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Maintenance Fitter - Days

Biffa
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Full-time £41,125.50 per annum Norton Canes, Staffordshire

First indexed 9 Oct 2026

Description

We're looking for a skilled Day Shift Fitter to join our team at Poplars AD Plant in Norton Canes, Staffordshire.

As a Maintenance Fitter, you will 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.

We welcome applications from candidates with experience as a Mechanical Fitter, Electrical Fitter, Maintenance Technician, Maintenance Engineer, Multi-Skilled Engineer, Mechanical Maintenance Technician, Electrical Maintenance Technician, Plant Fitter, Plant Maintenance Engineer, Service Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Electrical Engineer, Production Maintenance Technician, Industrial Maintenance Technician, Shift Engineer, or from similar maintenance and engineering backgrounds.

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...
This listing is enriched and indexed by YubHub. To apply, use the employer's original posting: https://apply.workable.com/j/B4EC6854F8