Job Description

Electrical Maintenance Shift Supervisor

Come and be part of the future of engineering and maintenance operations within Biffa.

Location: Redcar
Salary: £48,987.12 per annum (£22.43 per hour, plus 2% shift allowance)
Hours of work: 4 x 12 hour day shifts, followed by 4 days off (7am – 7pm)

A quick look at the role

We are looking for an experienced Engineering Shift Supervisor to lead and support the engineering function at our Redcar facility. This is a hands on supervisory role, responsible for ensuring plant reliability, maximising operational uptime, and driving engineering standards across the site.

The successful candidate will oversee day to day maintenance activities, coordinate planned and reactive engineering tasks, and provide leadership to the engineering team to ensure all work is completed safely, efficiently and to a high standard.

You will play a key role in promoting a proactive engineering culture, improving site performance, and ensuring compliance with health, safety and environmental standards.

Your core responsibilities

• Supervise and coordinate engineering and maintenance activities across the site.
• Drive plant availability through effective planned preventative maintenance and reactive maintenance management.
• Support and lead the engineering team during breakdowns, ensuring faults are diagnosed and resolved efficiently.
• Ensure engineering tasks are completed safely and in line with company procedures and compliance standards.
• Identify recurring faults and implement long term engineering solutions and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Monitor engineering performance and support the development of best practice across the site.
• Liaise with external contractors and suppliers regarding specialist repairs and maintenance activities.
• Support engineering planning, permit systems and maintenance scheduling.
• Promote high standards of housekeeping, health & safety and environmental compliance at all times.
• Provide leadership, guidance and support to engineers and site operatives where required.

Here’s what we require

• NVQ Level 3 Engineering qualification, electrical bias preferred.
• Previous experience within a supervisory or lead engineering role in an industrial or production environment.
• Strong background in maintaining production machinery and equipment.
• Experience fault finding on PLCs, VSDs and relay logic circuits.
• Good understanding of planned preventative maintenance systems.
• Strong communication and team leadership skills.
• A proactive approach to continuous improvement and problem solving.

The following job titles would also be considered for this role:

Engineering Supervisor, Maintenance Supervisor, Shift Engineering Supervisor, Lead Maintenance Engineer, Multiskilled Maintenance Engineer, Maintenance Engineer, Electrical Engineer, Mechanical Maintenance Technician, Maintenance Electrician, Shift Electrician, Maintenance Technician, Shift Engineer, Multi Skilled Electrician, Electrical Technician or Maintenance Fitter.

And here’s why you’ll love it at Biffa.

• Competitive salary
• Ongoing career development, training and coaching – because if you don’t grow, we don’t grow.
• Generous pension scheme.
• Medical and dental scheme.
• Retail and leisure discounts.
• Holiday and travel discounts.
• Bike to work scheme

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.