Mechanical Supervisor

OCS; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Award-winning employer

Digital learning

Retail perks

Professional growth

Job summary

OCS UK & Ireland is seeking a Mechanical Supervisor to coordinate daily maintenance across the site in Reading. You will supervise maintenance technicians, ensure tasks are completed safely and to required standards, and keep accurate records.

The role involves reviewing schedules, risk assessments and safe systems of work. You will ensure tools, test equipment and spares are available, enforce permits and isolation procedures, and work with planners and contractors to minimise disruption while

Qualifications

• Experience supervising mechanical maintenance teams.
• Ability to review maintenance schedules and risk assessments.
• Strong knowledge of health, safety and quality compliance.
• Experience coordinating with planners and contractors.

Responsibilities

• Supervise planned preventive maintenance and reactive work on mechanical assets.
• Ensure work instructions, permits and site rules are understood by the team.
• Coordinate tools, materials and spares; report shortages promptly.
• Verify testing and recommissioning after maintenance and escalate risks.

Skills

Leadership

Maintenance planning

Hazard awareness

Tools

Test equipment calibration

Job description

About The Role:

The Mechanical Supervisor coordinates the daily planned and reactive mechanical maintenance across the site. The role supervises allocated personnel and work activities, ensuring tasks are delivered safely, efficiently and to the required technical, quality and compliance standards, with accurate records and timely escalation of defects, risks and constraints.

• Supervise planned preventive maintenance, reactive work, inspections, fault finding and repairs on mechanical plant, systems and equipment.
• Ensure operatives understand work instructions, permits, timescales, site rules and expected standards.
• Review maintenance schedules, drawings, risk assessments and safe systems of work, resolving or escalating gaps before work starts.
• Ensure suitable tools, calibrated test equipment, materials and spares are available, and report shortages or defects promptly.
• Enforce site rules, permits, isolations, lock-off procedures and all applicable health, safety, environmental, security and quality arrangements.
• Monitor progress and productivity, coordinating access and resources while escalating emerging defects, restrictions and delivery risks.
• Verify testing and recommissioning following maintenance, ensuring unresolved issues are escalated before equipment returns to service.
• Review work orders, inspection sheets, test results and asset records for accuracy, completeness and timely close-out.
• Coordinate effectively with planners, other trades, facility representatives and approved contractors to minimise disruption.

About The Company:

OCS UK & Ireland is a leading facilities management company with 50,000+ colleagues and a turnoverin excess of£2bn.We deliver innovative, award-winning services within facilities management, hard services, cleaning, security and catering.

Our mission is to make people and places the best they can be for our colleagues, customers and the communities we serve. Our commitment to doing business the right way is rooted in our TRUE values -Trust, Respect, Unity, and Empowerment.

Why Work for OCS?

Award-Winning Employer: Ranked 36th on Glassdoor’s Best Companies to Work For 2025 — we value and motivate our people.

Digital Learning: The OCS Academy offers digital courses and resources to help you build skills and grow your career.

Retail PerksWith our Hapi app, you can gain access to exclusive discounts, rewards and wellbeing resources.

Professional Growth: 600+ live learners across UK&I — Empowering colleagues with further development and qualifications!

Flexible Pay: Access a portion of earned wages before payday with ourWagestreamApp! (Contract Specific)

We are an equal opportunities employer and rely on a diverse workforce with a broad range of knowledge, skills, and backgrounds to deliver our goals. We offer an inclusive and welcoming environment and actively encourage applications from all individuals regardless of race, gender, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or age.

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