Holcim Shepton Mallet, England, United Kingdom
The Opportunity
Looking to lead maintenance in a role where every day is hands-on, fast-paced, and makes a real difference? We’re looking for a Maintenance Supervisor on Permanent Nights to take charge of plant reliability, safety, and performance across one of our key production sites.
At Holcim UK, we’re not just building materials—we’re building sustainable progress. In this role, you’ll help ensure our operations are running efficiently, safely, and with minimal downtime. You’ll work across fixed and mobile plant, lead a multi-skilled team, and manage critical maintenance and repair activity that keeps production moving.
If you’ve got strong technical knowledge, a passion for health and safety, and the ability to lead from the front, this could be your next big step.
Why You’ll Love This Role
* Frontline leadership – Take ownership of day-to-day maintenance operations, ensuring assets are running at their best.
* Deliver real impact – Every decision you make helps reduce downtime, improve performance, and drive profitability.
* Lead a strong team – Manage and motivate a skilled workforce, coordinate contractors, and drive a safety-first culture.
* Be part of a bigger mission – At Holcim, we’re leading the shift to sustainable construction. Your work supports that every day.
What You’ll Be Doing
* Managing all maintenance activity across the site, including breakdown response, repairs, and servicing.
* Leading the development of safe working procedures and ensuring full compliance with company policies and legal standards.
* Overseeing the work of contractors and ensuring effective inductions, safety briefings, and performance management.
* Supporting site leadership in driving health & safety performance, environmental standards, and continuous improvement.
* Operating both fixed and mobile plant as required, helping deliver on production and reliability targets.
* Contributing to operational planning by researching cost-effective solutions and improving equipment utilisation.
* Maintaining excellent housekeeping standards and ensuring safe working environments for all.
What You’ll Bring
* A Level 3 NVQ in Plant Maintenance (or equivalent) and strong engineering know-how.
* Experience in engineering maintenance, ideally in a heavy industrial or production environment.
* Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to lead and influence teams effectively.
* A proactive mindset with strong planning, organisation, and communication abilities.
* Familiarity with safe working systems, including permits to work, live working procedures, and contractor management.
* IT literacy and confidence working with digital tools to plan and report on maintenance performance.
* NEBOSH or similar safety qualification is a plus.
We are committed to building a diverse environment and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. You will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or age.
Seniority level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Management and Manufacturing
* Industries: Construction
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