Head of Mobile Plant

1 month ago


High Wycombe Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom Biffa Full time

Job Description

Group Head of Mobile Plant

Come and shape the future of strategic mobile plant management across the Biffa group.

Location – National (Based from home)

A quick look at the role

Responsible for overseeing the strategic management of mobile plant across the Biffa group you will enable the transformation of procurement, maintenance and optimisation of mobile plant.

You will ensure that each site has the equipment required to get the job done whilst ensuring we maximise the full benefit of our scale to enable maximum value is achieved. You will track plant use, maintenance and damage is monitored and managed to ensure we are achieving the best performance possible from these assets. Working in collaboration with site teams, health and safety, procurement and suppliers, you will be the hub for all things mobile plant.

This is a new role and a fantastic opportunity to work at scale for a UK brand name company

Whilst a background within the waste industry is a benefit, we really welcome applications from people currently working outside of the industry in areas such as engineering, the armed forces, manufacturing, and other similar heavy industry.

Your core responsibilities

  • Strategic leadership of the group wide strategy for the provision of mobile plant (including tyres).
  • Service delivery to sites to ensure they have safe & suitable equipment to always meet their requirements.
  • Stakeholder management of internal and external organisations to ensure the best outcome for the business.
  • Deliver optimised solutions for site needs to reduce costs and increase plant availability.

Here's what we require

  • Highly skilled leader and manager – coaching / leadership / developing others / effectively managing performance of others.
  • Previous experience involving heavy plant / mobile plant.
  • Experience of managing health and safety within an industrial or manufacturing environment
  • An engineering / asset management qualification
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills
  • Finance skills to support the procurement and ongoing management of mobile plant cost.

We will invest in you

Biffa is a great place for senior engineers to develop their careers with many completing degrees, MBAs and L5 / L7 Leadership and management programs. There are opportunities for promotion too.

We are also a corporate partner of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), supporting your career development.

We’re here to change 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 here’s why you’ll love it at Biffa

  • Private healthcare.
  • Car or allowance.
  • 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.

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