Maintenance Shift Supervisor

Perform Recruitment; Westport; On-site; EUR 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Perform Recruitment, on behalf of a well-established pharmaceutical and life sciences manufacturer in Ireland, seeks a Maintenance Shift Supervisor to lead a team of engineers and technicians at its Westport site, ensuring safe, compliant, and efficient operation.

You will oversee day-to-day maintenance activities, drive repairs, and manage shift resources while upholding cGMP and regulatory standards in a fast-paced manufacturing setting.

Qualifications

• Diploma or Trade Qualification in a relevant Science or Engineering discipline, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 3 years' supervisory/leadership experience in a regulated environment.
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing equipment and instrumentation.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate maintenance activities across shifts.
• Review and approve timecards and manage annual leave and shift cover.
• Ensure cGMP, HPRA and FDA compliance in daily operations.
• Coordinate internal resources and external contractors and service engineers.
• Maintain documentation of maintenance interventions and work orders.

Skills

Leadership

Maintenance planning

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Diploma/Trade qualification in Science or Engineering

Job description

Maintenance Shift Supervisor

Perform Recruitment is hiring on behalf of our client, a well-established organisation operating within the pharmaceutical and life sciences manufacturing sector in Ireland. As the business continues to maintain and develop its manufacturing operations, they are now looking to add an experienced Maintenance Shift Supervisor to their engineering and maintenance team in Westport, County Mayo.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced engineering or maintenance professional with strong leadership skills and a background in a highly regulated manufacturing environment. The successful candidate will lead a team of engineers and technicians, oversee day-to-day maintenance activities, and ensure the safe, efficient, and continuous operation of manufacturing processes.

The Role

Reporting to the Associate Director, you'll take responsibility for leading and coordinating maintenance activities across assigned shifts. You'll work closely with manufacturing, engineering, and technical teams to ensure equipment reliability, manage resources, resolve operational issues, and maintain compliance with industry and regulatory standards.

Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

• Ensuring continuity of maintenance operations across shifts, including effective handovers and communication between teams.
• Leading, managing, and supporting a team of engineers and technicians.
• Reviewing and approving employee timecards and managing annual leave requests and shift cover arrangements.
• Ensuring training schedules are followed, delivering toolbox talks, and coordinating work orders and work order reviews.
• Reviewing weekly preventive maintenance (PH) documentation to ensure accuracy and completeness.
• Setting objectives, managing performance, and supporting the professional development of direct reports.
• Contributing to weekly maintenance planning meetings and representing shift engineering support at relevant meetings.
• Managing and resolving manufacturing and maintenance escalations in a timely manner.
• Coordinating internal resources, external contractors, service engineers, commissioning engineers, and equipment specialists.
• Working closely with production and technical shift leaders to ensure maintenance and operational activities are planned and carried out safely.
• Ensuring engineering activities comply with health and safety, environmental, and quality requirements.
• Maintaining compliance with cGMP standards and relevant regulatory requirements, including HPRA and FDA regulations.
• Ensuring all maintenance activities and interventions are accurately documented in accordance with cGMP requirements.
• Supporting cross-training within the team and providing training and guidance to new team members.
• Maintaining high standards of cleanliness, compliance, and cGMP within pharmaceutical manufacturing areas.
• Promoting a Right First Time approach across all engineering and maintenance activities.

What We're Looking For

• A Diploma or Trade Qualification in a relevant Science or Engineering discipline, or equivalent relevant industry experience.
• Minimum of 3 years' experience in a similar supervisory or leadership role within a highly regulated industry.
• Strong technical knowledge of a wide range of manufacturing equipment.
• Proven instrumentation, fault-finding, and troubleshooting abilities.
• Previous experience leading, coordinating, or supervising engineering and maintenance teams.
• Good understanding of maintenance planning, work orders, and preventive maintenance activities.
• Knowledge of cGMP requirements and experience working within a regulated manufacturing environment.
• Strong organisational, planning, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with internal teams, external contractors, vendors, auditors, and inspectors.
• Ability to work independently, take ownership, and make effective decisions in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

What's on Offer

• Full-time opportunity.
• Opportunity to take on a key leadership position within an established manufacturing operation.
• Responsibility for leading and developing an experienced engineering and maintenance team.
• Exposure to a highly regulated pharmaceutical manufacturing environment.
• Opportunity to work closely with engineering, manufacturing, and technical departments.
• Professional development and the opportunity to contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.

Working Pattern

This position involves working evening and night shifts or weekend shifts. Flexibility to support the required shift arrangements is essential.

Job Requirements

Required

• Minimum 3 years' experience in a similar role within a highly regulated industry.
• Diploma or Trade Qualification in a relevant Science or Engineering discipline, or suitable equivalent experience.
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing equipment.
• Proven instrumentation and troubleshooting skills.
• Experience leading or supervising engineering and maintenance activities.
• Ability to work evening/night shifts or weekend shifts.