Maintenance Supervisor

• Oxford - Oxfordshire - UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND

Maintenance Supervisor

Location:
Oxford, UK

As a Maintenance Supervisor, you’ll lead the day‑to‑day operations of our maintenance function at our Eynsham facility, ensuring high equipment availability and smooth production continuity. Working permanent days, you’ll oversee a multi‑shift maintenance team, acting as the link between engineering, production, and leadership. This is an established, hands‑on leadership role where your technical knowledge and people skills combine to create a safe, reliable, and high‑performing environment.

• Leading and supporting a team of maintenance engineers across rotating weekday and weekend shifts
• Coordinating fast and effective breakdown response to minimise downtime and protect production output
• Overseeing planned, preventive, predictive, and statutory maintenance activities
• Prioritising work on the shop floor, balancing scheduled maintenance with operational risk and uptime
• Driving continuous improvement initiatives to improve equipment reliability, efficiency, and cost performance
• Acting as the interface between maintenance, production teams, and management
• Ensuring compliance with health, safety, and regulatory standards at all times
• Analysing recurring issues using data and root‑cause methods, and implementing lasting solutions
• Supporting optimisation projects and working with suppliers and contractors where required
• Maintaining accurate documentation, reporting, and performance visibility

• A strong background in industrial maintenance, ideally within a highly automated manufacturing environment
• Solid technical expertise in mechanical and electrical systems, with exposure to automation, PLCs, robotics, or SCADA
• Proven people leadership experience, including managing and motivating teams across multiple shifts
• Confidence making sound decisions under pressure and prioritising work based on operational risk
• Experience with CMMS systems and maintenance planning
• A continuous improvement mindset, with experience in root cause analysis and performance optimisation
• Strong communication skills, able to engage effectively with engineers, production teams, and leaders
• Relevant technical qualifications or apprenticeship, with safety certification such as IOSH or NEBOSH highly valued

• 26 days annual leave with the option to buy up to 10 days and sell up to 5
• Up to 10% matched pension contributions
• BUPA Private Medical Insurance
• Bonus & Share Save Scheme
• Free to use on‑site gym
• 2 paid volunteering days each year

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