Americold – Helping our customers Feed the World
Here at Americold we are recruiting for a “Maintenance Supervisor for the Spalding UK Site.” As the Maintenance Supervisor, you will take responsibility for managing mechanical and electrical maintenance activities across the site, including planned, preventative, and reactive work, ensuring equipment remains fit-for-purpose and downtime is minimized. You will report to the UK/IRE Maintenance Cluster Manager and work closely with the site Operational Team to foster an open working culture.
You will plan and prioritise daily tasks using a maintenance software platform, ensuring workloads are effectively managed. You will help maintain site compliance with HSE regulations, including Legionella, DSEAR, LOLER, PUWER, and COSHH, and oversee external contractors to ensure all Americold health and safety policies are adhered to. Your planning will include scheduling tasks with on-site technicians, coordinating tasks by approved contractors and escalating requirements for other support where needed.
You will ensure RAMS and permit to works are managed for all maintenance activities, risk assessments and SOPs are kept up to date and compliant, while driving KPI targets through continuous improvement initiatives within the team. You will assess training needs and implement development plans for team members, providing technical guidance and mentoring support when required.
Your role will also involve monitoring inventory and stock levels, ordering critical spares within budgetary constraints, and striving for energy excellence by promoting best practices. A hands-on approach will be necessary at all times, and you will take responsibility for addressing disciplinary issues, grievances, and unacceptable behaviours within the team.
Essential Criteria
* Understanding of Electrical/Mechanical Maintenance
* Refrigeration knowledge/experience
* Ammonia system knowledge
* Warehouse/Distribution knowledge/experience
* Computer knowledge, Windows, Excel, cloud-based maintenance software
Qualifications
* NVQ, BTEC, NNC in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
* 17th/18th Edition Qualified - desirable
* IOSH Managing Safety
Personal Qualities, Motivation & Expectations
* Ability to operate in a fast-moving organization with good time management
* Responsive problem-solving skills with an action-oriented mindset
* Excellent communication and organisational skills
* Ability to prioritise accordingly
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