Maintenance Supervisor; Electrical Bias
Job in
Chesterfield, Derbyshire, WS14, England, UK
Listed on 2026-09-12
Listing for:
Generations People
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-09-12
Job specializations:
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Maintenance/Cleaning
Maintenance Technician / Mechanic, Industrial Maintenance, Maintenance Manager
Job Description & How to Apply Below
The Role
We’re recruiting an electrically biased Maintenance Supervisor for a leading manufacturing business in Chesterfield. You’ll oversee all maintenance activity across the site — ensuring machinery, equipment and facilities run safely, efficiently and with minimal downtime.
This is a hands‑on leadership role where you’ll guide the maintenance team, manage preventive maintenance, respond to breakdowns, and drive continuous improvement across plant reliability.
Key Responsibilities- Lead, supervise and develop the maintenance team
- Ensure 100% compliance with planned preventive maintenance schedules
- Respond quickly to electrical and mechanical breakdowns to minimise downtime
- Manage maintenance budgets, spare parts, contractors and CMMS records
- Ensure compliance with Health & Safety, environmental and statutory regulations
- Monitor equipment performance and identify improvement opportunities
- Plan and manage shutdowns, maintenance projects and new equipment installations
- Support root cause analysis (RCA) and implement corrective actions
- Maintain accurate maintenance documentation and performance reports
- Work closely with production to maximise equipment uptime
- Drive continuous improvement using KPIs such as uptime, MTTR and MTBF
- Degree/HNC/HND or equivalent in Mechanical, Electrical or Maintenance Engineering
- 5–10 years’ maintenance experience with supervisory responsibility
- Strong electrical bias — essential
- Apprentice trained
- Solid mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic knowledge
- Experience using CMMS/maintenance management software
- Excellent leadership, planning, budgeting and problem-solving skills
- Strong understanding of Health & Safety legislation and engineering best practice
- PLC and automation experience
- 18th Edition
- IOSH/NEBOSH or equivalent
- Knowledge of Lean, Six Sigma or CI methodologies
- Office, workshop and manufacturing environment
- Occasional travel and on‑call support (phone/email/text)
- PPE required where applicable
- Hands‑on support when needed
- Electrical & mechanical fault-finding
- Technical problem-solving
- Troubleshooting & diagnostics
- Leadership & communication
- Planning & organisation
- Continuous improvement mindset
- Health & Safety awareness
- Apprentice trained
- Equipment uptime & availability
- Preventive maintenance compliance
- Breakdown response & resolution time
- Maintenance cost control
- Health & Safety compliance
- Team productivity & training
- Continuous improvement & reliability initiatives
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