Mechanical Maintenance Supervisor for Plant Reliability

Adecco; Stevenston; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous pension scheme

Private healthcare

Employee Assistance Programme

Flexible benefits package

Cycle to Work scheme

Training and development opportunities

Employee discounts

Job summary

Adecco is recruiting for an experienced Maintenance Supervisor (Mechanical) to coordinate and supervise maintenance activities in a regulated manufacturing environment. The role connects maintenance and production teams to deliver safe, efficient, and compliant maintenance work.

You will lead mechanical maintenance, drive reliability initiatives, and ensure strict adherence to HSE policies while developing preventative maintenance strategies and leading RCA investigations.

Qualifications

• HNC in Mechanical Engineering or a completed Mechanical Engineering Apprenticeship.
• Experience with mechanical machinery within a manufacturing environment.
• Proven experience in a maintenance supervisory or team leadership role.
• Strong knowledge of maintenance planning, equipment reliability, and continuous improvement principles.
• Excellent communication, organisational and stakeholder management skills.
• Good IT skills and experience working with CMMS systems.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring all maintenance activities comply with Health, Safety and Environmental legislation, company policies, and procedures.
• Coordinating and supervising all mechanical maintenance work within your assigned plant area.
• Acting as the main point of contact between maintenance and production functions for planned and reactive maintenance activities.
• Providing technical guidance and support to maintenance trades personnel.
• Managing and monitoring the performance and quality of work delivered by contractors and internal maintenance teams.
• Maintaining accurate mechanical asset data within the CMMS.
• Producing maintenance performance reports and identifying opportunities to improve equipment performance and reliability.
• Developing and updating preventative maintenance programmes and procedures.
• Leading Root Cause Analysis (RCA) investigations and supporting reliability-centred maintenance activities.
• Working collaboratively with production teams to improve the reliability and effectiveness of process and safety-critical equipment.
• Managing the procurement and availability of strategic critical spares.
• Developing Safe Systems of Work for maintenance activities.
• Supporting compliance initiatives and assisting operational teams in meeting legislative requirements.
• Conducting performance reviews, objective setting, coaching and development of team members.

Skills

Leadership

Maintenance planning

Equipment reliability

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

HNC in Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering Apprenticeship

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Adecco is recruiting for an experienced Maintenance Supervisor (Mechanical) to coordinate and supervise maintenance activities in a regulated manufacturing environment. The role connects maintenance and production teams to deliver safe, efficient, and compliant maintenance work.

You will lead mechanical maintenance, drive reliability initiatives, and ensure strict adherence to HSE policies while developing preventative maintenance strategies and leading RCA investigations.