* Oxford - Oxfordshire - UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND
Maintenance Supervisor
Location: Oxford, UK
About the role
As a Maintenance Supervisor, you’ll lead the day‑to‑day operations of our maintenance function at our Eynsham facility, ensuring high equipment availability and smooth production continuity. Working permanent days, you’ll oversee a multi‑shift maintenance team, acting as the link between engineering, production, and leadership. This is an established, hands‑on leadership role where your technical knowledge and people skills combine to create a safe, reliable, and high‑performing environment.
What you’ll be doing
* Leading and supporting a team of maintenance engineers across rotating weekday and weekend shifts
* Coordinating fast and effective breakdown response to minimise downtime and protect production output
* Overseeing planned, preventive, predictive, and statutory maintenance activities
* Prioritising work on the shop floor, balancing scheduled maintenance with operational risk and uptime
* Driving continuous improvement initiatives to improve equipment reliability, efficiency, and cost performance
* Acting as the interface between maintenance, production teams, and management
* Ensuring compliance with health, safety, and regulatory standards at all times
* Analysing recurring issues using data and root‑cause methods, and implementing lasting solutions
* Supporting optimisation projects and working with suppliers and contractors where required
* Maintaining accurate documentation, reporting, and performance visibility
What skills and experience you’ll bring
* A strong background in industrial maintenance, ideally within a highly automated manufacturing environment
* Solid technical expertise in mechanical and electrical systems, with exposure to automation, PLCs, robotics, or SCADA
* Proven people leadership experience, including managing and motivating teams across multiple shifts
* Confidence making sound decisions under pressure and prioritising work based on operational risk
* Experience with CMMS systems and maintenance planning
* A continuous improvement mindset, with experience in root cause analysis and performance optimisation
* Strong communication skills, able to engage effectively with engineers, production teams, and leaders
* Relevant technical qualifications or apprenticeship, with safety certification such as IOSH or NEBOSH highly valued
What’s on offer
* 26 days annual leave with the option to buy up to 10 days and sell up to 5
* Up to 10% matched pension contributions
* BUPA Private Medical Insurance
* Bonus & Share Save Scheme
* Free to use on‑site gym
* 2 paid volunteering days each year
Siemens Healthineers are proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer. If you require any adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know.
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