Astute's Power Team are working with the developers of a major Waste-to-Energy power generation project in the UK. As part of the operational leadership structure for the facility, they are looking to recruit a Maintenance Manager to take responsibility for maintenance department, focusing on plant availability, reliability and performance.
The new build facility, located in Irvine, North Ayrshire, when complete can produce ~17MW of power through the incineration of ~180,000 tonnes of waste per year. This project is expected to shortly enter commissioning phase and be operational in 2027.
The Maintenance Manager will lead the Maintenance Strategy, managing multi-discipline Technicians and ensuring the facility operates in full compliance with environmental permits and regulatory requirements.
If you're interested and have the right skillset then please apply.
Responsibilities and duties of the Maintenance Manager role:
Reporting to the Plant Manager, you will be responsible for:
Manage and run the maintenance department comprising of multi skilled engineers and technicians.
Management of the sites CMMS system implementing planned preventative maintenance requirements whilst ensuring safe and efficient plant operation.
Plan, manage and execute outage / shutdowns working closely with the site engineers.
Manage and control maintenance sub-contractors.
Manage the department's budget and report on budget performance in line with accounting practices.
Ensuring all activities are carried out to the highest standard of health and safety.
Developing the sites maintenance & safety procedures including liaising with the EPC Warranty Team to ensure compliance.
Take an active part in the plant mobilisation and commissioning activities including staff recruitment and training.
Professional qualifications
We are looking for someone with the following:
Ideally qualified with a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, Electrical or Chemical Engineering (or equivalent)
Mechanical biased would be advantageous
HNC / HND / ONC Engineering qualifications will also be considered with relevant experience
IOSH or NEBOSH would be advantageous
Personal skills
The Maintenance Manager role would suit someone who has:
At least five years maintenance / engineering management experience on a large process plant, ideally Power Generation - Candidates from other sources of Power, Utilities, Refineries, Petrochemical, COMAH etc will also be considered
Ideally you will have extensive experience of hands on maintenance in power generation, preferably with solid knowledge of pressure parts systems, rotating plant, steam plant and boilers
Knowledge of relevant legislation including PSSR, LOLER, PUWER etc
Extensive plant outage experience
Experience in plant mobilisation / seeing plants through commissioning to handover will be deemed highly advantageous.
Salary and benefits of the Plant Manager role
Highly competitive salary (ask for further details)
Bonus Package
Pension
Comprehensive benefits
Opportunity to join a brand new Energy from Waste Plant
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