Shift Engineering Supervisor - Lead Uptime & Safety

Biffa Waste Services; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

London Weighting

Career development

Pension scheme

Discounts (retail & leisure)

Holiday & travel discounts

Life cover

Job summary

Biffa Waste Services in Edmonton is seeking a hands-on Engineering Supervisor to lead a team of multi-skilled technicians at our busy MRF. The role focuses on driving plant performance, reducing downtime, and ensuring safe, efficient maintenance across the site.

You will develop the team, deliver high engineering and operational standards, and maintain CMMS records while coordinating with contractors and internal stakeholders.

Qualifications

• HNC in Mechanical or Plant Engineering required.
• Experience supervising engineering teams in industrial environments.
• Strong fault finding and problem solving skills.
• Experience with hydraulics, pneumatics and welding.
• Ability to prioritise workloads in a fast-paced operation.

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise a shift team to maximise plant performance and uptime.
• Prioritise planned and reactive maintenance activities to support operations.
• Carry out fault finding, diagnostics and repairs across plant and machinery.
• Deliver preventative and breakdown maintenance to minimise downtime.
• Support RCA investigations and implement long-term corrective actions.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records using the CMMS system.
• Ensure safe engineering activities in line with procedures.

Skills

Fault finding

Problem solving

Leadership

Hydraulics

Pneumatics

Welding

Prioritising workloads

CMMS

Education

HNC in Mechanical or Plant Engineering

Tools

CMMS software

Job description

Biffa Waste Services in Edmonton is seeking a hands-on Engineering Supervisor to lead a team of multi-skilled technicians at our busy MRF. The role focuses on driving plant performance, reducing downtime, and ensuring safe, efficient maintenance across the site.

You will develop the team, deliver high engineering and operational standards, and maintain CMMS records while coordinating with contractors and internal stakeholders.