Field Site Supervisor — Water Treatment & Maintenance

Major Recruitment Oldbury; Coseley; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Major Recruitment are recruiting for a Working Supervisor in Bilston Wolverhampton for a client leading water treatment solutions. You will supervise site teams while remaining hands-on with installation, servicing and remedial works on mechanical process equipment at sites across the UK.

This role is site-based with regular travel and overnight stays, requiring leadership, safety compliance and strong technical skills to deliver projects on time.

Qualifications

• Experience supervising site teams in water treatment or similar process environment.
• Strong mechanical background with installation, servicing and repair of process equipment.
• Ability to read engineering drawings, follow specifications and organise labour, materials, tools and plant.
• Good knowledge of RAMS and permits to work.
• Willingness to travel across the UK and work away from home.

Responsibilities

• Lead, brief and supervise site operatives and subcontractors, allocating work and monitoring progress.
• Hands-on with mechanical installation, servicing, preventative maintenance and remedial works.
• Plan daily activities, labour, tools and materials to meet programme and quality requirements.
• Deliver site inductions, toolbox talks and task briefings, ensuring RAMS are understood.
• Maintain compliance with health, safety, environmental and site procedures, including permit-to-work and confined-space controls.
• Complete dynamic risk assessments, stop unsafe work and escalate hazards, defects or changes in scope.
• Interpret drawings and specifications, check completed work and record progress, defects and materials used.
• Liaise with clients, project managers, site representatives and other contractors.
• Support fault finding and coordinate safe removal, repair and replacement of mechanical equipment.
• Ensure tools, plant and PPE are suitable and inspected.
• Maintain good housekeeping and leave the site safe, clean and secure.
• Complete site documentation accurately, including daily reports, timesheets, permits and handover records.

Skills

Site supervision

Mechanical installation

Health & safety

RAMS knowledge

Client liaison

Reading drawings

Driving licence

Team leadership

Education

SSSTS

CSCS Card

First Aid (3-day)

Confined Space - Medium Risk

Critical Medical Certificate

Vaccinations for wastewater industry

Job description

Major Recruitment are recruiting for a Working Supervisor in Bilston Wolverhampton for a client leading water treatment solutions. You will supervise site teams while remaining hands-on with installation, servicing and remedial works on mechanical process equipment at sites across the UK.

This role is site-based with regular travel and overnight stays, requiring leadership, safety compliance and strong technical skills to deliver projects on time.