Maintenance Manager

Biffa; Seaham; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Maintenance Supervisor, where you'll drive uptime and reliability while leading a dedicated team. This role involves mentoring staff, managing budgets, and overseeing vital maintenance activities. You'll be at the forefront of improvement projects that enhance performance and reduce waste, ensuring compliance with regulations and health standards. With a commitment to career development and a diverse workplace, this position offers a rewarding opportunity to make a significant impact in the recycling and waste processing industry. Your expertise will help shape a sustainable future for communities across the UK.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Ongoing career development

Generous pension scheme

Retail and leisure discounts

Holiday and travel discounts

Bike to work scheme

Qualifications

• HNC or equivalent in engineering discipline is essential.
• Leadership experience in engineering or maintenance teams is required.

Responsibilities

• Manage maintenance budget and ensure assets are maintained.
• Lead improvement projects focused on waste reduction and efficiency.
• Oversee compliance with legal requirements and health & safety standards.

Skills

Leadership in engineering or maintenance teams

Project management in process or lean improvement

Ability to read engineering drawings

Health & Safety certification (IOSH/NEBOSH)

Experience managing KPIs

Education

HNC or equivalent 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

Our essential 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

Desirable

• BEng in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering
• Experience with extrusion equipment
• Background in recycling or waste processing industries

Benefits

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
• 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.