Facilities Supervisor

Vishay Intertechnology Inc.; Newport; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Vishay Intertechnology Inc. in Newport is seeking a Facilities Shift Supervisor to lead a team of 12 technicians across two shifts. You will organise daily work, oversee handovers, and ensure safe, compliant operations on site.

You will actively mentor apprentices and coordinate with EHS, Manufacturing and R&M to meet site targets while handling life-safety systems testing and incident escalations. Experience in facilities or maintenance leadership is essential.

Qualifications

• Recognised craft/technical qualification with strong plant knowledge.
• Proven experience leading a shift-based maintenance or facilities team.
• Solid understanding of safe systems of work and regulatory requirements.
• Ability to plan and prioritise resources across multiple workloads.

Responsibilities

• Supervise 12 Facilities Shift Technicians across two shifts and maintain morale.
• Own the shift handover process with clear actions, alarms and safety observations.
• Plan, allocate and prioritise daily work across maintenance and projects.
• Ensure complete maintenance records and regulatory documentation.
• Act as escalation point for alarms, plant faults and breakdowns.
• Develop apprentices through structured mentoring in electrical, mechanical, pneumatic and BMS disciplines.
• Support safe systems of work, permit to work, LOTO and other high‑hazard controls.
• Monitor KPIs including PPM compliance and response times; drive improvements.
• Collaborate with Facilities Manager, EHS, Manufacturing and R&M to meet site needs.
• Lead testing of life safety systems such as sprinklers and fire alarms.
• Assist recruitment, onboarding and induction of new shift technicians.

Skills

Leadership

Coaching

Performance management

Planning

Communication

Mentoring

Education

Craft/technical qualification

Tools

BMS systems

Job description

Newport, UK, United Kingdom | Facility Maintenance

• Provide day-to-day supervision, coaching, and performance management of 12 Facilities Shift Technicians across both rotational shifts, ensuring adequate cover, competency, and morale at all times
• Own the shift handover process, ensuring outstanding actions, alarms, plant status, and safety observations are clearly communicated and closed out between teams
• Plan, allocate, and prioritise daily work — planned preventive maintenance, unplanned/reactive maintenance, and project support work — across the technician and apprentice team
• Ensure full and accurate completion of maintenance records, shift logs, BMS interrogation results, and readings, driving right-first-time documentation to support regulatory compliance
• Act as an escalation point for site alarms, plant faults, and breakdowns, mobilising the appropriate resource and ensuring timely rectification and root cause follow‑up
• Own and drive the apprentice development programme, ensuring structured, safe, and progressive exposure to electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, and BMS disciplines
• Support and enforce safe systems of work, permit to work, LOTO, confined space, and other high‑hazard controls across all shift activities
• Monitor and report on Facilities KPIs including PPM compliance, breakdown response times, and backlog, identifying and driving improvement actions
• Liaise closely with the Facilities Manager, EHS, Manufacturing, and R&M teams to ensure Facilities service delivery meets site and customer needs
• Lead or support routine testing and compliance activity on life safety systems, including sprinkler and fire alarm systems, and other statutory plant
• Identify, coach, and close out skills and knowledge gaps within the team through structured mentoring and on‑the‑job training
• Support recruitment, onboarding, and induction of new shift technicians and apprentices
• Deputise for the Facilities Manager as required, including representation at meetings

What you will need

• Recognised craft/technical qualification (electrical, mechanical, or multi-skilled) with a strong working knowledge of facilities plant, BMS systems, and critical utilities in a manufacturing or process environment
• Proven experience supervising or leading a shift-based maintenance or facilities technician team, ideally within a semiconductor, pharmaceutical, or other high-hazard/regulated site
• Strong understanding of safe systems of work, permit to work, and statutory compliance requirements (e.g. PSSR, DSEAR/ATEX, life safety systems)
• Demonstrated ability to plan and prioritise resource across competing planned and reactive workloads
• Confident communicator, comfortable liaising across Manufacturing, EHS, and senior Facilities leadership
• A genuine coaching and mentoring mindset, with a track record of developing technicians and apprentices
• IOSH/NEBOSH qualification (or working towards) an advantage
• Flexibility to respond to occasional out-of-hours escalations in support of the 24/7 shift operation

Newport, UK, United Kingdom | Facility Maintenance | JR-16853

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