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Parts Advisor
PERMANENT
  • TERMS: permanent
Astute’s Power team is exclusively partnering with Vermeer UK who specializes in forestry machinery and utilities machines with a commitment to professional development and sustainability, to recruit a Parts Advisor based in Wellingborough. The Parts Advisor role comes with a salary of up to £28,000 + benefits package. If you’re a Parts Advisor and are looking to work for an organisation that puts integrity and people at the forefront of everything it does, then submit your CV to apply today.                   Responsibilities and duties Reporting to the Sales Manager you will:  
  • Manage any discrepancies with suppliers.
  • Monitor stock levels and manage re-order processes.
  • Participate in the annual stock checks.
    Personal skills The Parts Advisor role would suit someone who is:  
  • Good with attention to detail under pressure.
  • Able to communicate clearly via telephone, email, MS Teams and face to face
  • Able to work under pressure
  • Able to maintain an organized environment to manage stock inventory
    Salary and benefits of the Parts Advisor role  
  • Salary of up to £28,000
  • Company pension scheme
  • 25 days holiday (after qualifying period)
 

Air Hygiene Operative
PERMANENT
  • TERMS: permanent

Trainee Air Hygiene Operative  

London & Surrounding areas

Up to £22,000 Plus Van & Benefits

 

Introduction…

 

We are currently recruiting for Air Hygiene Operatives to join a leading specialist of air hygiene and cleaning services. Working as an Air Hygiene Operative, this will see you travelling across London and surrounding areas.

 

this role offers security, competitive pay, bonuses and overtime, door to door payment, sick pay, life assurance, career development and much more.

 

would very much suit someone wanting to work in a hands-on role

 

Roles & Responsibilities

As the Trainee Air Hygiene Operative, you will be responsible for:
  • Assisting the Air Hygiene Supervisor on customer visits to deliver ventilation inspections
  • Carrying out kitchen extract and air cleaning work in compliance with relevant regulations
  • Working with oils, fluids, and lubricants safely
  • Complete relevant service sheets and documentation
  • Other air hygiene services where needed
  • Supporting the Lead with inspection of the Fire dampers
  • Assist on Installation of access doors into ventilation system

 

Skills & Qualifications

We are looking for someone with the following:

  • Excellent communication skills
  • Strong willingness to learn
  • Experience with air hygiene services would be desirable
  • Full UK Driving License

 

Salary & Package

What’s on offer for this exciting role:

  • Up to £22,000 per year
  • Company van + fuel card
  • Paid door to door
  • Financial incentives + bonus
  • Full training and support
  • Excellent opportunities for career development
  • Working Hours: 45 hours per week, some weeks will be working days, others will be night working and some weekend work will be required.
  • Schedulers aim to plan jobs up to 3 weeks in advance where possible
  • 20 days holiday plus ban holidays and the 20 days do increase after the 2nd year service
  • Access to other healthcare and wellbeing
  • Cycle to work scheme

Structural Development Engineer
PERMANENT
  • TERMS: permanent
Astute’s Nuclear Team is partnering with a Temporary and False works business with a commitment to professional development, innovation and sustainability, to recruit a Structural Development Engineer for their new office in Burton on Trent. The strategically important Development Engineer role comes with a salary of up to £55,000, a generous pension of 10% employer contribution as well as 25 days annual leave, increasing to 30 over time. If you’re a Structural Engineer within product design and are looking to work for an organisation that is growing within the innovation space then submit your CV to apply today.   Responsibilities and duties of the Development Engineer role   Reporting to the Quality Manager you will:  
  • Develop new product ideas for the business as well as complete the drawings to ensure quality and safety
  • Develop Falsework and formwork designs
  • Produce Hand Calculations
  • Test new products as and when needed
Professional qualifications   We are looking for someone with the following:  
  • A degree in Engineering
  • Desirable to be a Chartered with a relevant institution
  • A minimum of 2 years’ experience within Structural Engineering
Personal skills The Development Engineer role would suit someone who is:  
  • Ambitious and keen to contribute to future ideas
  • Able to work independently, but also as part of a team
  • Enthusiastic about their workload
  • Able to travel if needed to sites around the UK
Salary and benefits of the Development Engineer role
  • Up to £55,000 dependant on experience
  • 10% employer contribution to pension
  • 25 days annual leave, which increases with length of service
  • Company socials
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Development Technician
PERMANENT
  • TERMS: permanent
Astute’s Nuclear Team is partnering with a Temporary and False works business with a commitment to professional development, innovation and sustainability, to recruit a Development Technician for their new office in Burton on Trent. The strategically important Development Technician role comes with a salary of up to £45,000, a 10% Employer pension contribution and hybrid working. If you’re an AutoCAD Technician and are looking to work for an organisation that is growing within the innovation space, then submit your CV to apply today.   Responsibilities and duties of the Development Technician role   Reporting to the Development and Quality you will:  
  • Produce fabrication and manufacturing drawings
  • Create 3D models as and when is required
  • Produce test schemes
  • Test products and prototypes
  • Inspect new products
Professional qualifications   We are looking for someone with the following:  
  • HNC or HND in Engineering
  • AutoCAD qualifications would be desirable
Personal skills   The Development Technician role would suit someone who is:  
  • Ambitious and have a desire to continue to grow
  • Able to work independently but also as part of a team
  • Able to work under time-based pressure
  • Keen to challenge and be challenged at work
  • Open to new ideas and ways of working
Salary and benefits of the Development Technician role  
  • Up to £45,000 dependant on experience
  • Company bonus based on, company performance and individual performance, paid in March
  • Flexible working
  • 10% employer pension
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Mechanical Maintenance Technician
PERMANENT
  • TERMS: permanent

Mechanical Maintenance Technician

Plastic Recycling Avonmouth £41,700 - Monday- Friday Days 

Introduction

Our Client is one of the UK's leading provider of Environmental solutions, offering a full range of Waste and Energy Recovery services through a vast and growing network of Plants and Facilities across the country. As such, they are looking for a Mechanical Maintenance Technician to join their largest polymer recycling facility in the UK, based in Avonmouth. Working as their Mechanical Maintenance Technician, you will be responsible for carrying out key planned, preventative and breakdown maintenance across the recycling facility on a wide variety of heavy plant and equipment.

 

What you will be doing

As the Mechanical Maintenance Technician, you will be responsible for:

  • Preventative maintenance (PPMs) and reactive maintenance across heavy industrial plant
  • Mechanical fault-finding and route cause analysis techniques
  • Working across all processing plant
  • Maintenance on wash plant,sorting equipment, motors, conveyors and other manufacturing based equipment.
  • Minimising downtime, ensuring plant runs at optimum performance
  • Be able to deliver all work set to the operational expectations and budgetary requirements
  • Keep records using CMMS
  • Working as part of a shift pattern
  • Other duties as required.

 

What you will need

  • NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in a Mechanical Engineering/ Maintenance role
  • Heavy Industrial experience – e.g. processing plant, waste, manufacturing
  • Ability to read and interpret engineering diagrams and drawings
  • Pneumatic skills and experience

 

What’s on Offer

  • Competitive Package of up to £41,700
  • Opportunity to join one of the UK’s leading Waste Management companies

 

How to Apply

For more information please contact Gemma Nixon on 02392 222 964 or emailing your CV to [email protected].


CNC Turner
PERMANENT
  • TERMS: permanent

CNC Turner Setter/Operator - Nights

Competitive Rate

Portsmouth/Hampshire

Astute Technical are currently recruiting for a CNC Turner Programmer who is fully conversant with Fanuc to join one of the South Coasts most established sub contract manufacturing companies, working from complex customer drawings and specifications to create CNC Programs on the latest and most sophisticated CNC Turning Centres.

This is an excellent opportunity to work with prestigious clients such as Rolls Royce and work on exciting projects from a range of industry sectors.

As a CNC Turner Setter/Operator, your duties will include:-
  • Setting and Operating CNC Machines
  • Ensuring the highest quality is maintained at all times and the machining processes are running efficiently to maximise productivity.
  • Maintain highest quality throughout the process, including dimensionally inspect manufactured product, using a variety of measuring equipment, to ensure the drawing requirements are achieved.

To be considered for the CNC Turning Setter/Operator role, candidates should be:-
  • Fully conversant in setting/operating Turning machines, ideally Doosan, Bridgeport or Dugard
  • Worked to ISO9001 standards
  • Worked to high tolerance levels

As a CNC Turner programmer with our client, you will receive:-
  • Competitive rate of £12.50ph-£15ph
  • 22 days leave + Bank Holidays
  • Overtime at 1.5
  • Pension Scheme

Application Process:

Applying for this exciting opportunity could not be easier, simply email your up to date CV and covering letter to Sue Greeff on [email protected] or call 07441391775.

Outage QA/QC Engineer
CONTRACT
  • TERMS: contract
  • START DATE: 4/8/26
  • END DATE: 5/11/26
  • PAY RATE: $35.0 /HR
Astute’s Power team are looking to recruit x 4 QA/QC Pressure Parts Engineers on a 4 week outage in West Yorkshire starting in April 2026. There are x 2 positions on days, x 2 positions on nights.   The QA/QC Pressure Parts Engineer roles come with an hourly rate of £30-35. Key skills required for QA/QC Pressure Parts Engineer role  
  • Perform inspections of boiler pressure parts including membrane walls, superheaters, economisers, headers, drums, and associated pipework.
  • Carry out manufacturing surveillance at vendor workshops, including monitoring fabrication activities against ITPs and project requirements.
  • Verify welding activities including fit-up, welding parameters, weld mapping, and compliance with approved WPS/PQRs.
  • Confirm welder qualifications and ensure consumables and welding processes meet specification requirements.
  • Witness and review NDE activities (UT, RT, MT, PT) and confirm acceptance to relevant standards.
  • Verify material traceability including heat numbers, MTRs, and PMI requirements where applicable.
  • Witness pressure testing/hydrostatic testing and ensure test preparation and documentation is completed correctly.
  • Record inspection results, produce reports, and support compilation of QA/QC documentation and turnover packs.
  • Raise quality concerns and NCRs, supporting corrective action implementation and close-out.
  • Liaise with contractors, site supervision, and client representatives to ensure quality expectations are met.
  • Must be an experienced QA/QC engineer outages or shutdowns on large industrial plants, preferably Waste to Energy and/or Power plants.
  • Must hold strong understanding of pressure part manufacturing and installation practices.
Location, day rate and timeframe of the QA/QC Pressure Parts Engineer role  
  • West Yorkshire
  • £30/35 per hour
  • April 2026 – May 2026
  • Days / Nights
  • 7 days / 12 hrs

Senior Service Engineer
PERMANENT
  • TERMS: permanent
Astute’s nuclear team is retained by HTSL Group who are looking for Senior Service Engineer to work on site at Aldermaston. The Senior Service Engineer role comes with a salary of up to £70,000 per annum. As a Senior Service Engineer, you will be responsible for maintaining, servicing, installing, and commissioning radiometric and dosimetry systems. If you’re a Senior Service Engineer and are looking to work for an organisation that puts integrity and people at the forefront of everything it does, then submit your CV to apply today. Responsibilities and duties Reporting to the Service Manager you will:  
  • Perform routine maintenance and calibration of various instruments at customer sites.
  • Provide breakdown support for a range of instruments, sometimes within 24 hours.
  • Install and commission new systems at customer sites.
  • Diagnose and troubleshoot faulty equipment, perform repairs as needed.
  • Keep accurate records of all work, including data sheets and project files.
  • Be the main technical contact for customers, handling any queries or issues.
  • Act as a representative, promoting the products and services when engaging with customers.
  • Assist the sales team by providing support for quotes.
Professional qualifications We are looking for someone with the following:  
  • Experience working with nuclear instrumentation and/or radiometric physics.
  • Previous experience in mechanical or electronics work.
  • Ability to read and understand both mechanical and electrical drawings.
  • Experience with mechanical fitting and electrical wiring.
  • Ability to repair electronics at the component level.
  • A technical qualification in engineering, electronics, or a related field (preferred but not essential).
Salary and benefits of the Senior Service Engineer role  
  • Salary up to £70,000 DOE
  • Car allowance
  • Pension contribution, life assurance and other benefits
   

Renewable Gas Commissioning Engineer
CONTRACT
  • TERMS: contract
  • START DATE: 4/21/26
  • PAY RATE: $450.0 /DAY
Astute’s Power Team is partnering with a leading global provider of Energy-from-Waste (EfW) solutions, this organisation delivers turnkey engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) projects across the full lifecycle, to recruit a Commissioning Engineer for its Glasgow Anaerobic Digestion Project on either a long-term contract or permanent basis.   Responsibilities and duties of the Commissioning Engineer role   You will:  
  • Perform hands on commissioning tasks in the field across mechanical, electrical, and process systems within assigned scope.
  • Manage and coordinate commissioning activities for allocated systems in line with the commissioning programme and project milestones.
  • Ensure systems are commissioned in accordance with design documentation, employer’s requirements, project specifications, and contractual obligations.
  • Oversee and coordinate subcontractors during commissioning activities, ensuring works are carried out safely, to specification, and to schedule.
  • Act as a technical interface between subcontractors, engineering disciplines, and the commissioning management team.
  • Identify deviations, technical issues, and risks, proposing and implementing corrective actions in coordination with relevant stakeholders.
  • Prepare, manage, and complete commissioning documentation, including test protocols, check sheets, punch lists, and handover dossiers.
  • Ensure commissioning QA/QC documentation is completed accurately and on time prior to system handover, PAC, or takeover
  • Willingness to travel and work on site throughout the Commissioning stage
  • Must have experience on large-scale industrial plants as a Commissioning Engineer ideally on RG (Renewable Gas) plants e.g. AD (Anaerobic digestion, gas upgrading, utilities or balance of plant).
  • AD (Anaerobic digestion) plant commissioning and operating knowledge
  • Hold a SMSTS/IOSH/NEBOSH qualification
  • Valid SCC training certificate or equivalent
  • DCS System knowledge
Location, remuneration and timeframe of the Commissioning Engineer role 
  • Glasgow
  • Competitive Rates
  • May 2026
  • Long-term Contract / Permanent

Maintenance Manager
PERMANENT
  • TERMS: permanent
  Astute’s Power team is partnering with a leading timber manufacturing company based in North Ayrshire who supply the UK and Irish markets with product for construction, pallet wood and fencing industries. The Maintenance Manager will be responsible for all maintenance mechanical and electrical work, automation, site projects and maintenance systems on the sawmill site If you’re an experienced Maintenance Manager or lead looking to step up, with a background in timber processing and are looking to work for an organisation that puts integrity and people at the forefront of everything it does, then submit your CV to apply today.                     Responsibilities and duties Working as the Maintenance Manager, you will be responsible for:
  • Lead the Maintenance team of fitters and electricians to deliver high performance process efficiency
  • Demonstrate strong leadership and team management skills to ensure performance of people and equipment is optimised.
  • Ensure the Maintenance function operates to the site required Health, Safety and Environmental standards.
  •  Planning and developing PEMAC / CMMS systems to deliver maximum line/process efficiency including energy, plant services and utilities.
  • Delivery of KPIs: downtime, uptime, PM schedules and workflow.
  • Responsible for cost management in the maintenance and engineering functions, delivering costs to weekly KPI budgets including energy and projects.
    Professional qualifications We are looking for someone with the following:  
  • Qualification in Engineering – mechanical & electrical background
  • Knowledge of maintenance strategies e.g. RCM, TPM, Asset Management desirable.
  • Minimum 10 years’ maintenance/engineering management experience is essential; sawmilling or heavy industry experience is an advantage.
    Personal skills The Maintenance Manager role would suit someone who is:  
  • Experienced with strong communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Able to work under pressure
  • Excellent attention to detail
    Salary and benefits of the Maintenance Manager role  
  • Competitive salary up to £60,000
  • Pension scheme
  • Progression opportunity
  • Company benefits
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