Engineering Supervisor
Are you ready to take charge of a dynamic team and lead maintenance operations to new heights in a fast-paced engineering environment?
Hours of work: Monday to Friday - 37.5 hours per week.
A quick look at the role.
This role is critical to ensuring the efficient and safe operation of the AD Plant by leading both day-shift and rotational shift fitters, responsible for overseeing maintenance activities, managing engineering spares, coordinating with contractors, and improving the plant’s reliability through effective planning and problem-solving, effectively and efficiently responding to all operational engineering needs and prioritising the work load to reduce operational downtime ensuring health and safety requirements are always considered and executed.
Your core responsibilities.- Oversee day-shift fitters (Monday to Friday) and rotational 4-on-4-off shift fitters working days and nights.
- Conduct regular inspections and audits, document findings in the CMMS, and lead initiatives to resolve issues promptly.
- Ensure 100% CMMS compliance among technicians and shift supervisors, with weekly audits and training to achieve full utilization.
- Maintain critical engineering spares stock and liaise with contractors to schedule and oversee repair and service work.
- Develop and maintain engineering SOPs, risk assessments, and method statements, ensuring all documentation meets safety standards.
- Lead RCA investigations to address failures and implement preventive actions to enhance plant reliability and safety.
- Lead targeted training on CMMS and SCADA systems, providing ongoing mentorship with progress reviews for technicians.
- Conduct monthly workplace inspections and audits, ensuring engineering facilities, tools, and safety standards are maintained.
Requirements
Our essential requirements.- Level 3 Qualified Mechanical/Electrical/Plant Engineering.
- Knowledgeable in mechanical & Electrical maintenance – 5 years post apprenticeship Understanding of electrical/Instrument maintenance
- Experience leading a team.
- We would consider all those with previous work experiences: Lead Engineer, Maintenance Supervisor, Operations Supervisor, Technical Lead, Maintenance Manager, Plant Maintenance Supervisor, Production Engineering Supervisor, Manufacturing Supervisor, Process Supervisor, Electrical Supervisor, Mechanical Supervisor, Facilities Engineering Supervisor, Civil Engineering Supervisor, Project Engineering Supervisor, Process Engineering Lead, Shift Supervisor, Engineering Foreman, Engineering Coordinator.
Benefits
And here’s why you’ll love it at Biffa.- Ongoing career development, training and coaching – Because if you don’t grow, we don’t grow.
- Competitive salary and benefits package.
- Retail and leisure discounts.
- Holiday and travel discounts.
- Biffa is a Best Companies 1 Star company.
- The Group Engineering team was recently awarded a Best Companies 3 Star (World Class) rating.
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.