About The Position

This is a high-impact leadership role at the heart of an Encyclis Energy Recovery Facility, sitting within the site leadership team. Reporting to the Plant Manager, you’ll lead the maintenance function, coordinating day-to-day activities of multi-discipline teams and contractors, embedding best practice, and ensuring assets are maintained safely, reliably and cost-effectively. You’ll be accountable for driving operational excellence, meeting and exceeding OEE and KPI targets, while collaborating closely with the Regional Engineering Team and peers across other Encyclis sites to share learning and strengthen our culture of excellence.

Requirements

  • Technical degree/diploma/certificate (UK or equivalent)—ideally Mechanical, Electrical or Chemical Engineering—or equivalent technical experience.
  • Broad plant maintenance background with significant hands-on and/or supervisory experience across electrical and/or mechanical maintenance (c.10 years’ experience).
  • Strong industrial safety capability: Safety Rules and Safe Systems of Work (SSOW).
  • Proven track record of recruiting, developing and training multi-disciplinary operations/maintenance teams.
  • Budget management experience with performance management and cost control.
  • High proficiency with Microsoft Office and reporting tools.
  • Strong knowledge of relevant technical standards for regulated industrial environments.

Nice To Haves

  • Cross-disciplinary supervisory background spanning multiple craft areas and operational support functions.
  • Multi-site experience or exposure to similarly complex, regulated operations.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the maintenance function, coordinating day-to-day activities of multi-discipline teams and contractors.
  • Embed best practice in maintenance.
  • Ensure assets are maintained safely, reliably and cost-effectively.
  • Drive operational excellence, meeting and exceeding OEE and KPI targets.
  • Collaborate closely with the Regional Engineering Team and peers across other Encyclis sites to share learning and strengthen our culture of excellence.
  • Develop and coordinate operating/emergency/safety procedures to ensure regulatory and operational compliance.
  • Produce performance, compliance and operational reports.
  • Manage regulatory relationships, including the Environment Agency and HSE.
  • Plan and execute outages/shutdowns, major overhauls or significant maintenance campaigns.

Benefits

  • The opportunity to work in a state-of-the-art facility, alongside some of the industries best!
  • Private Health Insurance (with the option to add dependants)
  • Medical Cash Plan (for complimentary therapies)
  • 25 days Annual Leave + bank holidays
  • Competitive salary sacrifice pension scheme
  • Salary sacrifice EV car scheme
  • Income protection
  • Enhanced maternity and paternity policy
  • Life assurance
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