Engineering Manager — Lead Asset Reliability & Team Growth

Biffa Waste Services; Aldridge; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Autonomy and impact in a fast-paced环境

Clear progression opportunities

IET corporate partnership paid

Generous pension scheme

Support for further qualifications (eD

Job summary

Biffa Waste Services in Aldridge is looking for an Engineering Manager to own the safe, reliable and cost-effective performance of all site assets. You will lead and develop the onsite engineering team, embed best-practice maintenance standards, and act as a trusted partner to Operations.

Reporting to the Regional Engineering Manager, you will join the site leadership team and shape overall site performance, balancing short-term uptime with long-term asset health.

Qualifications

• Proven engineering or maintenance management experience.
• Strong H&S leadership in an industrial environment.
• Coaching and developmental leadership style.
• Commercially aware with understanding of OPEX and CAPEX.
• Confident communicator at all levels.
• Structured, calm and decisive.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop a multi-disciplinary engineering team, fostering accountability and high performance.
• Create, embed and maintain a strong safety culture, ensuring full compliance with all engineering and H&S standards.
• Drive asset reliability through effective preventative maintenance, maintaining PM compliance consistently above 95%.
• Reduce breakdowns and reactive maintenance, improving overall plant availability and site performance.
• Manage contractors effectively, ensuring safe systems of work and quality delivery.
• Carry out Root Cause Analysis and implement sustainable, long-term engineering solutions.
• Plan, execute and continuously improve shutdown activities to minimise downtime and risk.
• Take ownership of engineering OPEX, contribute to CAPEX planning, embed engineering standards, and ensure best practice is consistently applied.

Skills

Engineering management

Leadership

H&S leadership

Coaching

Communication

OPEX/CAPEX understanding

Job description

Biffa Waste Services in Aldridge is looking for an Engineering Manager to own the safe, reliable and cost-effective performance of all site assets. You will lead and develop the onsite engineering team, embed best-practice maintenance standards, and act as a trusted partner to Operations.

Reporting to the Regional Engineering Manager, you will join the site leadership team and shape overall site performance, balancing short-term uptime with long-term asset health.