# Workshop Foreman

**Company**: Biffa
**Location**: St Austell
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: £21.18p/h
**Category**: Operations
**Industry**: Manufacturing
**Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4904749

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## Description

Join Biffa as a Workshop Foreman and play a key role in maintaining our fleet of modern waste collection vehicles. As a Workshop Foreman, you will be responsible for the maintenance and repair of waste collection vehicles and equipment, ensuring they meet current legislations, health & safety and DVSA standards.

Responsibilities:

* Maintain a high standard of housekeeping across all sections of the OHSAS18001 accredited workshop.
* Carry out scheduled inspections and services to ensure compliance with the company's operator license and DVSA regulations.
* Complete service and repair documentation and any other maintenance documentation in accordance with company standards and legal requirements.
* Repair and maintenance of hydraulic, electrical and pneumatic systems.
* Fault diagnosis and rectification of defects including hydraulic, pneumatic and electrical.

Requirements:

* Fully skilled having achieved a full level 3 HGV apprentice qualification/City and Guilds Qualification/NVQ Qualification.
* Technician level.
* Must have a minimum of a car/van driving licence.
* HGV licence desirable.
* IRTEC Qualification desirable.
* Experience with the vehicles used within the waste industry would be a distinct advantage.
* Experienced in hydraulic and electrical systems.
* Welding experience preferred but not essential.

Benefits:

* Competitive salary.
* Ongoing career development, training and coaching.
* Generous pension scheme.
* Medical and dental scheme.
* Retail and leisure discounts.
* Holiday and travel discounts.
* Bike to work scheme.
* Plus much more....

## Skills

### Required
- HGV apprentice qualification
- City and Guilds Qualification
- NVQ Qualification
- hydraulic and electrical systems
- welding

### Nice to have
- IRTEC Qualification
- HGV licence

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