Operations Supervisor

Portakabin Ltd; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 35,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension & life insurance

Health & wellbeing services

Cycle to Work

Employee discounts

Learning & development

Career progression

Volunteering day

Job summary

Portakabin Ltd in Bordon is seeking an Operations Supervisor to supervise operatives on day-to-day site and yard activities, plan and allocate work to ensure safe practices, efficient operations and adherence to quality, cost and delivery commitments.

This permanent role offers a salary up to £41,000, 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (with optional extra 5 days), and a potential annual bonus. Base in Bordon, GU35 0JB.

Responsibilities

• Plan and allocate day-to-day work to operatives, ensuring safety and efficient operations.
• Ensure compliance with safety, environmental and quality standards, including refurbishment times and guides.
• Promote health, safety and environmental standards among operatives.
• Supervise operatives on site and in the yard, providing guidance to maintain high performance.
• Escalate operational challenges to stakeholders with clear information to aid resolution.
• Seek approval for changes to SOPs and ensure instructions are followed.

Job description

Operations Supervisor

Application Deadline: 16 October 2026

Department: Bordon Hire Centre

Employment Type: Permanent

Location: Bordon Hire Centre

Reporting To: Natalie Perry

Compensation: £35,000 - £41,000 / year

Description

Are you looking to join a successful and growing organisation who are committed to creating a great safe place to work where all employees have the opportunity to contribute, grow and develop? We are looking for an Operations Supervisor to join our successful team in Bordon. As an Operations Supervisor, your role and remit will be to supervise and support operatives in the delivery of day-to-day site and yard activities, plan and allocate work to ensure safe practices, efficient operations and adherence to quality, cost and delivery commitments.

Role Details

• Annual salary up to £41,000 dependent on skills and experience Potential annual-on-target bonus of up to 5% subject to business performance


• Role based: Bordon, GU35 0JB


• Contract type: Permanent


• Annual leave of 25 days per annum plus bank holidays and opportunity to buy an additional 5 days each year.

In this role as an Operations Supervisor, you will be required to:

• Plan and allocate day-to-day work to operatives ensuring safe practices, efficient operations and cost-effective use of resources.


• Ensure compliance with company safety, environmental and quality standards, including adherence to refurbishment times and guides.


• Promote health, safety and environmental standards, engaging operatives in safe working practices and company initiatives.


• Supervise operatives on site and in the yard, providing guidance and support to maintain high standards of performance.


• Escalate operational challenges or resource issues to the relevant stakeholders, providing clear information to aid resolution.


• Seek approval for changes to standard operating procedures and ensure instructions are followed consistently.


• Contribute to continuous improvement by sharing feedback and supporting the adoption of best practice.

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise as Operations Supervisor

• Contributory pension including life insurance benefit


• A range of dedicated health and wellbeing services


• Cycle to Work Scheme


• Employee Benefits Program (Discounts at 100s of shops, gyms, restaurants and even holidays!)


• Learning & development opportunities and resources


• Opportunity for career progression


• A chance to give back to your community with an annual volunteering day

Job Benefits as Operations Supervisor

• Strong experience in a supervisor role


• Solid experience of working in a site or yard environment, with an understanding of safe and efficient operational practices.


• Ability to plan and allocate work, clearly communicating tasks and expectations to operatives.


• Skilled in identifying day-to-day operational challenges and applying practical problem-solving.


• Confident in seeking guidance and escalating issues appropriately for approval or resolution.


• Good communication skills, able to build effective working relationships with colleagues.

Even if you do not match all of our ‘ideal’ criteria we would still be very keen to receive your CV as we love developing our people and may feel that you could be developed into this role.

NOTE: If we receive a high volume of applications for a role, we reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than scheduled.