Location
16 Choats Road, Dagenham, Essex RM9 6LF

Hours
42.5 hours (average) per week, 4 on 4 off, days only

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

About the Role
As a Lead Mechanical Engineer at Veolia, you will lead day-to-day and shutdown maintenance activities to maximise plant throughput and minimise downtime. You will coordinate workflow between two shifts, plan weekly maintenance, and allocate weekend shutdown tasks. Supervising on-shift technicians, you will assign labour across planned preventative maintenance (PPM), process issues, and breakdowns. You will plan, schedule, and organise all maintenance activities using SAP CMMS to optimise plant uptime and availability. Your role includes carrying out both planned and reactive maintenance on a wide range of mechanical, electrical, and process equipment. You will manage service contractors, including inductions, work permits, RAMS reviews, and ensuring compliance with safe working practices. Additionally, you will oversee parts identification, ordering, and repairs to support continuous operations and reduce disruption. Regular inspection of equipment and work areas for hazards or defects, completing required documentation and reporting issues to the Maintenance Manager, will also be part of your responsibilities.

Veolia offers 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, access to a 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, one paid day leave annually to volunteer, and ongoing training and development opportunities to help you reach your full potential.

Experience
Proven experience working at a high level within process manufacturing, production, or food manufacturing facilities. Comprehensive practical experience in maintenance within a process industry is preferred, ideally in a recycling environment but not essential. Experience with material handling equipment including conveyors, baling equipment, low voltage equipment, pumps, motors, plant auxiliaries, hydraulics, pneumatics, mechanical and optical separation, magnetic and Eddy current separation technology is required. Experience in low voltage power systems, control systems and software (DCS/SCADA/HMI/PLC), and CMMS/AMMS systems is advantageous.

About you
You are an enthusiastic and competent problem solver with a practical approach to engineering challenges. You demonstrate an analytical approach to investigation combined with the practical ability to resolve engineering problems effectively. You are capable of leading teams and managing multiple maintenance activities efficiently.

Qualifications
You hold 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 a relevant discipline.