Maintenance Supervisor

BAE Systems.; Preston; On-site; GBP 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense contractor in the UK is looking for a Maintenance Supervisor in Preston to manage maintenance teams and ensure safety and performance. The ideal candidate will have supervisory experience in engineering, a strong understanding of production machinery, and the ability to coordinate workloads. Benefits include a competitive pension scheme and various lifestyle perks. Join a forward-thinking team committed to cutting-edge technology and excellence.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible health and lifestyle benefits

Qualifications

• Demonstrable supervisory experience in an engineering, maintenance or production environment.
• A good understanding of production machinery, systems, and processes.
• Previous experience of safe working practices including Risk Assessments and Management of External Contractor procedures.

Responsibilities

• Manage in‑house and external multi‑functional maintenance teams.
• Co‑ordinate and prioritise workload in line with agreed objectives.
• Lead teams to create a high‑performance culture.

Skills

Supervisory experience in engineering or maintenance

Understanding of production machinery

Experience with safe working practices

Ability to plan and organize maintenance activities

Customer focus

Job description

Job title:

Maintenance Supervisor

Location:

Samlesbury - On site

Salary:

£49,400+ and overtime

What you'll be doing:

• The management of in‑house and external multi‑functional maintenance teams undertaking planned preventative and reactive maintenance tasks whilst maintaining health, safety and environment responsibilities as a priority
• Co‑ordination and prioritisation of workload in line with agreed objectives, customer demands, and resource/skill set availability
• Leading and motivating the teams to create a high‑performance culture
• Supporting your management team with regards to quality management, service delivery, budgetary adherence/forecasting, leadership, and coaching relation to your own department
• Responsibility for performance, discipline, and individual personal development within the team
• Liaison with suppliers and contractors to ensure delivery of services in line with BAE SYSTEMS requirements, including review of RA/MS and delivery of Use of External Contractor process for onsite works

Your skills and experiences:

• Demonstrable supervisory experience in an engineering, maintenance or production environment, or strong engineering technical background.
• A good understanding of production machinery, systems, and processes
• Previous experience of safe working practices including Risk Assessments, Permit to Work, Safe Isolation and Management of External Contractor procedures
• Experience and ability to plan, organise and structure maintenance activities in line with business and management directives
• Customer focus and ability to deal with demanding customers in relation to maintenance activities

Benefits

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Operations Maintenance Team:

You will have a great opportunity to join a dynamic and forward‑thinking team, with passion for cutting‑edge technology and a pursuit of excellence. Our diverse group of dedicated experts thrives on collaboration, problem‑solving and shared commitment to shaping the future. You will bring your knowledge and experience to the table and contribute to supporting business critical equipment associated with the development, manufacture and assembly of aircraft components.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you'll be able to make a real difference. You'll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity and merit, and where you'll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must, as a minimum, achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date:

30th January 2026

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.