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Aaron Rayner

Senior Recruitment Partner at Astute People
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Biogas Maintenance Technician
PERMANENT
  • TERMS: permanent
Astute’s Renewables team is partnered with one of the UK’s leading renewable energy providers, who own and run a portfolio of anaerobic digestion plants across England and Wales. They are looking to recruit a Maintenance Technician for their site in Surrey.   The Maintenance Technician role comes with a competitive salary + bonus, and excellent benefits package.   If you have experience working as a Maintenance Technician in a heavy processing environment and are looking to work for an organisation that is passionate about renewable energy, then upload your CV to today. Responsibilities and duties of the Maintenance Technician role Reporting to the Area Manager you will:  
  • Be Responsible for all operational equipment and machinery including, but not limited to front end processing, pumping technology, digester and ancillary equipment, heating circuit and pasteurisation processes
  • Follow, maintain and improve FIIX for all PPM's, input and detail any repairs or services on machinery to enhance a maintenance regime against each piece of equipment.
  • Review and or provide thorough method statements, risk assessments and permit to work for non-routine maintenance tasks
  • Build and improve on a thorough planned preventative maintenance program
  • Support across three sites within their portfolio as and when needed
  • Provide basic training, support and mentoring for site operatives
  • Deliver planned improvements and refurbishments as part of the planned maintenance programme
  • Ensure control measures and SSW (safe systems of work) are in place when undertaking any maintenance task
  • Maintain high standards of housekeeping and insure a safe and tidy work areas.
  • Undertake any training requirements as identified by your line manager to support you in your role.
  • Be part of an on-call rota
  • Other duties as required
Professional qualifications   We are looking for someone with the following:  
  • A recognised engineering qualification or demonstratable experience
  • IOSH is desired
  • Compex and ATEX is desired
  • A full UK Driving Licence is essential
  Personal skills   The Maintenance Technician role would suit someone who is:  
  • Experience working in anaerobic digestion or a similar heavy processing environment such as water treatment, food manufacturing ect
  • Practical environmental and working safely knowledge
  • Electrical competence
  • Computer literate
  • Mechanical hands-on Engineering Essential
  • Working Knowledge of substrate pumps
  • Confined Space Training
  • Experience of using and fixing pumps, valves, screw conveyors, gearbox drive units, heating circuits, Macerators, Hammermills and Mixers
  Salary and benefits of the Maintenance Technician role  
  • Competitive salary depending on experience  
  • Company Bonus
  • Company Pension
  • Life insurance
  • Other benefits discussed at interview
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Associate Biogas Process Engineer
PERMANENT
  • TERMS: permanent
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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