Maintenance Supervisor
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 15, 2026. First seen by Alion on Sep 14, 2026. Evotec scores A on the Alion truth index.
We are currently recruiting for a experienced Maintenance Supervisor. Working within the Maintenance & Facilities Teams at our site in Abingdon, Oxfordshire.
Aptuit is a leader in the discovery and development of novel small molecule drugs. The Company has built substantial drug discovery and development expertise and an industrialised platform that can drive new innovative small molecule compounds into the clinic.
Role: Maintenance Supervisor
Role Type: Permanent
Hours: Full time, 40 hours per week
Salary: Competitive salary, plus excellent company benefits package
Location: Milton Park, Abingdon (onsite role)
Primary Responsibilities
- Manage internal maintenance team; oversee Performance Management; including training needs/development and manage holiday requests.
- Assign maintenance tasks to appropriate personnel, ensure engineers are suitably trained and skilled for their trade and request training as required via line management.
- Work closely with Planner/Scheduler to monitor workload and plan work in accordance with site procedures and GxP, utilise CMMS metrics to track performance, identify issues and take appropriate steps to remedy.
- Ensure accurate and timely completion of maintenance work tasks, especially GMP, EHS and Statutory related items, report/escalate any issues to Engineering Management.
- Review planned and reactive work routinely (weekly) with Production and Engineers to account for equipment and resource availability
- Maintain tools and equipment such that they remain fit for purpose.
- Review and sign-off all work orders completed by the Team; ensure FOWO’s are raised as required and escalate any quality or safety related items.
- Encourage Team members to raise maintenance issues and review and improve work tasks/procedures.
- Raise requisitions through ERP system/s, and act as point of contact for associated purchasing/finance related queries.
- Proactively raise Deviations, Change Controls and CAPA’s as required pertaining to area of responsibility.
- Support Audits pertaining to work undertaken by Team.
Secondary responsibilities
- Arrange contractor visits, host contractors, perform inductions, issue Permits to work and monitoring contractor activities.
- Oversee housekeeping of Engineering areas (Plant rooms and workshop).
We offer a competitive salary and benefits package
- Pension on completion of your 3-month probationary period. Contributions start at 6% employee and employer, Evotec will match up to 7.5%.
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays and additional length of service days awarded on the anniversary, up to a maximum of 30 days
- Private health insurance with BUPA for the employees and their partner/family under the company scheme
- Private dental cover, after 3 months service
- Life assurance at four times your annual base salary
- Well being support 24/7 and counselling services
- Permanent health insurance providing 75% of base salary after the qualifying period
- Subsidised on premise restaurant.
- Eligibility to participate in the Company Bonus Scheme. This is a discretionary benefit
- Excellent career progression opportunities within the company; we have an excellent training and support and continuing professional development opportunities
- Cycle to work scheme
- Refer a friend scheme, team and annual events, recognition awards and many more!
FR : Dans le cadre de sa politique Diversité, Evotec étudie, à compétences égales, toutes les candidatures dont celles des personnes en situation de handicap.
EN: In the frame of our Diversity policy, Evotec considers, with equal competences, all applications including people with disabilities.
IT: In compliance with fundamental ethical and professional principles and with Legislative Decree 198/2006, Evotec is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to fostering a safe, diverse, and inclusive workplace built on mutual respect. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified candidates and employees based on their skills, experience, and professional qualifications. In line with our ethical and professional principles, all employment-related decisions, including recruitment and selection processes, are made fairly and without any form of discrimination. All qualified candidates will be considered for employment regardless of race, color, sex, age, disability, genetic information, gender expression, gender identity, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law.