Shift Mechanical Maintenance Technician

Come and be part of the future of mechanical engineering and maintenance operations within Biffa.

Location: Redcar
Salary: £46,460
Hours of work: 2 days, 2 nights, 4 off (7am – 7pm / 7pm – 7am)

A quick look at the role
We’re looking for a mechanically skilled and hands-on engineer to join our high-performing team. You’ll be responsible for ensuring plant equipment remains operational through proactive and reactive mechanical maintenance, fault diagnosis, and improvement work. This role is key to maximising equipment reliability and performance across the site.

Your core responsibilities

• Carry out mechanical fault finding, repair and maintenance on a variety of heavy industrial equipment, including conveyors, pumps, valves, and gearboxes.
• Ensure minimal downtime through effective reactive repairs and root cause analysis.
• Support and deliver a robust PPM (Planned Preventative Maintenance) programme, updating and improving it where necessary.
• Assist with mechanical installation and commissioning of new equipment or upgrades.
• Work closely with contractors and suppliers for specialist repairs and component replacement.
• Maintain all health, safety, environmental and engineering compliance standards on-site.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives focused on mechanical reliability and efficiency.

Our essential requirements.

• Mechanical engineering qualification (NVQ, City & Guilds, BTEC or equivalent).
• Proven experience maintaining heavy industrial/process machinery in a manufacturing, recycling or similar environment.
• Strong mechanical fault-finding and problem-solving skills.
• Experience working with pumps, hydraulic and pneumatic systems, gearboxes, and rotating equipment.
• Basic understanding of electrical systems and controls is beneficial but not essential.
• The following job titles that would be considered for this role include: Mechanical Maintenance Engineer, Maintenance Fitter, Mechanical Technician, Plant Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Shift Maintenance Engineer, Maintenance Technician, and Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer (mechanical bias).

And here’s why you’ll love it at Biffa.

• Competitive salary
• Ongoing career development, training and coaching – because if you don’t grow, we don’t grow.
• Generous pension scheme.
• Medical and dental scheme.
• Retail and leisure discounts.
• Holiday and travel discounts.
• Bike to work scheme

Changing the way people think about waste.

At Biffa, we love working with waste. Whether we’re turning it into sustainable power, finding new ways to recycle it or simply keeping it off the streets, we believe every day is an opportunity to improve the lives of millions. It’s a view that’s shared by our 11,500+ people around the country, who trust us to provide them with a career that’s always rewarding, often challenging, but never dull. And it’s why we’re the UK’s No. 1 choice for business waste management.

Dedicated to diversity.

Being inclusive is core to our culture at Biffa; we believe different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds are key to developing a creative and effective working environment that represents our communities and generates the best outcomes for colleagues, customers and stakeholders, which is why you’ll find us championing diversity, equity and inclusion at every turn.