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SalaryChanging the way the 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 10,000+ 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.
Help us make a difference as a Lead Engineerat the Leicester Ball Mill.
Permanent Nights - 45 hours per week - 20:00 - 05:00 Monday to Friday
A quick look at the role.
The role holder will be responsible for driving plant availability through ensuring all PPM's, reactive maintenance, engineering, and process improvements are carried out and implemented in a timely manner. The role holder will drive best practice on a daily basis through high engineering, compliance and H&S standards.
The Biffa division you'll be supporting.
Within Resources & Energy we focus on the treatment, recycling and disposal of waste. It provides a number of treatment services for those materials that can be recovered and landfill disposal for those that are not suitable for recycling or energy recover.
Why it's an opportunity not to be wasted.
- You will drive the engineering team in line with Engineering Manager & Supervisor and pursue daily engineering issues that affect production and plant availability.
- Take responsibility for day-to-day engineering functions
- Plan and execute site PPM's in line with priorities and operational requirements
- Take ownership of and communicate stock usage
- Plan activities in line with Engineering Manager & Supervisor to pre-empt spares and labour requirements in order to minimise operational disruptions
- Respond to reactive breakdowns in a timely manner to minimise downtime
- Ensure shift handovers and reports are completed effectively and communicated on a daily basis to the Management team.
- Manage engineering documents (PPM's, excel stock ordering, etc)
- Ensure team members and contractors are briefed, trained and are completing their duties as required.
- Drive site KPI's daily through engineering and operations teams: availability, efficiency, throughput, end products, etc
- Develop, train and share knowledge with staff in order to improve skills
- Ensure housekeeping is maintained to high standards
Requirements
Here's what we require:
- Mechanical engineering qualification NVQ Level 3 minimum (Desirable but not essential)
- Electrical engineering qualification desirable
- Process minded with experience within an industrial maintenance role utilising Computerised Maintenance management Systems
- Good verbal and written communicator
- Previous experience in the waste industry - particularly with heavy plant and conveyors.
Benefits
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.
- Generous pension scheme.
- Retail and leisure discounts.
- Holiday and travel discounts.
- Life cover.
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.
