Biogas Maintenance Engineer

Company: Astute People
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Location: Chertsey
Job Description:

Biogas Maintenance Engineer (BBBH28900) Chertsey, England

Salary: Bonus

Astute’s Renewables team is partnered with one of the UK’s leading renewable energy providers, who own and run a portfolio of anaerobic digestion plants across England and Wales. They are looking to recruit a Maintenance Engineer for their site in Surrey.

The Maintenance Engineer role comes with a competitive salary + bonus, and excellent benefits package.

If you have experience working as a Maintenance Engineer in a heavy processing environment and are looking to work for an organisation that is passionate about renewable energy, then upload your CV today.

Responsibilities and duties of the Maintenance Engineer role

  • Be responsible for all operational equipment and machinery including, but not limited to front end processing, pumping technology, digester and ancillary equipment, heating circuit and pasteurisation processes.
  • Follow, maintain and improve FIIX for all PPMs, input and detail any repairs or services on machinery to enhance a maintenance regime against each piece of equipment.
  • Review and or provide thorough method statements, risk assessments and permit to work for non-routine maintenance tasks.
  • Build and improve on a thorough planned preventative maintenance program.
  • Support across three sites within their portfolio as and when needed.
  • Provide basic training, support and mentoring for site operatives.
  • Deliver planned improvements and refurbishments as part of the planned maintenance programme.
  • Ensure control measures and SSW (safe systems of work) are in place when undertaking any maintenance task.
  • Maintain high standards of housekeeping and ensure a safe and tidy work area.
  • Undertake any training requirements as identified by your line manager to support you in your role.
  • Be part of an on-call rota.
  • Other duties as required.

Qualifications

  • A recognised engineering qualification or demonstratable experience.
  • IOSH is desired.
  • Compex and ATEX is desired.
  • A full UK Driving Licence is essential.

Personal skills

  • Experience working in anaerobic digestion or a similar heavy processing environment such as water treatment, food manufacturing etc.
  • Practical environmental and working safely knowledge.
  • Electrical competence.
  • Mechanical hands‑on engineering essential.
  • Working knowledge of substrate pumps.
  • Confined space training.
  • Experience of using and fixing pumps, valves, screw conveyors, gearbox drive units, heating circuits, macerators, hammermills and mixers.

Salary and benefits

  • Competitive salary depending on experience.
  • Company bonus.
  • Company pension.
  • Life insurance.
  • Other benefits discussed at interview.

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Posted: July 10th, 2026