Maintenance Supervisor
Contract: Professional Services, Production & Technology
Location: Stevenage, SG1 2DA
Hours of work: 45
Contract Type: Permanent
We are seeking a skilled and proactive Maintenance Supervisor to oversee facility maintenance and utility plant operations.
This is a site-based role with the potential to gain experience across multiple sites.
Job Description
This role requires strong leadership, technical expertise, and the ability to ensure that all maintenance activities meet quality standards and comply with operational procedures.
You will be responsible for managing a small team of approximately 10 engineers, ensuring smooth day-to-day operations and effective task allocation.
The ideal candidate will have a hands-on background in PPMs and reactive maintenance, excellent communication skills, and a willingness to learn and develop new skills.
Key Responsibilities
* Supervise facility maintenance and utility plant operations, ensuring compliance with building operation rules.
* Review and evaluate staff performance, taking corrective action where necessary.
* Assign tasks for work tickets and preventative maintenance work orders for the O&M team.
* Ensure timely completion of PMs and work orders each month.
* Maintain and update O&M documentation, including drawings, manuals, and SOPs/MOPs/EOPs.
* Manage inventory and storage of spare parts, tools, and equipment, disposing of unusable items appropriately.
* Coordinate with contractors and vendors to ensure safe and effective project execution.
* Provide data for reports, equipment evaluations, and assist with subcontractor/vendor quotes.
* Direct operational modifications such as lockout/tagout and safe working area setups.
* Ensure compliance with company, client, and HSEQ policies and procedures.
* Be available for emergency corrective maintenance and 24/7 call-outs.
Professional and Personal Competencies/Qualifications
* UK Driving Licence required (ISS vans provided).
* Hands-on experience with PPMs and reactive maintenance.
* Strong communication and people skills.
* Willingness to learn and train in new areas.
* Ideally fully electrically qualified.
The Company
ISS is a world-leading workplace and facility management company, connecting people and places to make the world work better. Working with customers day by day, side by side, we understand every aspect of the user experience.
Through a unique combination of intelligent solutions, high standards and people who care, to help our customers achieve their purpose, whether it’s hospitals healing patients, businesses producing the next great innovation, or airports bringing passengers home to their families. ISS is committed to doing business the right way, taking its corporate responsibility very seriously. Our passion is people.
We offer you a challenging and exciting career in an organisation with people at its heart. In ISS, everyone has the opportunity to develop, grow and make a difference. #ISSGreatPeople #ISSTalent #PeopleMakePlace
ISS is proud to be a diverse and inclusive employer.
ISS welcomes all applicants regardless of age, disability, gender identity or gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race (which includes race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin and caste), religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation or educational background.
We are a Disability Confident Committed (Level 2) employer, proudly supporting and promoting inclusive hiring practices in line with the UK government’s Disability Confident scheme.
Our passion for inclusivity and diversity makes ISS a more creative, productive and happy place to work.
If you have any further queries regarding this role, please contact the Resourcing Team