Maintenance Manager

TN United Kingdom; Seaham; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Maintenance Supervisor in Seaham, where your expertise will drive uptime and reliability across operations. You'll mentor staff, manage budgets, and lead improvement projects that enhance performance and reduce waste. With a commitment to ongoing career development and a culture that champions diversity, this role offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact in the recycling and waste processing industry. If you're passionate about engineering and sustainability, this is the perfect place to grow your career.

Benefits

Ongoing career development

Retail and leisure discounts

Holiday and travel discounts

Bike to work scheme

Qualifications

• Proven track record of meeting KPIs in maintenance.
• Experience managing process or lean improvement projects.

Responsibilities

• Ensure reliable performance of process and ancillary equipment.
• Lead and motivate maintenance teams while ensuring compliance.
• Manage contract labour and uphold health and safety standards.

Skills

Leadership in Engineering

Process Improvement

Health & Safety Compliance

Data Analysis

Engineering Principles

Education

HNC in Engineering

BEng in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Help us make a difference as a Maintenance Supervisor in Seaham.

This position is 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday).

A quick look at the role

You’ll support the senior management team at Redcar by driving uptime and reliability across the site. The role includes mentoring maintenance staff, managing the maintenance budget, and ensuring assets are properly maintained. You’ll plan PPM activities and shutdowns, lead improvement projects to boost performance and reduce waste, and oversee spare parts and stock levels to keep operations running smoothly.

Your core responsibilities

• Ensure process and ancillary equipment is maintained to deliver reliable performance and meet uptime targets through robust maintenance practices and engineering improvements.
• Oversee site infrastructure inspections and record-keeping to ensure compliance with legal requirements, including fixed wiring, pressure systems, and environmental regulations.
• Deliver improvement projects focused on waste reduction, yield optimisation, and process efficiency in line with budget and performance expectations.
• Support capital expenditure planning and ensure projects are delivered on time and within budget, working closely with senior management and project teams.
• Lead and motivate Maintenance Supervisors and their teams, while ensuring SOPs, PPM schedules, and maintenance documentation are in place for all new installations.
• Manage contract labour for shutdowns and planned work, uphold health and safety standards, and use data analysis to drive reliability and continuous improvement across the site.

Requirements

• HNC or equivalent in an engineering discipline
• Full UK driving licence
• IOSH or NEBOSH Health & Safety certification
• Ability to read engineering drawings and apply engineering principles
• Experience managing process or lean improvement projects
• Proven track record of meeting KPIs
• Leadership experience in an engineering or maintenance team
• BEng in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering
• Experience with extrusion equipment
• Background in recycling or waste processing industries

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.
• 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+ colleagues around the country, who trust us to provide them with a career that’s always rewarding, often challenging, but never dull.

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.