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Non Mechanical Supervisor

Job in Taunton, Somerset County, TA1, England, UK
Listing for: Astute People
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-02-04
Job specializations:
  • Engineering
    Mechanical Engineer, Operations Manager, Maintenance Technician / Mechanic
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 60000 - 75000 GBP Yearly GBP 60000.00 75000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Position: Non Working Mechanical Supervisor

Astute's Nuclear team is exclusively partnered with a speciality lifting and handling equipment business, acting as the lifting principal contractor on Hinkley Point C to recruit a Black Hat Supervisor/ Non Working Mechanical Supervisor for its Hinkley Point C project.

The Non Working Mechanical Supervisor will play a critical role in holding responsibility for the assembly, installation, commissioning and maintenance direction for overhead and gantry cranes and comes with a base salary up to 75,000 depending on experience and a wealth of opportunity to work on prestigious nuclear projects in the UK.

If you're a Mechanical Supervisor with gantry or overhead crane experience, and are looking for work then submit your CV to apply today.

Responsibilities and duties

Reporting to the Delivery Manager you will:

  • Supervising lifting execution of site / compound activities on and off HPC site.
  • Responsible for control and day to day management of the labour and plant resources to achieve targets
  • Interface with management, and other 3rd party black hats in interfacing works areas on site matters
  • Day to day management of site labour resources and delivering pre work briefings for safety. Setting labour to work on time, controlling break times and return to the workface and working up to the stipulated end of shift). Maintaining records of labour performance and punctuality and reporting to manager.
  • Consistent review of all work locations to identify and control any potential departure from approved drawings and procedures.

Professional qualifications

We are looking for someone with the following:

  • Level 3 Apprenticeship or Diploma in Engineering/Mechanical Fitting or Engineering, Mechanical, Aircraft, Plant, Machinery, Marine, Vehicle Maintenance or Mechanical Manufacturing (Fitting and Assembly) or Installing and Commissioning Machinery and Equipment.
  • CCNSG Safety Passport ideally
  • SSSTS/IOSH Managing Safely
  • Enrolment onto ILM Level 3 Certificate C&BE plus completion of Nuclear Unit

Personal skills

The Black Hat Supervisor role would suit someone who is:

  • Worked in a heavy industrial setting (Power generation, aerospace, rail, nuclear, steel forging, manufacturing, heavy lifting) on overhead or gantry cranes.
  • Worked in a maintenance, installation, assembly, servicing setting.

Salary and benefits of the Black Hat Supervisor role

  • A salary up to 75,000 depending on experience
  • Overtime where desired
  • 25 days annual leave + bank holidays.

INDNUC

Astute People are acting as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy. We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, race, gender, disability, creed or sexual orientation and comply with all relevant UK legislation. We encourage applications from individuals from all backgrounds but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Astute is also committed to the government's Disability Confident Employer initiative.

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