Mechanical Supervisor

ASTUTE Technical Recruitment Ltd; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 63,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A lifting equipment specialist in the UK is seeking a Black Hat Supervisor/Non-Working Mechanical Supervisor for its projects. The role involves supervising the assembly, installation, and maintenance of overhead gantry cranes. Applicants should have mechanical fitting qualifications, relevant safety certifications, and experience in heavy industrial settings. This position offers a salary up to £75,000, overtime opportunities, and generous annual leave among other benefits.

Benefits

Overtime where desired

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Qualifications

• Mechanical Supervisor with gantry or overhead crane experience required.
• Experience in heavy industrial settings like power generation or manufacturing.
• Relevant safety certifications are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Supervise lifting execution on and off the HPC site.
• Manage site labor resources and deliver pre-work safety briefings.
• Maintain records of labor performance and report to management.

Skills

Experience with overhead or gantry cranes

Maintenance and installation skills

Management and supervisory skills

Education

Level 3 Apprenticeship or Diploma in Engineering/Mechanical Fitting

CCNSG Safety Passport

SSSTS/IOSH Managing Safely

Job description

Astute’s Nuclear team is exclusively partnered with a speciality lifting and handling equipment business, acting as the lifting principal contractor on Hinkley Point C to recruit a Black Hat Supervisor/ Non Working Mechanical Supervisor for its Hinkley Point C project.

The Non Working Mechanical Supervisor will play a critical role in holding responsibility for the assembly, installation, commissioning and maintenance direction for overhead and gantry cranes and comes with a base salary up to 75,000 depending on experience and a wealth of opportunity to work on prestigious nuclear projects in the UK.

If you’re a Mechanical Supervisor with gantry or overhead crane experience, and are looking for work then submit your CV to apply today.

Responsibilities and duties

Reporting to the Delivery Manager you will:

• Supervising lifting execution of site / compound activities on and off HPC site.
• Responsible for control and day to day management of the labour and plant resources to achieve targets.
• Interface with management, and other 3rd party black hats in interfacing works areas on site matters.
• Day to day management of site labour resources and delivering pre work briefings for safety. Setting labour to work on time, controlling breaktimes and return to the workface and working up to the stipulated end of shift). Maintaining records of labour performance and punctuality and reporting to manager.
• Consistent review of all work locations to identify and control any potential departure from approved drawings and procedures.

Professional qualifications

• Level 3 Apprenticeship or Diploma in Engineering/Mechanical Fitting or Engineering, Mechanical, Aircraft, Plant, Machinery, Marine, Vehicle Maintenance or Mechanical Manufacturing (Fitting and Assembly) or Installing and Commissioning Machinery and Equipment.
• CCNSG Safety Passport ideally.
• SSSTS/IOSH Managing Safely.
• Enrolment onto ILM Level 3 Certificate C&BE plus completion of Nuclear Unit.

Personal skills

• Worked in a heavy industrial setting (Power generation, aerospace, rail, nuclear, steel forging, manufacturing, heavy lifting) on overhead or gantry cranes.
• Worked in a maintenance, installation, assembly, servicing setting.

Salary and benefits of the Black Hat Supervisor role

• A salary up to 75,000 depending on experience.
• Overtime where desired.
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays.

Astute People are acting as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy. We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, race, gender, disability, creed or sexual orientation and comply with all relevant UK legislation. We encourage applications from individuals from all backgrounds but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Astute is also committed to the government's Disability Confident Employer initiative. We endeavour to get back to everyone, however, if you have not heard anything after 7 days, please consider your application unsuccessful.