Role Profile
Maintenance Superintendent
Typical job description:
Key Processes:
The exact nature of the work will depend on the size of the employing organisation.
However, it will almost certainly involve:
- Manage maintenance activities in a major division of the refinery
- Manage planning and control of manpower to maintain an efficient and effective work area.
- Accountable for all planned and unplanned maintenance activities
- Line management responsibility for engineering staff
- Assists Maintenance Manager in development of maintenance strategy
- Responsible for ensuring that maintenance resources provide a productive, efficient and cost effective execution of maintenance schedules across work area
- Accountable for the safety of all personnel working within or visiting their area
Entry Level:
- Degree in Mechanical or Instrument/Electrical Engineering (or other relevant engineering discipline)
- Extensive experience in plant maintenance
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Industry Standard:
- Degree in Mechanical or Instrument/Electrical Engineering (or other relevant engineering discipline)
- Extensive experience in plant maintenance
- Functional Skills – IT Level 2
Competencies:
- Strategic management skills
- Performance and project management skills
- Management & Leadership skills
- Budget planning skills
- Good communication and reporting skills
- Problem solving
Knowledge needed for the role:
- Health and Safety issues and Codes of practice relevant to the industry
- Legislation including Health & Safety at Work Act, Electrical Regs, Vessel Inspection Regs etc.
- Risk Assessments
Pay and conditions:
Salaries are in the range £50,000 to £75,000 plus other allowances. Normal daywork hours and subject to weekend and public holiday on call duties.

