Maintenance Supervisor

Gi Group; Leeds; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A national engineering organisation based in Leeds is seeking an experienced Maintenance Supervisor to lead a small team, focusing on safety and continuous improvement in maintenance practices. The successful candidate will have a strong bias towards electrical or mechanical fields and will manage maintenance activities, ensuring maximum machine performance and compliance with safety regulations.

Benefits

Bonus scheme

Overtime payments

10% matched pension

Life insurance

Employee Assistance program

Qualifications

• Experience in maintenance supervision with electrical or mechanical bias.
• Ability to manage and motivate a team effectively.
• Strong knowledge of maintenance practices and safety regulations.

Responsibilities

• Organise and lead maintenance activities on site.
• Manage, develop and motivate the maintenance team.
• Execute planned maintenance to maximise performance.

Skills

Leadership

Problem Solving

Communication

Health & Safety Compliance

Planning

Job description

Overview

I am looking for an experienced Maintenance Supervisor to join a national organisation, based at their site in Dewsbury. Responsible for a team of 2, an Electrical or Mechanical bias will be considered. 40 hour working week between the hours of 5am and 5pm.

Responsibilities

• Organising and leading a Safety First approach to all maintenance activities on site.
• Manage, develop and motivate direct reporting staff.
• Complete accident and incident investigations to the necessary level if required.
• Organising and managing the necessary 'permits to work' when required for the maintenance team and contractors.
• Management and execution of the PPM maintenance systems to maximise machine performance and minimise breakdowns.
• Planning larger maintenance tasks with the Production leadership team to minimise disruption of production requirements.
• Organising work that needs to be carried out by shift engineers and contractors from specifying job requirements, inductions through to signing off the work when completed.
• Take a leading role in the drive for continuous improvement on site to minimise all health related risks including reducing exposure to dust, noise, vibration and other health related risks keeping clear records of all improvements achieved.
• Using problem solving tools and techniques to generate plans for improvement work.
• Leading the proactive improvement approach within the maintenance team.
• Support the organising of the purchasing of all essential engineering spares on time without over stocking.
• Effectively communicating the daily / weekly maintenance requirements to the management, supervisory and production teams with clear instructions of all plans.
• Keeping accurate records of all maintenance work carried out for future reference.
• Maintaining and improving all plant to a high standard to give maximum performance.
• Development of the Engineering Team to the required standards.
• Rigorous application of continuous improvement techniques to exceed all KPI's.
• Support the management team in all aspects of the business.

Additional Responsibilities

• Support the business strategy, goals and objectives through an active involvement in continuous improvement and lean activities. Driving Continuous Improvement in all areas as part of the Dewsbury Factory Management Team.
• Full compliance with all Factory systems i.e. Health & Safety, Environmental, Financial, Quality and Customer Service.
• Cross departmental and factory communications.
• Regular communication and ongoing informal performance reviews with your team on Company and departmental issues.

Company Benefits

• Bonus scheme
• Overtime payments
• Digicare+ Provided by Aviva
• 10% matched pension, administered by Legal and General
• 3x life insurance
• Share Save scheme eligibility
• Full access to Employee Assistance programme for self and family members
• Access to high street retail discounts platform - with access to discounts at Tesco, Asda, etc.
• Personal development and career progression opportunities

Should you require any support or assistance on your application, please contact your local Gi Group office directly.

Gi Group Holdings Recruitment Limited are proud founding members of Menopause in business, pledge members for Neurodiversity in business, Disability committed members, Gold status pledge members for the Armed Forces Covenant, and Bronze trail blazers for Racial Equality matters.

Gi Group Holdings Recruitment Limited group of companies includes Gi Recruitment Limited, Draefern Limited, Gi Group Recruitment Ltd, INTOO (UK) Limited, Marks Sattin (UK) Limited, TACK TMI UK Limited, Grafton Professional Staffing Limited, Encore Personnel Services, Gi Group Ireland Limited and Kelly Services (UK) Ltd. Gi Group Ireland Limited are acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this role.

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Job Information

• Job Title: Maintenance Supervisor
• Company: Gi Group
• Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire
• Posted: Sep 26th 2025
• Closes: Oct 27th 2025
• Sector: Construction
• Contract: Permanent
• Hours: Full Time

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