Maintenance Supervisor (Electrical Bias)

Generations People

Chesterfield

On-site

GBP 42,000 - 54,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

Generations People is recruiting an electrically biased Maintenance Supervisor for a leading manufacturing site in Chesterfield. You will oversee all maintenance activity, guiding the team to keep machinery and facilities running safely with minimal downtime.

This hands-on leadership role focuses on preventive maintenance, breakdown response and continuous improvement across plant reliability, reporting into site management and collaborating with production to maximise uptime.

Qualifications

5–10 years’ maintenance experience with supervisory responsibility.
Strong electrical bias — essential.
Apprentice trained.
Solid mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic knowledge.
Experience using CMMS/maintenance management software.
Excellent leadership, planning, budgeting and problem-solving skills.
Strong understanding of Health & Safety legislation and engineering best practice.

Responsibilities

Lead, supervise and develop the maintenance team.
Ensure 100% compliance with planned preventive maintenance schedules.
Respond quickly to electrical and mechanical breakdowns to minimise downtime.
Manage maintenance budgets, spare parts, contractors and CMMS records.
Ensure compliance with Health & Safety, environmental and statutory regulations.
Monitor equipment performance and identify improvement opportunities.
Plan and manage shutdowns, maintenance projects and new equipment installations.
Support root cause analysis (RCA) and implement corrective actions.
Maintain accurate maintenance documentation and performance reports.
Work closely with production to maximise equipment uptime.
Drive continuous improvement using KPIs such as uptime, MTTR and MTBF.

Skills

Electrical fault-finding

Mechanical troubleshooting

Team leadership

Preventive maintenance

Budgeting

CMMS experience

Education

Degree/HNC/HND in Maintenance Engineering

Apprentice trained

Tools

CMMS

Electrical schematics

Job description

The Role

We’re recruiting an electrically biased Maintenance Supervisor for a leading manufacturing business in Chesterfield. You’ll oversee all maintenance activity across the site — ensuring machinery, equipment and facilities run safely, efficiently and with minimal downtime.

This is a hands‑on leadership role where you’ll guide the maintenance team, manage preventive maintenance, respond to breakdowns, and drive continuous improvement across plant reliability.

Key Responsibilities

Lead, supervise and develop the maintenance team
Ensure 100% compliance with planned preventive maintenance schedules
Respond quickly to electrical and mechanical breakdowns to minimise downtime
Manage maintenance budgets, spare parts, contractors and CMMS records
Ensure compliance with Health & Safety, environmental and statutory regulations
Monitor equipment performance and identify improvement opportunities
Plan and manage shutdowns, maintenance projects and new equipment installations
Support root cause analysis (RCA) and implement corrective actions
Maintain accurate maintenance documentation and performance reports
Work closely with production to maximise equipment uptime
Drive continuous improvement using KPIs such as uptime, MTTR and MTBF

Requirements

Degree/HNC/HND or equivalent in Mechanical, Electrical or Maintenance Engineering
5–10 years’ maintenance experience with supervisory responsibility
Strong electrical bias — essential
Apprentice trained
Solid mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic knowledge
Experience using CMMS/maintenance management software
Excellent leadership, planning, budgeting and problem-solving skills
Strong understanding of Health & Safety legislation and engineering best practice

Desirable