Job Title: Maintenance Supervisor
Location: Cramlington
Contract Type: Permanent
Working Pattern: Full Time | 3 Shift
Salary: £45,000 - £50,000 Basic Salary + Shift Allowance
Realistic Earnings of £55,500 - £61,700 Including Shift Allowance
The Opportunity
In this pivotal role, the Maintenance Supervisor will lead the charge in maintaining equipment reliability and plant availability while nurturing a high-performing maintenance team. Collaborating closely with the Maintenance Manager, this position is designed for those who take pride in hands-on leadership and aspire to foster a culture of continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities:
- Leadership & Team Development: Lead, coach and develop a team of maintenance technicians and apprentices through effective performance management, mentoring, appraisals and ongoing development planning.
- Conduct performance reviews and ongoing coaching to enhance team capabilities.
- Drive accountability and high performance across the department.
- Maintenance & Reliability: Coordinate all planned and reactive maintenance activities.
- Lead the response to equipment breakdowns, ensuring swift and effective resolutions.
- Support fault finding and technical problem-solving across site machinery.
- Operational Performance: Manage daily maintenance priorities in alignment with production demands.
- Monitor maintenance KPIs such as equipment uptime and preventative maintenance compliance.
- Health, Safety & Compliance: Ensure all maintenance activities are executed safely and comply with company procedures.
- Promote a safety-first culture across the engineering team.
What's Required:
Essential:
- Previous experience in a Maintenance Supervisor, Team Leader, or Senior Maintenance role.
- Strong background in manufacturing maintenance and team leadership.
- Proficiency in fault-finding on industrial and automated machinery.
- Excellent organisational and communication skills.
Desirable:
- Multi-skilled electrical and mechanical maintenance experience.
- Familiarity with CMMS and Lean Manufacturing practises.
- Experience developing Apprentices and junior Engineers.
Benefits:
- Enhanced pension scheme with up to 14% combined contribution.
- Salary sacrifice pension option.
- Healthcare cashback scheme.
- Site incentive scheme and Employee Assistance Programme.
- Cycle to Work Scheme and discounted gym memberships.
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays.
- Ongoing training and genuine progression opportunities into Maintenance Management and senior leadership roles.
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