Graduate Maintenance Engineer – Hespin Wood, Carlisle
Salary: £30,500 per annum
37.5 hours per week – Mon-Fri - 0800-1600
Begin your journey as a Graduate Engineer with Biffa
Come and join us to start your Graduate Engineer journey. You will be joining an established team of Engineers who will be able to guide your through their own experiences.
A quick look at the role:
This role encompasses working alongside an experienced team of Maintenance Technicians providing diagnosis, and carrying out repairs to reduce plant downtime fostering a mentality of proactive maintenance and upkeep of site assets
Safety is our number one priority, so carrying out maintenance in a safe and secure manner is an integral part of this role. We do this by ensuring H&S standards are strictly maintained and all related documentation is completed.
There also may be some travel involved within this role.
Your core responsibilities:
* Carrying out plant upgrades and modifications to the required standards
* Reporting, through computerised maintenance management system, all work carried out
* Further enhance the schedule of planned preventative maintenance and inspection to minimise downtime, provide records of recurrent faulting and engineered solutions to these issues
* To be available for planned maintenance shutdown periods (reasonable notice will be given)
* Implement and contribute to continuous improvement opportunities
* Support the engineering function with Root Cause Analysis and Mean Time Between Failures
* Implementing and ensuring compliance with all company policies, processes and procedures
* Liaising with external contractors on specific repairs/maintenance, including some weekend working
Essential criteria:
* A degree in Engineering (electrical or mechanical)
* An understanding of manufacturing processes and systems.
* Willingness to travel
Biffa – we’re changing the way people think about waste
At Biffa, we love working with waste. Whether we’re turning it into sustainable power, finding new ways to recycle it or simply keeping it off the streets, we believe every day is an opportunity to improve the lives of millions. It’s a view that’s shared by our 11,000+ people around the country, who trust us to provide them with a career that’s always rewarding, often challenging, but never dull.
We believe different ideas, perspective and backgrounds are key to developing a creative and effective working environment which is why you’ll find us championing diversity and equality at every turn.
Closing Date: Sunday 17th August 2025
Start Date: September 2025
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