About this role
<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:16.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Our Vision is to be the UK’s leading innovator of resource recovery and recycling, transforming waste for a climate-positive future.</strong></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"> </p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:16.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Are you someone who lives and breathes high performance, leads with ambition, and would like to be part of an organisation that looks after tomorrow? Viridor has a redefined purpose, a bold Vision, and an ambitious, market-leading strategy. We are investing in the future, and we need a talented team with exceptional people, who believe in each other, to help us achieve this.</span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"> </p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:16.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Join us, as we rise to the challenge and <strong>build a world where nothing goes to waste</strong></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"> </p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:16.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Viridor is at the forefront of waste management and resource recovery in the UK, operating the largest network of Energy Recovery Facilities (ERFs). We play a crucial role in supporting the UK's climate goals by diverting waste from landfills and transforming it into valuable energy resources. </span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"> </p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:16.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">We have an opportunity in Exeter for an Electrical Technician to join our team working 40 hours per week, <span style="color:black">Monday to Friday.</span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"> </p> <p style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-18.0pt"><span style="font-size:16.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:black"> The salary for this role will be <strong>£49,129 </strong>per year</span><span style="color:black"> and </span></span><span style="color:black">participation in an annual bonus scheme,</span><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:black"> in addition to our great range of benefits.</span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-18.0pt"><span style="font-size:16.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:black"> </span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-18.0pt"><span style="font-size:16.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:black"> The closing date for applications is <strong>31st May 2026</strong>. </span><span style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="color:#2d2d2d">We encourage all applicants to apply as soon as possible as we may close vacancies early if we receive a high number of applications.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"> </p><p> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black">The Electrical Technician will be responsible for delivering the Planned Maintenance (PM) schedules as defined by the site maintenance plans, working to a high standard and in a cost-effective manner. They will also be responsible for planning, organising and undertaking corrective and reactive work and be responsible for delivering improvement projects leading to increased plant reliability and cost reduction.</span><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black">Undertaking assessments of malfunctioning equipment and being able to provide advice to the site management team will be part of this role. It is essential for our Electrical Technician to possess excellent communication and diagnostic skills, as well as the ability to think logically and decisively to provide required solutions in order to minimise down time and meet production demands.</span><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black">Our ideal Electrical Maintenance Technician will have:</span></strong><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm"> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black">NVQ Level 3 in Electro-Technical Installations or equivalent discipline <strong><u>or</u></strong> City & Guilds 2365-2 (Level 2 Diploma in Electrical Installations) <strong><u>or</u></strong> City & Guilds 2357-3 (Level 3 Diploma in Electrotechnology)</span><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black"> </span></li> </ul> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm"> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black">City & Guilds 2382-15 (17th Addition, IEE wiring regulations).</span><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black"> </span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black">Full driving licence </span><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black"> </span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black">Experience of carrying out electrical maintenance on a fast-paced manufacturing/ production plant </span><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black"> </span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black">Knowledge of CMMS and electrical systems.</span><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black"> </span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black">Good understanding of a proactive maintenance strategy and condition monitoring</span><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black"> </span></li> </ul><p style="margin-bottom:11.0px"> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:11.0px"><span style="font-size:16.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">To view the profile, which outlines the person specification and list of responsibilities in full, please <a title="" href="https://viridor.sharepoint.com/:b:/s/recruitment/IQANPyi0ZlomQ4KOwz0KL07fAZiWNPQ35BsTNTQZdtdly1A" target="_self">click here.</a> </span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom:11.0px"> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:11.0px"><span style="font-size:16.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>How to apply</strong></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom:11.0px"><span style="font-size:16.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Click apply at the bottom of the page and you will be asked to create a profile. Make sure you have an up-to-date CV ready!</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom:11.0px"> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:11.0px"><span style="font-size:16.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>We are a Great Place to Work</strong></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom:11.0px"><span style="font-size:16.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">There has never been a more exciting time to join Viridor. Following the acquisition of the business by the global private equity firm, KKR, the core business has been reshaped to focus on our leading UK Energy from Waste portfolio.</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom:11.0px"> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:11.0px"><span style="font-size:16.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>What we can offer you</strong></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">We invest in our people to reward them for their hard work, and we have a host of company benefits available to you when you join -<a href="https://join.viridor.co.uk/content/Rewards-and-Benefits/?locale=en_GB"> take a look at our Rewards and Benefits</a></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:16.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">As an equal opportunities' employer, Viridor is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.</span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:16.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply.</span></span></p>