Maintenance Supervisor

  • Newcastle upon Tyne
  • Zenith People Ltd

Zenith People are working with our client who operate within Fast Moving Manufacturing and due to an increase in workload are looking for an experience Maintenance Supervisor from a Fast

  • Moving, High-Volume Manufacturing background to oversee the dailyMaintenance of the plant machinery. Ideally, you will be a time-served Maintenance Engineer (either Mechanical or Electrical Bias) and with previous Supervisory/Team Leading/Management experience.

This is a hands-on role and you will expected to carry out repairs and maintenance on machinery yourself at times where there is a shortage of staff.

You must be flexible and willing to work overtime & call out (paid hourly) where required which will involve weekend work.

Duties Include:

  • Responding to Breakdowns quickly and efficiently
  • Overseeing/Supervising a Team of Maintenance Technicians who work Shifts and ensuring that all repairs, planned and preventative are carried out in a timely manner to reduce downtime

Person Specification

We are looking for an enthusiastic, flexible individual with a "can do" attitude. You must be able to demonstrate the ability to deal with challenging situations whilst working under pressure in a calm and effective manner whilst setting an example for theMaintenance Team reporting into you.

If you are an experienced Maintenance Supervisor looking for a new challenge, or maybe a Senior Maintenance Technician looking for the next step up in your career we would love to hear from you.