Maintenance Supervisor

Safran S.A.; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Safran S.A. is seeking a proactive maintenance leader in Wolverhampton to champion safety, quality and operational excellence.

You will supervise and resource a skilled maintenance team to maximise equipment availability while driving cost‑effective solutions and coordinating with external partners for peak plant performance. Role requires 5+ years in a maintenance environment, CMMS experience, and strong leadership to drive the team through daily KPIs and lean improvements.

Qualifications

• Must have completed a time served engineering apprenticeship to NVQ Level 3.
• ONC/HNC (or equivalent) in engineering.
• Safety qualification such as IOSH or CITB Contractor Management.

Responsibilities

• Champion safety & quality in daily operations.
• Maximise production efficiency by safe, cost‑efficient maintenance methods.
• Support maintenance team to meet department KPIs.
• Lead daily team meetings and communicate updates and safety briefings.
• Coordinate shift schedules to cover production hours and ensure handovers.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Team management

Education

NVQ Level 3 apprenticeship

ONC/HNC in engineering

IOSH or CITB Contractor Management

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Role Overview

As a member of our maintenance team, you will champion a culture of safety, quality, and operational excellence. You will supervise, resource, and inspire a skilled maintenance team to maximise site equipment availability safely and efficiently while driving cost‑effective solutions. By managing daily workflows, tracking critical KPIs, and coordinating with external partners, you will ensure our production facility operates at peak efficiency.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• 100% Planned maintenance adherence to plan.
• Continuous reduction in production downtime hours.
• 75% + of equipment repairs completed within 4 hours.
• 100% health & safety compliance.

Principal Accountabilities

• Champion safety & quality.
• Maximise efficiency by deploying safe, effective, and cost‑efficient maintenance methods to ensure maximum equipment availability for production.
• Support the maintenance team in achieving the department KPI's.

Team Leadership & Communication

• Conduct daily team meetings to gather data, address concerns, and keep performance visuals up to date.
• Communicate company updates, safety briefings, and critical team talks effectively.
• Coordinate and maintain shift schedules to ensuring department coverage to support the sites production hours.
• Provide seamless shift handovers and log critical updates.

Workflow & Resource Management

• Triage incoming Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS) work orders to assign labour for reactive and planned tasks optimising the resource available.
• Review CMMS work orders with maintenance technicians, ensuring they have the tools and support to be effective in their roles.
• Partner with Value Stream contacts to co‑coordinate planned downtime maintenance windows, providing advanced notice and reminders.
• Provide updates on work orders.
• Attend daily Tier meetings, reporting on equipment unplanned repair status, planned activities and tracking action items.

Technical Oversight & Continuous Improvement

• Perform hands‑on maintenance duties matching your technical expertise when required.
• Assist the Equipment Performance team in breakdown investigations to identify permanent fixes and continuous improvement opportunities.
• Champion and participate in lean manufacturing and continuous improvement activities.

Supplier Partnership

• Coordinate and oversee external supplier visits for planned and reactive tasks, ensuring health and safety compliance through effective contractor management.
• Support the team in the procurement and tracking of maintenance and repair parts.
• Liaise with a variety of service and technical support suppliers to achieve equipment repairs and improvements.

Qualifications

• A time served engineering apprenticeship to NVQ Level 3.
• An ONC/HNC (or equivalent) in an engineering based subject.
• A relevant safety qualification such as IOSH, CITB Contractor Management.

Experience

• At least 5 years' experience in a maintenance environment.
• Experience working with CMMS's for work order tracking, planning and KPI generation.
• Organising the workload for maintenance personnel and understanding different technician's skillsets.
• A track record of problem solving in a production environment.
• Relationship building and networking – to form constructive relationships with on site customers.

Knowledge

• An understanding of CMMS from both a user point of view and administration.
• An understanding of equipment criticality and risk based maintenance approaches, such as FMECA, RCM and condition based monitoring.
• An appreciation of maintenance best practices; cost management, spare parts management, maintenance planning and control.
• Lean tools and practises.