via Reed · 10 September 2026 ·9 days ago

Plant Operations & Maintenance Supervisor - Composite Building Products

Mitchell Maguire
Clacton-On-Sea Full-time GBP 28,000 – 35,000
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Operations & Maintenance Supervisor - Plant Machinery

Job Title: Operations & Maintenance Supervisor - Plant Machinery

Job reference Number: 773007-7904-26252

Industry Sector: Mechanical Maintenance, Plant Maintenance, Maintenance Supervisor, Engineering Supervisor, Mechanical Engineering, Plant Operations, Production Supervisor, Manufacturing, Recycling, Heavy Industrial, Preventative Maintenance, PPM, Mechanical Repairs, Fault Finding, Hydraulic Systems, Pneumatic Systems, Machinery Maintenance, Plant Machinery, GRP, Fibreglass, Composites, Recycling Plant, Industrial Machinery, Welding, Fabrication, HSE, Health & Safety, Plant Operations, Production Management, Team Leadership, Engineering Maintenance, Equipment Reliability, Breakdown Maintenance, Continuous Improvement, Process Improvement, Mechanical Fault Finding

Location: Clacton-on-Sea

Remuneration: £28,000 - £35,000 + $5,700 - £7,000 bonus

Benefits: Full benefits package

The role of the Operations & Maintenance Supervisor - Plant Machinery will involve:

  • Plant Operations & Maintenance Supervisor role working on a range of projects utilizing a high quality range of GRP Composite and aluminium building products

  • Supervise and lead the plant team, allocating daily tasks and ensuring production targets are achieved

  • Manage planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and carry out hands-on mechanical repairs and servicing

  • Fault-find and troubleshoot mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic systems to minimise downtime

  • Oversee the safe operation, processing and maintenance of heavy plant and GRP processing equipment

  • Drive improvements in plant reliability, efficiency, safety, quality and production throughput

The ideal applicant will be a Operations & Maintenance Supervisor - Plant Machinery with:
  • Must have experience in a mechanical, engineering or maintenance of large scale plant machinery

  • Must have experience managing/supervising teams

  • Ideally have experience with GRP or other abrasive materials

  • NEBSOSH or other safety qualifications would be highly advantageous

  • Project led with an ability to think laterally

  • Strong attention to detail

Mitchell Maguire is a specialist construction field sales recruitment consultancy, dealing exclusively with construction field sales jobs, construction field sales vacancies and specification field sales positions within: Mechanical Maintenance, Plant Maintenance, Maintenance Supervisor, Engineering Supervisor, Mechanical Engineering, Plant Operations, Production Supervisor, Manufacturing, Recycling, Heavy Industrial, Preventative Maintenance, PPM, Mechanical Repairs, Fault Finding, Hydraulic Systems, Pneumatic Systems, Machinery Maintenance, Plant Machinery, GRP, Fibreglass, Composites, Recycling Plant, Industrial Machinery, Welding, Fabrication, HSE, Health & Safety, Plant Operations, Production Management, Team Leadership, Engineering Maintenance, Equipment Reliability, Breakdown Maintenance, Continuous Improvement, Process Improvement, Mechanical Fault Finding

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