Maintenance Supervisor

Role overview

Hours and shift pattern

• The posting lists 40 hours per week on a four-on, four-off shift pattern.
• Example shifts vary by day and include afternoon, evening, and weekend hours.

Salary

• Salary depends on experience; no compensation cadence or amount is stated.

Key duties and responsibilities

• Directly supervise the maintenance team and manage holidays, absences, shifts, and cover.
• Act as the maintenance team’s first point of contact.
• Maintain and repair mobile plant, including forklift trucks, 360 excavators, and other machinery.
• Maintain and repair fixed plant, including conveyors, shredders, granulators, and other recycling machinery.
• Report critical spares stock and ensure repair sheets are completed.
• Follow health and safety policies and procedures.
• Work to a maintenance schedule and record completed tasks.
• Attend breakdowns, diagnose faults, and repair equipment.
• Advise operators on basic maintenance and machine operation.
• Carry out additional ad hoc duties as required.

Skills required

• Previous supervisor or manager experience and experience maintaining recycling machinery.
• Confidence working with a wide variety of machinery and enjoyment of outdoor work in a busy environment.
• Reliability, a strong work ethic, accuracy, and attention to detail.
• Health and safety awareness, strong interpersonal skills, time management, and organization.
• A positive, can-do attitude.

Benefits

• Benefits listed include a canteen, company pension, discounted or free food, enhanced maternity and paternity leave, free parking, and an on-site gym.