Location
16 Choats Road, Dagenham, Essex RM9 6LF

Hours
42.5 hours per week

Salary
£53,125 per annum plus 15% annual bonus and Veolia benefits

About the Role
As a Lead Electrical Maintenance Engineer at Veolia, you will lead electrical maintenance operations to maximize facility throughput through routine maintenance, shutdowns, and planned preventative maintenance (PPM) scheduling via INFOR CMMS. You will provide hands-on electrical support including fault finding, PLC interrogation, and repair of controlled machinery in a manufacturing environment. Your responsibilities will include maintaining plant-wide electrical systems such as conveyors, extruders, hydraulics, pumps, separation technology, and MCC control panels. You will manage workflow between shifts, allocate weekend shutdown work, and supervise on-shift technicians, distributing labor across breakdowns and PPMs. Planning and scheduling maintenance activities with a 60/40 tools to planning split will be key to minimizing downtime and maximizing uptime and profitability. Additionally, you will oversee contractor management including site inductions, work instructions, safety compliance, and review of Risk Assessments and Method Statements. Promptly responding to maintenance requests and completing all required paperwork, reports, and documentation to standard will be essential. You will also inspect equipment and work areas for deficiencies and hazards, reporting issues to the Maintenance Manager for rapid investigation and resolution.

Veolia offers 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, access to the company pension scheme, discounts on groceries and well-known retailers, and a range of resources to support your physical, mental, and financial health. You will have 24-hour access to a virtual GP for you and your household members, one paid day leave annually to volunteer and support your community, and ongoing training and development opportunities to help you reach your full potential.

Experience
- Proven high-level experience with material handling equipment including conveyors, baling equipment, pumps, motors, hydraulics, pneumatics, and separation technologies
- Comprehensive practical maintenance experience in process industry, preferably recycling environment (though not essential)
- PLC fault finding and electrical panel fault finding skills
- Experience with low voltage power systems, control systems (DCS/SCADA/HMI/PLC), and CMMS/AMMS systems is advantageous but not required

About you
Enthusiastic problem solver with strong analytical investigation skills and a practical approach to resolving engineering challenges. Able to lead and manage a team effectively while maintaining high safety and quality standards.

Qualifications
Level 3 electrical engineering qualification (Apprenticeship, NVQ, City & Guilds or equivalent)