Maintenance Supervisor

A recognised high volume manufacturer are currently looking to strengthen their Maintenance department with the appointment of a Maintenance Supervisor.

As Maintenance Supervisor, you will be responsible for all site facilities maintenance, services, maintenance projects, and associated contractor control. The successful applicant will be responsible for direct reports including Project & Facilities Engineers and Fabricators, ensuring their teams have the skills, training, and equipment necessary to carry out their roles safely, efficiently, and effectively within budget.

Working from their manufacturing facility in Shropshire, the Maintenance Supervisor will be responsible for:

• Promoting the companies HSE policies across the department and plant and adhering to all health and safety environmental requirements.
• Ensuring a safe working environment through use of static and dynamic risk assessments. Managing contractors safely.
• Responding immediately to close out accidents, near misses, environmental issues, and internal “don’t walk by” actions.
• Implementing and promoting a 5S culture across all aspects of the maintenance function. Ensuring compliance to all statutory regulations and internal and external audits.

• Ensuring facilities schedules for CMs, CIs, and PMs are adhered to. Reporting back on activities away from plan, with clear catch back plans. Managing and reducing your sub‑team’s CM and PM backlogs.

• Ensuring your team has the support, skills, tools, and equipment to minimise impact on safety, quality, and productivity.
• Leading and supporting large-scale projects cross-functionally, on time, and in budget. Escalating emergency facilities activities in line with company escalation procedure. Presenting and implementing KPIs.

• Outlining and managing your team’s budget. Ensuring costs are kept to a minimum by promoting a right-first-time culture.

• People management including return to work, absence management, timekeeping, and overtime authorisation.
• Identifying skills and training needs and maintaining team training matrices. Coaching and mentoring your team to develop a world class facilities department.

Previous experience required in managing large scale facility environments, managing projects and service installations. Leading teams of skilled engineers is also essential.