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From the employer's careers site First seen 9 Nov 2026

Maintenance Engineer - Shift

Salary

£42,339 inc allowance per year

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Description

We're looking for a skilled Shift Fitter to join our team at Poplars AD Plant, Cannock. As a Maintenance Engineer, you'll play a key role in keeping our anaerobic digestion facility running safely, efficiently and reliably through proactive maintenance and rapid fault response.

Your core responsibilities:

  • Deliver planned and reactive maintenance across the plant.
  • Diagnose faults quickly and carry out effective repairs.
  • Support installation work and equipment improvements.
  • Drive plant reliability, uptime and continuous improvement.
  • Work closely with operations teams to minimise downtime.
  • Coordinate specialist maintenance activities with contractors.
  • Maintain high standards of health, safety and environmental compliance.
  • Support preventative maintenance programmes and root cause analysis.

Our essential requirements:

  • Minimum 2 years' experience in a Mechanical or Electrical Fitter role.
  • Strong fault-finding and diagnostic skills.
  • Experience working in a fast-paced process, manufacturing, waste, water or industrial environment.
  • Understanding of planned preventative maintenance principles.
  • Ability to prioritise and respond effectively to breakdowns.
  • Relevant Mechanical or Electrical Engineering qualification preferred.

And here's why you'll love it at Biffa:

  • Competitive salary.
  • Ongoing career development, training and coaching.
  • Generous pension scheme.
  • Medical and dental scheme.
  • Retail and leisure discounts.
  • Holiday and travel discounts.
  • Bike to work scheme.
  • Plus much more...

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Skills

Required

  • Mechanical
  • Electrical
  • Fault-finding
  • Diagnostic skills
  • Planned preventative maintenance

Ready to apply?

You apply with the employer directly. Their original posting is here: https://jobs.workable.com/view/ayk9BHto5hedEozx6gYpnC/maintenance-engineer---shift-in-norton-canes-at-biffa-waste-services

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