Senior Engineering Supervisor
On-site · London, England, United Kingdom
Job Summary
Senior Engineering Supervisor at Biffa oversees and guides the engineering team to optimize performance, manage workloads to minimise downtime, and ensure safety and continuous improvement. Responsibilities include supervising maintenance engineers and technicians, coordinating scheduled maintenance days, managing contractors and permits, conducting root cause analysis to prevent failures and improve plant uptime, coaching team members, and reporting performance through shift handovers. Ideal candidates have Level 3 mechanical or electrical engineering qualifications, previous leadership experience, CMMS experience, budget/P&L management skills, and proficiency with Microsoft tools (and familiarity with Trello/Slack). The role emphasizes safety compliance, operational excellence, and hands-on leadership to maintain a high-performing engineering culture within a waste-management context.
Required Qualifications
- Level 3 Qualified Mechanical or Electrical Engineering
- Previous leadership experience
- CMMS experience
- Budget / P&L management skills
- Comfortable with the use of all Microsoft applications and ability to use or learn to use Trello / Slack
- Accepting applications from: Senior Maintenance Engineers, Engineering Supervisors, Shift Engineering Managers, Reliability Engineers, Plant Engineers, Electrical Maintenance Engineers, Mechanical Maintenance Engineers, Multi Skilled Engineers, Site Engineering Managers, Asset Care Engineers, Maintenance Team Leaders, Operations Engineers, Field Service Engineers, Engineering Coordinators, Technical Services Engineers
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