Veolia
Lead Mechanical Engineer
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Salary: Up to £53,125.00 per annum plus a 15% annual bonus and Veolia benefits
Hours: 42.5 hours (average) per week 4 on 4 off Days only
Location: 16 Choats Road Dagenham Essex RM9 6LF
When you see the world as we do, you see the chance to help the world take better care of its resources and help it become a better place for everyone. As a Lead Maintenance Engineer you’ll be pushing for innovative solutions to create a more sustainable future for all.
We know that everyone here at Veolia can help us work alongside our communities, look after the environment, and contribute to our inclusive culture.
What we can offer you:
- 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
- Access to our company/people’s pension scheme
- Discounts on everything from groceries to well known retailers
- Access to a range of resources to support your physical, mental and financial health; so you can lean on us whenever you need to
- 24 hour access to a virtual GP, 365 days a year, for you and family members in your household
- One paid day's leave every year to volunteer and support your community
- Ongoing training and development opportunities, allowing you to reach your full potential
What you’ll be doing:
- Lead day-to-day and shutdown maintenance activities to maximise plant throughput and minimise downtime.
- Coordinate workflow between two shifts, plan weekly maintenance, and allocate weekend shutdown tasks.
- Supervise on-shift technicians, assigning labour across PPM, process issues, and breakdowns.
- Plan, schedule, and organise all maintenance activities using SAP CMMS to optimise plant uptime and availability.
- Carry out both planned and reactive maintenance on a wide range of mechanical, electrical, and process equipment.
- Manage service contractors, including inductions, work permits, RAMS reviews, and compliance with safe working practices.
- Oversee parts identification, ordering, and repairs to support continuous operations and reduce disruption.
- Inspect equipment and work areas for hazards or defects, completing required documentation and reporting issues to the Maintenance Manager.
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What we're looking for:
- The successful candidate will possess a City & Guilds or NVQ level 3 in mechanical and/or electrical maintenance or a recognised formal apprenticeship with an ONC/HNC or Btech in the relevant discipline.
- Experience in process manufacturing, production industry or food manufacturing facility.
- Proven experience of working at a high level and fully conversant with material handling equipment, be experienced with conveyors, baling equipment, Low Voltage equipment, pumps, motors, plant auxiliaries, hydraulics, pneumatics, mechanical and optical separation, magnetic and Eddy current separation technology.
- Comprehensive practical experience in maintenance within a process industry preferably gained in a recycling environment, but not essential.
- Enthusiastic and a competent problem solver with a practical approach to engineering problems, be able to demonstrate an analytical approach to investigation, allied with a practical ability to resolving engineering problems.
- Experience in low voltage power systems, control systems and Software (DCS/SCADA/HMI/PLC), CMMS / AMMS systems would be advantageous.
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What’s next?
Apply today, so we can make a difference for generations to come. We're proud to have been named as one of The Sunday Times Best Places to Work for three consecutive years in 2023, 2024 and 2025. This consistent recognition reflects our commitment to our people, demonstrating that Veolia is not just transforming the environment, we're also transforming what it means to have a rewarding, purposeful career.
We're dedicated to supporting you throughout your application journey, offering adjustments where reasonable and appropriate. As a proud Disability Confident Employer, we will offer an interview to applicants with a disability or long-term condition who opt-in to the Disability Confident scheme, and meet the minimum criteria for our roles. We're also committed to ensuring that all applicants and colleagues receive fair treatment without discrimination on any grounds, aiming to create a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.
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Who is Veolia?
Where other people see waste, our community here at Veolia see opportunity. We’re determined to push for ecological transformation through waste, water and energy, and are committed to getting the tough jobs done. And most importantly, we see the potential of every member of our team, and are giving them the chance to realise it with us. Whether it’s their potential, their commitment or their impact, we see it all. And with our values being community spirit, responsibility, innovation, customer focus and respect they keep us focused on those who matter – all 14,000+ of our employees, our customers and our communities too.
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