideally clean)
• Excellent IT Skills (intermediate to advance in Excel, Word & PowerPoint)

  Salary and benefits of the Associate Process Engineer role  

• Competitive salary depending on experience
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Chance to join a leading business in the renewable energy sector

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Astute’s Renewables team is partnering with a leading innovator in renewable energy production, specialising in biogas plants, to recruit a Stores Controller for their site in Buckie, Scotland and support across additional sites within their portfolio when needed. The Stores Controller role comes with a competitive salary, excellent benefits and a chance to join a leading business within the renewable energy sector. If you have experience working in a warehouse/stores/inventory role, then submit your CV to apply today. Responsibilities and duties of the Stores Controller role Reporting to the Management team, you will:  

• Control all outgoing items and ensuring these are recorded against CMMS movements / PPMs (Planned Preventive Maintenance).
• Recording deliveries through the ready-to-receipt system and ensuring integration with relevant systems.
• Conducting daily stock checks of selected areas using CMMS inventory reports.
• Conduct regular cycle counts and periodic full stock audits to ensure inventory accuracy.
• Maintain and organise critical spare parts inventory ensuring key equipment spares are available to support operational uptime.
• Raising stock replenishment requests when minimum levels are reached.
• Track outstanding orders and follow up with suppliers to ensure timely delivery of critical parts.
• Implement Kanban replenishment systems for commonly used consumables and fast-moving parts to ensure continuous availability while minimising excess stock.
• Controlling LOLER equipment, ensuring sign-out / sign-in procedures are adhered to.
• Responsible for COSHH materials within the stores area, ensuring safe storage and compliance with standards.
• Maintain stores organisation using 5S principles, ensuring clear labelling, location control and efficient retrieval of materials.
• Coordinate movement of parts between Northern sites to optimise availability and reduce duplicate stock holdings.
• Other duties as required

Professional qualifications   We are looking for someone with the following:  

• Full UK Driving Licence
• COSHH awareness is desired
• IOSH is desired
• Counterbalance or reach truck is desired

  Personal skills   The Stores Controller role would suit someone who is:  

• Strong computer and Microsoft skills
• Experience in stores/warehouse/inventory role
• Understanding of inventory control concepts (Reorder points, safe stock levels)
• Strong Housekeeping standards
• Strong Health and Safety awareness
• Able to identify engineering spare parts and understand their purpose
• Experience of CMMS system

  Salary and benefits of the Store Controller role  

• Competitive salary depending on experience
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Chance to join a leading business in the renewable energy sector

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