Permit to Work Supervisor
Location: North-East
The Opportunity
Wolviston Management Services are pleased to be supporting our client in the recruitment of an experienced Permit to Work Supervisor to join their Operations team in the North-East. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Permit to Work professional to take on a key safety-critical position within a high-hazard environment, helping ensure maintenance, project and contractor activities are planned, authorised and executed safely and effectively. Working closely with Operations, Maintenance, Projects and contractor teams, you will play a central role in the site's Permit to Work and Control of Work processes, ensuring activities are appropriately risk assessed, isolated and coordinated without compromising the safe operation of the site
The Role
As Permit to Work Supervisor, you will be responsible for controlling and monitoring work undertaken by maintenance personnel and contractors across the Terminal. You will review and authorise Permits to Work, coordinate potentially conflicting activities and ensure the correct risk assessments, method statements, isolations and safety controls are in place before work begins. The role will also involve contractor assurance, Lock Out / Tag Out (LOTO), gas monitoring, confined-space controls and supporting the safe planning of tank cleaning and preparation activities.
Key responsibilities will include:
- Authorising Permits to Work in consultation with Operations and relevant departments.
- Ensuring planned work can be completed safely without conflicting with other Terminal activities.
- Reviewing risk assessments, method statements, hazard identification and associated safety documentation.
- Ensuring appropriate isolation, gas monitoring and control measures are established before work begins.
- Issuing gas-free, confined-space entry, naked-light and other required certificates.
- Coordinating daily permit meetings and supporting the planning of maintenance and project activities.
- Managing and controlling Lock Out / Tag Out (LOTO) and plant isolation requirements.
- Reviewing contractor permits and supporting documentation to ensure full compliance with site requirements.
- Carrying out contractor and permit audits and challenging unsafe working practices where necessary.
- Exercising the authority to stop work where activities or controls are considered unsafe.
- Controlling, testing and maintaining records for gas monitoring equipment.
- Supporting the planning and coordination of tank cleaning, tank preparation and associated activities.
- Working closely across Operations, Maintenance, Technical and Projects to ensure resources and activities are effectively coordinated.
- Ensuring the safe movement of hazardous products is considered throughout work planning and execution.
About You
We're looking for a confident and safety-focused professional with strong experience of Permit to Work, Control of Work and plant isolation systems within a high-hazard industrial environment.
You will be comfortable making safety-critical decisions, challenging unsafe practices and working collaboratively with internal teams and contractors.
Essential experience and qualifications:
- Supervisory or people-management experience, or an appropriate recognised qualification.
- Experience within the Oil & Gas industry or a comparable high-hazard environment.
- Permit to Work training, including coordination and confined-space activities.
- Authorised Gas Tester / Gas Monitor training.
- IOSH qualification.
- Practical experience of LOTO and plant isolation systems.
- Strong understanding of risk assessment, hazard identification and safe systems of work.
- Excellent communication, organisation and decision‑making skills.
Desirable experience:
- Experience within a bulk liquid storage terminal, tank farm, refinery, petrochemical facility or similar process environment.
- Confined-space entry controls, gas‑free certification and atmospheric monitoring.
- Tank cleaning and preparation.
- Contractor permit auditing and assurance.
- Maintenance or project work control.
- Additional recognised health, safety or operational qualifications.
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Permit to Work Supervisor employer: Wolviston Management Services
Tioxide Materials Ltd is an exceptional employer located in Greatham, Hartlepool, offering a dynamic work environment where collaboration and innovation thrive. With a strong commitment to employee growth, Tioxide provides comprehensive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, private medical insurance, and opportunities for professional development, ensuring that every team member can contribute meaningfully to the company's success while enjoying a supportive and safety-focused culture.
Contact Details:
Wolviston Management Services Recruitment Team
