Mechanical Maintenance Supervisor

Pin Point Recruitment; Thurrock; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Pin Point Recruitment is seeking a Mechanical Maintenance Supervisor for a busy industrial operation in West Thurrock, Essex. The role leads a team of around 15 maintenance professionals, ensuring safe, reliable operation of plant and equipment.

The candidate will oversee planned and reactive maintenance, manage KPIs and backlogs, and collaborate with other departments to minimize disruption while maintaining compliance with HSE standards.

Qualifications

• Requires proven experience leading ~15 maintenance team members.
• Strong mechanical maintenance knowledge in process/industrial settings.
• Experience managing KPIs and maintenance backlogs.
• Good communication with multiple departments and contractors.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of ~15 mechanical maintenance professionals.
• Control backlog in line with KPIs.
• Review backlog daily/weekly/monthly.
• Produce reports on work completed and performance.
• Ensure work is logged in CMMS and reporting systems.
• Ensure compliance with PSSR, PUWER, LOLER.
• Schedule preventive maintenance within timescales.
• Identify plant improvements and manage through MOC.
• Provide cover for Maintenance Manager.
• Conduct quarterly development reviews.
• Manage external service contractors on site.
• Collaborate with other departments to minimize disruption.

Skills

Team leadership

Mechanical maintenance

KPIs & backlog management

Communication skills

Education

Mechanical engineering apprenticeship

Management qualification or training

IOSH Managing Safely

HNC/HND/ Degree

Tools

CMMS

MS Office

Job description

Mechanical Maintenance Supervisor

Location: West Thurrock, Essex

Salary: £60,000 per annum

The Role

We're recruiting for an experienced Mechanical Maintenance Manager to join a busy industrial operation based in West Thurrock.

This is a key management position where you will lead and develop a team of approximately 15 mechanical maintenance professionals, ensuring the safe, efficient and reliable operation of plant and equipment.

You will be responsible for overseeing both planned preventative and reactive maintenance, managing maintenance priorities and ensuring that equipment, systems and associated areas are maintained to the highest possible standards.

The successful candidate will ideally have a strong mechanical maintenance background gained within a process or heavy industrial environment, together with previous experience managing a maintenance team.

Key Responsibilities

• Effectively manage and lead a team of approximately 15 direct reports.
• Ensure the mechanical maintenance backlog is effectively controlled in line with established KPIs.
• Review the mechanical maintenance backlog on a daily, weekly and monthly basis.
• Compile daily and weekly reports covering maintenance work completion and performance.
• Liaise with mechanical maintenance personnel to ensure work is correctly recorded and completed within the CMMS and daily reporting systems.
• Ensure plant and equipment are maintained in accordance with relevant legislation, including PSSR, PUWER and LOLER.
• Schedule planned preventative maintenance activities and ensure they are completed within agreed timescales.
• Identify opportunities for plant improvements and modifications, ensuring these are managed through the appropriate Management of Change (MOC) process.
• Provide cover for the Maintenance Manager during periods of absence.
• Conduct quarterly 1-to-1 development reviews with direct reports.
• Undertake disciplinary investigations and meetings in accordance with company procedures.
• Manage the timekeeping, attendance and performance of direct reports.
• Write and develop Risk Assessments and Method Statements (RAMS) and provide support to the wider mechanical maintenance team.
• Manage a range of external service contractors who attend site to undertake routine servicing and maintenance of equipment.
• Work closely with other departments to ensure maintenance activities are completed safely, efficiently and with minimal disruption to operations.
• Support the maintenance team with hands‑on technical guidance and assistance when required.

Essential Qualifications & Experience

• The successful Mechanical Maintenance Manager will ideally have:
• Completed a recognised mechanical engineering apprenticeship, ideally within a comparable process industry such as Paper, Energy from Waste (EFW), Chemical, Pharmaceutical, Food, Power Generation, Oil & Gas or FMCG.
• A recognised management qualification or management training.
• A minimum of IOSH Managing Safely; NEBOSH would be highly desirable.
• BTEC HNC level qualification or equivalent as a minimum; HND or Degree would be advantageous.
• Previous experience managing a mechanical maintenance team within an industrial or process environment.
• Strong knowledge and understanding of Health, Safety and Environmental procedures.

Technical Skills & Knowledge

You will ideally have experience and knowledge of:

Mechanical maintenance within a process or industrial environment.

LOTO (Lock Out/Tag Out) and equipment isolation procedures.

Permit to Work systems.

Confined space working, ideally to CS2 level.

Alignment of drive systems using DTI and laser alignment equipment.

Installation, maintenance and setting of various types of mechanical seals.

PSSR regulations.

LOLER, PUWER and COSHH requirements.

Computerised Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS).

Microsoft Office applications and relevant engineering/design and calculation software.

Producing and reviewing Risk Assessments and Method Statements.

What We're Looking For

We are looking for a confident and experienced maintenance professional who can combine strong people management skills with solid mechanical engineering knowledge.

You will be comfortable managing a sizeable maintenance team, prioritising workloads, monitoring KPIs and maintenance backlogs, and ensuring that all work is completed safely and effectively.

Excellent communication skills are essential, as you will work closely with maintenance personnel, management, contractors and other departments across the site.