Job Description

JOIN US IN MAKING A REAL DIFFERENCE TO THE WORLD WE LIVE IN!

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 take residual waste that would otherwise be landfilled which is processed into sustainable baseload electricity, heat and other practical resources to accelerate the circular economy of the future.

Encyclis is building a brand new Energy Recovery Facility in Walsall based in the Midlands. The new facility will be a sustainable alternative to landfill, using household, commercial and non-hazardous industrial residual waste, left after recycling and composting efforts, as a fuel to generate clean electricity. The facility, which is now in its construction phase and is expected to commence full commercial operations in 2027, will provide a vital outlet for the sustainable disposal of over 436,000 tonnes of residual waste per year and will generate 49 megawatts of low carbon energy – enough electricity to meet the needs of over 90,000 homes.

At Encyclis, it’s our people and their passion that drive us forward. We’re growing fast, thinking differently, and innovating at every step.

We offer fantastic benefits here!

Responsibilities

The Opportunity

The Mechanical Maintenance Team Leader is responsible for Health and Safety of all site staff, contractors, and visitors at Walsall ERF. 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 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

Qualifications

Education & Experience

Qualification Requirements

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

Specific Skills

• Excellent English in terms of written and verbal communication.
• High levels of IT literacy.
• 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.
• A basic level of mathematical skills will be expected for this role. To include but are not limited to, add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measurement. Ability to calculate rate, ratio, percent and develop and interpret graphs.

Want to know more about what we do?

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