Facilities Supervisor in Newport

## Facilities SupervisorApplylocations: Newport, UKtime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: JR-19009**What you will do*** Provide day-to-day supervision, coaching, and performance management of 12 Facilities Shift Technicians across both rotational shifts, ensuring adequate cover, competency, and morale at all times* Own the shift handover process, ensuring outstanding actions, alarms, plant status, and safety observations are clearly communicated and closed out between teams* Plan, allocate, and prioritise daily work — planned preventive maintenance, unplanned/reactive maintenance, and project support work — across the technician and apprentice team* Ensure full and accurate completion of maintenance records, shift logs, BMS interrogation results, and readings, driving right-first-time documentation to support regulatory compliance* Act as an escalation point for site alarms, plant faults, and breakdowns, mobilising the appropriate resource and ensuring timely rectification and root cause follow-up* Own and drive the apprentice development programme, ensuring structured, safe, and progressive exposure to electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, and BMS disciplines* Support and enforce safe systems of work, permit to work, LOTO, confined space, and other high-hazard controls across all shift activities* Monitor and report on Facilities KPIs including PPM compliance, breakdown response times, and backlog, identifying and driving improvement actions* Liaise closely with the Facilities Manager, EHS, Manufacturing, and R&M teams to ensure Facilities service delivery meets site and customer needs* Lead or support routine testing and compliance activity on life safety systems, including sprinkler and fire alarm systems, and other statutory plant* Identify, coach, and close out skills and knowledge gaps within the team through structured mentoring and on-the-job training* Support recruitment, onboarding, and induction of new shift technicians and apprentices* Deputise for the Facilities Manager as required, including representation at meetings**What you will need*** Recognised craft/technical qualification (electrical, mechanical, or multi-skilled) with a strong working knowledge of facilities plant, BMS systems, and critical utilities in a manufacturing or process environment* Proven experience supervising or leading a shift-based maintenance or facilities technician team, ideally within a semiconductor, pharmaceutical, or other high-hazard/regulated site* Strong understanding of safe systems of work, permit to work, and statutory compliance requirements (e.g. PSSR, DSEAR/ATEX, life safety systems)* Demonstrated ability to plan and prioritise resource across competing planned and reactive workloads* Confident communicator, comfortable liaising across Manufacturing, EHS, and senior Facilities leadership* A genuine coaching and mentoring mindset, with a track record of developing technicians and apprentices* IOSH/NEBOSH qualification (or working towards) an advantage* Flexibility to respond to occasional out-of-hours escalations in support of the 24/7 shift operation### Power your career as you power the world.Vishay helps the world’s most in-demand technologies come to life. Every day our products touch your life and the lives of people across the world, though you likely do not know it. Since 1962, we have defined what technology can be through our electronic components—we can also help you define your future. With us, you'll experience unique career paths, an open and collaborative culture, a stable business that will be there for you, and opportunities to work globally and locally. Come join us and help us build the DNA of tech.### Our products are the DNA of the world's technology.Vishay's products are around the world, touching nearly everyone, everywhere, all the time. The amazing thing is that often these important components are rarely seen, quietly and reliably operating inside the world’s most popular and important technology products. Their impact on the world is huge—and it’s why we believe that our components really make up the very DNA of technology.As we look to the future, the opportunities are limitless to innovate. Our research and development teams are focused on products that position Vishay to be a leader in growth technologies such as connectivity, mobility, and sustainability. Imagine a job where you get to see the world evolve thanks in part to your projects and products. Imagine your work impacting lives around the world!### Building your experience.Along with the freedom and support to build your unique career, comes responsibility. Career advancement is earned, not given, at Vishay. Some of the attributes of successful Vishay employees include:* Self-driven and hardworking* Intellectually and culturally flexible, curious and eager to learn* Excited to give, and receive, a challenge* Have strong integrity & ethics* Thrive in a teamwork environmentWe welcome you to identify new opportunities, take chances, and show your ability—speaking up and stepping up will open doors to leadership, cross-team, cross-functional, and cross-border experiences that will define and redefine your development. #J-18808-Ljbffr