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Who are ENCYCLIS?

ENCYCLIS, (formally known as Covanta Europe), is a leader in the energy from waste industry and we are looking for our next talented individual to join us on our continuous mission of achieving brilliant things!

We generate sustainable electricity for homes and businesses from non-recyclable waste. The ash from the process is also recycled to become building materials, and metals are recovered for re-use.

Our facilities are some of the most advanced in the world! They boast new, state of the art equipment and tools, ensuring safety is at the heart and its people are set up for success.

You will be joining a team of highly skilled, diverse individuals and a business that applauds their successes, loves idea sharing and values its people.

We offer fantastic benefits here!

Where you will be working

Encyclis Rookery South Energy Recovery Facility (ERF) is located near Stewartby in Bedfordshire, just a few minutes off the M1 Motorway and only 20 minutes from Milton Keynes central.

This impressive three-line facility has been operational since January 2022 and has the capacity to process 585,000 tonnes of residual waste annually, delivering sustainable electricity to meet the needs of around 112,000 homes.

The closing date for applications is 25th November 2024. 

We encourage all applicants to apply as soon as possible as we may close vacancies early if we receive a high number of applications.

The Opportunity

The Mechanical Maintenance Team Leader is responsible for Health and Safety of all site staff, contractors, and visitors at the facility. Reporting directly to the Maintenance Manager, the Team Leader will coordinate, supervise and undertake all planned and unplanned inspection, maintenance and repair work on plant. Ensuring all work is carried out safely, efficiently and in line with Encyclis procedures, whilst ensuring the facility is operationally compliant with the environment permit.

What we need from you…

Key Duties & Responsibilities of the role

• Responsible for the execution of all planned, preventative and reactive maintenance for mechanical assets and systems within the boundary of the ERF.
• Line management responsibilities for Mechanical Maintenance Technicians.
• Co-ordinate and supervise all plant maintenance activities to include contract work and service agreements and control the work of employees and contractors to ensure tasks and projects are performed in accordance with work scopes and specification, whilst adhering with safe systems of work.
• Fully conversant with maintenance processes and techniques with the ability to plan, co-ordinate and execute planned outages.
• Manage the Written Scheme of Examination and Insurance Inspections in line with PSSR and LOLER regs.
• Promote and support the delivery of the Encyclis Safety Rules and Safe Systems of Work, and work in accordance with all ACOP, SMI and LMI to ensure we are setting people to work safely.
• Reporting any Health, Safety and Environmental unsafe conditions, accidents or incidents.
• Develop and implement short and long term maintenance strategies in line with industry best practices and technical procedures.
• Work with the Maintenance Planner to develop and manage the site Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS) ensuring work is managed and prioritised to avoid overdue tasks.
• Support the development and management of the maintenance spares inventory and workshop.
• Lead Mechanical improvement processes, management of corrective actions, defect notifications and rectification, as well as carrying out effective Root Cause Analysis (RCA) into major defects.
• Review corrective, preventative and proactive maintenance programs to support plant integrity. This will include analysis of work orders, technical proposals, costings to assist in specifying future CAPEX and project implementation.
• Take ownership of plant cleanliness and ensure excellent standards of housekeeping are maintained.
• The Mechanical Team Leader will also take a lead role in monitoring and improving the site H&S performance to include safety inspections, plant area responsibilities and partake in routine H&S meetings and forums.
• Review, develop and maintain accurate and up to date Method Statements and Risk Assessments for the Mechanical Department.
• Provide cover for the Maintenance Manager as required.

Education & Experience

Supervisory Responsibilities

Manage the day-to-day and strategic maintenance to include leading a team of Mechanical Maintenance Technicians, Contractors and any additional agency workers required to safely maintain the facility. Perform supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the Encyclis policies, procedures and legislation. Support recruitment and training requirements, carryout routine performance appraisals for direct reports.

Qualification Requirements

• The preferred level of education is to a Higher National Certificate (HNC) in a Mechanical engineering, with formal technical or apprenticeship training.

Relevant other qualifications with energy recovery or large process plant experience will be considered for the role.

Experience Requirements

• This role requires a mechanical background in ERF, plant or process maintenance with outage / major shutdown experience.
• Technical knowledge and experience of pressure parts, gas paths, conveyors, hydraulic systems, pressure systems and vessels and rotating plant.
• Preferably a minimum of five years’ (5) experience, including practical and supervisory experience.
• Ability to read, analyse, and interpret general, technical procedures and documentation.
• The ability to understand P&IDs, schematics, technical drawings and diagrams.
• Ability to write reports and present technical information to the site managers and teams.

Want to know more about what we do?

Check out this video of one of our facilities, Rookery South in Bedford, here!