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Who are ENCYCLIS?

Encyclis are dedicated to the safe, efficient and sustainable recovery of energy from waste. We develop and operate energy recovery facilities that bring together technical expertise and state-of-the-art equipment to optimise efficiency, performance and safety.

Our state-of-the-art facilities provide a more sustainable option to process residual waste that would otherwise have been directed to landfilled. This utilisation of residual waste provides essential and a sustainable alternative to support baseload electrical production, supplement district heat demand and other practical resources to accelerate the circular economy of the future.

Encyclis currently has under construction the Protos Energy Recovery Facility in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire and an Energy Recovery Facility in Walsall. Further to the operating units in Milton Keynes, and Loughborough, this is the fourth project within the UK.

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 Protos Energy Recovery Facility (ERF) is located within the Protos energy and resource hub, near Ellesmere Port in Cheshire.

Currently under construction, when complete, this impressive two-line facility will have the capacity to divert up to 500,000 tonnes of residual waste away from landfill every year, generating sustainable electricity for up to 90,000 homes.

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

Reporting directly to the Mechanical Maintenance Supervisor, the Mechanical Maintenance Technician will carry out planned, preventative and reactive maintenance activities safely, efficiently and in line with Encyclis procedures, whilst ensuring the facility is operationally compliant with the environmental permit. The Mechanical Maintenance Technician is responsible for delivering the engineering health, integrity, performance and commercial availability of the plant in a safe and efficient manner whilst complying with all legislation, regulations and policies.

The Mechanical Maintenance Technician is also responsible for the Health and Safety of all site staff, contractors and visitors under their supervision at Protos Energy Recovery Facility (ERF).         

What we need from you…

Key Duties & Responsibilities of the role

• The Mechanical Technician will be responsible for planned, preventative and reactive maintenance for mechanical assets and systems within the boundary of the ERF.
• Responsible for the maintenance, fault diagnosis and repair of all mechanical equipment and mobile plant at the facility within their own competence levels.
• Promote and support the delivery of Encyclis’s Safety Rules and Safe Systems of Work, whilst working in accordance with all Approved Codes of Practice, Senior Management Instructions and Local Management Instructions (ACOP’s, SMI’s & LMI’s) to ensure we are setting people to work in a safe manner.
• Reporting of any Health, Safety and Environmental unsafe conditions, accidents or incidents and supporting investigations as required.
• Carry out hands on proactive and reactive maintenance activities in accordance with prescribed quality systems, procedures, risk assessments and OEM recommendations.
• This role requires a flexible approach to ensure that critical work is achieved in a timely manner, with safety and quality being paramount.
• Assist with the review of OEM manuals and creation of maintenance documentation for plant equipment including, maintenance strategies, safe working procedures and technical specifications.
• Work with the maintenance team to develop the site Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS) ensuring work is prioritised and executed efficiently to avoid overdue tasks.
• Contribute towards the planning and execution of outage work scopes and maintenance management systems.
• Understand the site Management of Change process to ensure that all plant modifications are captured.
• There is a requirement for the Mechanical Maintenance Technician to be part of the maintenance duty call out rota with the other Maintenance Technicians.
• Ensure all 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 assist with the planning, coordination and execution of planned outages.
• Execute the Written Scheme of Examination and Insurance Inspections in line with PSSR and LOLER regs.
• Support the development and implementation of short-term and long-term maintenance strategies in line with industry best practices and technical procedures.
• Support the development and management of the spares inventory and workshop.
• Support mechanical improvement processes, management of corrective actions, defect notifications and rectification, as well as contributing towards effective Root Cause Analysis (RCA) into major defects.
• Take ownership of plant cleanliness and ensure excellent standards of housekeeping are maintained.
• Promote and engage with the site H&S performance to include safety inspections, plant area responsibilities and partake in routine H&S meetings and forums.
• Collaborate with the operations team to deliver facility Key Performance Indicators.

Education & Experience

• The preferred level of education is to a Higher National Certificate (HNC) in mechanical engineering with technical apprenticeship training, although relevant other qualifications with energy recovery or large process plant experience will be considered for the role.
• This role requires a mechanical background in ERF, plant or process maintenance with outage/major shutdown experience.
• The Mechanical Maintenance Technician will be responsible for providing suitable supervision of contractors. Including review and approval of risk assessments and method statements, quality of workmanship and work reports.
• Technical knowledge and experience of pressure parts, gas paths, conveyors, hydraulic systems, pressure systems, vessels and rotating equipment is essential. 
• Preferably a minimum of five years’ experience with a practical and supervisory background. 
• Experience in working within a team to deliver against agreed key performance indicators (KPI’s).
• Working knowledge of Computerised Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) and file sharing methodology systems. 
• Experience of supervising contractors and work packages. 
• Working knowledge of current UK H&S Legislation. 
• Demonstrates commitment to continuous improvement. 
• Effective written and verbal communication, specifically to include the accurate recording of detailed maintenance reports. 

Want to know more about what we do?

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