Biffa Waste Services

Waste Management

EngineeringApprenticeMechatronics

£27k+ Wath upon Dearne, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom FULL TIME
The Brief

“Engineering Apprentice - Mechatronics at Biffa Waste Services. Skills: Mechatronics Maintenance Technician. Carry out preventive and reactive maintenance, examination of and fault finding on plant and equipment and servicing activities on a hazardous waste site. Ensure health & safety and environmental compliance”

What You'll Achieve.

High operational availability; Efficient breakdown repair service; Effective repairs and improvements conducted within minimum time scale; Productivity and availability exceeds minimum defined standards; Minimise downtime; Ensure compliance with all Company policies, processes and procedures

Industry & Context.

Waste Management
Problems you'll solve

Fault finding; Diagnosis running faults; Develop engineered solutions

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

GCSEs at Grade C/4 or above (or the equivalent) in Maths and English, Must NOT already have a qualification in a similar subject at the same or higher level than this apprenticeship, Interest in maintenance, with the desire to become a multi-skilled electrical/mechanical technician

Nice to Have

Ability to obtain EngTech status with the Institution of Engineering and Technology upon successful completion

What You'll Do.

Carry out preventive and reactive maintenance

examination of and fault finding on plant and equipment and servicing activities on a hazardous waste site

Ensure health & safety and environmental compliance

Contribute to continuous improvement in operations and plant and equipment availability

Provide high operational availability

and an efficient breakdown repair service

Diagnosis running faults and ensuring effective repairs and improvements are conducted within minimum time scale

Carry out installation work to the required standards

Ensure productivity and availability exceeds minimum defined standards

whilst driving best practice and continuous improvement in cost control and operations

Develop and implement a programme of planned preventative maintenance and inspection to minimise downtime

Provide records of recurrent faulting and develop engineered solutions to these issues

Carry out minor maintenance operations to plant and equipment

Liaise with external contractors on specific repairs/maintenance work

Keep abreast of changes to health & safety and environmental legislation and Company policies to ensure defined standards and best practice are implemented

Ensure compliance with all Company policies

processes and procedures

Review maintenance activities

implementing necessary corrective actions as required

Carry out any other such reasonable job related tasks as the Company may require

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Liaise with external contractors on specific repairs/maintenance work

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