The posting
Engineering Supervisor – Ford, West Sussex
Join Biffa and take the next step in your engineering career.
Are you an experienced engineering professional looking for your next career opportunity? Do you have the leadership skills to motivate a team, drive engineering performance and ensure maintenance operations run safely and efficiently?
We’re looking for an experienced and proactive Engineering Supervisor to join our team in Ford, West Sussex. This is an excellent opportunity to take on a leadership role, oversee a skilled team of technicians and make a real difference to the performance and reliability of our site operations.
Hours of work: 12:00pm – 9:00pm, Monday to Friday (45 hours per week).
A quick look at the role
As Engineering Supervisor, you'll take responsibility for leading and coordinating day-to-day engineering and maintenance activities, ensuring work is prioritised effectively and completed safely and efficiently.
You'll lead, motivate and develop a team of technicians, helping to minimise equipment downtime, maintain operational performance and embed a strong safety-first culture. Working closely with the Engineering Manager, you'll play an important role in driving continuous improvement, improving engineering standards and ensuring the smooth running of site operations.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who enjoys being hands-on, leading people and taking ownership in a fast-paced engineering environment.
Your core responsibilities.
- Promote and maintain a safe working environment, ensuring all safety policies and procedures are followed.
- Lead and manage a team of multi-skilled technicians and contractors, ensuring efficient operations and high-quality work.
- Support the development of team members through coaching, training and mentoring.
- Plan and prioritise maintenance activities to meet operational demands and minimise downtime.
- Diagnose and resolve machinery and equipment faults to restore functionality quickly.
- Oversee preventative and reactive maintenance across site equipment to improve reliability.
- Participate in Root Cause Analysis (RCA), identifying recurring issues and implementing solutions to prevent future failures.
- Identify opportunities to improve equipment performance, maintenance processes and overall operational efficiency.
Our essential requirements.
- Level 3 qualification in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.
- Strong technical knowledge and experience in mechanical or electrical maintenance.
- Previous experience leading or supervising a team within an engineering, maintenance or operational environment.
- Ability to plan, prioritise and coordinate workloads in a fast-paced operational setting.
- A proactive approach to problem-solving, fault diagnosis and continuous improvement.
- A strong commitment to health, safety and developing a positive team culture.
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.
- Medical and dental scheme.
- Retail and leisure discounts.
- Holiday and travel discounts.
- Bike to work scheme.
- Plus much more...
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 11,000+ people around the country, who trust us to provide them with a career that’s always rewarding, often challenging, but never dull. And it’s why we’re the UK’s No. 1 choice for business waste management
Dedicated to diversity.
At Biffa we believe different ideas, perspective and backgrounds are key to developing a creative working environment that delivers real results. It’s why you’ll find us championing diversity and equality at every turn.
