Mechanical Supervisor in Higher Hurdsfield - CV-Library

Mechanical Supervisor

Contract role
Duration – 12 months +
40 hours per week
Location – Macclesfield, Cheshire (5 days per week)
Rate - £35Ltd per hour (Possible flexibility) - Subject to an IR35 Assessment confirming outside status 
 
Do you have construction experience working on pharmaceutical plant
Do you have experience of cleanrooms, laboratories, and other sophisticated environments
Do you have experience of managing sub-contractors and skilled operatives on site
 Our client who are an Engineering Consultancy/ Construction contractor specialist services encompassing consultancy, design, construction, commissioning and validation.

This is a Site based role reporting to a Site Operations Manager, your primary roles and responsibilities are set out below: -

Responsibilities

Although responsibility lies with the Site Manager you will have shared responsibility for site activities as prescribed, these can be split into specific areas which are described in more detail below

Safety, Health and the Environment.
Quality.
Procurement and Resources.
Programming and Planning.

As part of the ‘front line’ point of contact with the Client you will need to be customer focused, non-confrontational and establish good working relationships.
Based on site you may also have to take part in site meetings and therefore providing constructive input to the meetings etc. to all other staff and liaison and coordination with all other contractors and site based project teams.
Although your role described here is based on supporting the Site Manager, dependent on the size, nature and complexity of the project you may also be required to ‘site manage’ certain projects independently.
Safety, Health and the Environment
You will have a working knowledge of current legislation, requirements and best practice and will assist the site manager in monitoring and improving Health and Safety at site level. Your shared responsibilities will include some of the following,

Utilise the companies Safety Management System in full.
All work to be carried out with close reference to the Construction Phase Health & Safety Plan.
Ensuring that method statements & risk assessments are produced, reviewed & submitted for all installations.
Achieve Zero Lost Time Accidents on site.
Prepare / review COSHH assessments.
Carry out regular toolbox talks and site safety audits.
Liaise with company safety advisor.
Supply and monitor appropriate PPE.
The company often fulfil the role of Principal Contractor and therefore you will provide support to the Site Manager in sharing the responsibility for the Health and Safety on site.

Duties

In conjunction with the Site Manager you will monitor quality and the standards of work on site and will therefore assist in the following tasks:
 
Liaison with all disciplines to ensure works is accurately coordinated.
Inspection of final installation, completion of snag lists and monitoring of completion of snags
Correctly interpret drawings and documents for installation
Thorough communication with tradesmen of the working practices required
Inspection of onsite installations.
Set, maintain and agree standards of workmanship
Understand the companies Quality System, implement and promote
Verify, maintain and review inspection records
Achieve Zero Formal Customer Complaints
Assess build ability of the installation and provide proactive solutions where required
Maintain a site diary
Induction and approval of tradesmen (including sub-contractors)
Procurement and Resources
Procurement of major plant and subcontract packages will be the responsibility of the Project Manager; however you will be required to carry out the following:
Assist in organising working arrangements with subcontractors.
Organise in conjunction with the Site Manager equipment, plant hire and materials.
Supervision of site labour.
Assist in the organisation of sub-contractors on site to meet project time scales.
Organisation, receipt, inspection, storage and control of incoming goods and materials.
Programming / Planning
The preparation of the construction programme will usually be the responsibility of the Project Manager or Project Planner, however you will be expected to assist when required the following tasks:

Liaise with the company Site Manager regularly to discuss planning and progress.
Liaise with relevant members of the team to discuss and agree programme requirements.
Ensure the project is competed to the agreed timescales.
Provide feedback to enable progress reports to be compiled.
Assist in undertaking weekly site reports.
Monitor labour levels on site
Attend & input into PDR Meetings
Attend daily briefs with contractors

EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS 

Trained to a minimum standard of IOSH Managing Safely or SSSTS
Suitable NVQ’s/City Guild tradesperson qualification
Experienced in supervision of turnkey projects within your expertise including construction, HVAC, mechanical and electrical works.
Experienced in the pharmaceutical and healthcare markets is preferred particularly in the construction of laboratories and cleanrooms.
Working knowledge of company safety and quality procedures.
Working Knowledge of the CDM regulations and able to provide good organisational support to the Site Manager where we are fulfilling the role of principal contractor.
Minimum 5 years experience in industry