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Mechanical SupervisorTrant Engineering Ltd • Cheddar, Somerset, GB
Mechanical Supervisor

Mechanical Supervisor

Trant Engineering Ltd • Cheddar, Somerset, GB
30+ days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
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Job description

Description


Trant Engineering are working on water treatment upgrade projects across the Somerset, Wiltshire and Dorset regions. We are currently looking for a proven Mechanical Supervisor to join our team, working initially on a project just north of Cheddar.

The role involves involves hands-on working as well as supervising mechanical teams, coordinating with other trades, ensuring compliance with project specifications, monitoring health & safety, maintaining accurate documentation, and ensuring timely completion of mechanical works.

Key Responsibilities


Team Supervision & Coordination
  • Lead and manage a team of mechanical operatives and subcontractors.
  • Allocate work according to skills, project schedules, and priorities.
  • Monitor team performance, productivity, and adherence to quality standards.
  • Mentor and support less experienced mechanical staff.
Project Execution & Mechanical Works
  • Supervise mechanical installations, including pumps, valves, pipework and other process equipment.
  • Ensure mechanical work aligns with engineering drawings, specifications, and project plans.
  • Coordinate mechanical activities with civil and electrical teams to prevent conflicts and delays.
Health, Safety & Environment (HSE)
  • Enforce strict adherence to site health, safety, and environmental regulations.
  • Conduct and supervise risk assessments, toolbox talks, and HSE briefings for the mechanical team.
  • Ensure safe operation of tools, plant, and machinery, including lifting equipment.
Quality Assurance & Compliance
  • Inspect mechanical work to ensure compliance with company and industry standards.
  • Identify defects or issues and ensure corrective action is taken promptly.
  • Review drawings, specifications, and test procedures to ensure accurate installation and operation.
Documentation & Reporting
  • Maintain accurate records of daily work, team attendance, materials used, and plant/equipment deployment.
  • Document HSE incidents, near-misses, and quality checks.
  • Prepare progress reports and mechanical completion documentation for the Project Manager or Client.
  • Ensure all documentation is compliant with project and regulatory requirements.
Communication & Stakeholder Management
  • Liaise with Site Managers and other trades.
  • Communicate daily progress, resource requirements, and challenges to senior management.
  • Ensure effective collaboration with subcontractors and suppliers.
Core Values:
Uphold and promote the Company’s Core Values – Care, Trust, Respect and Sustainability.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

Essential
  • CSCS Card
  • SSSTS
  • Proven hands-on mechanical experience
Desirable
  • HNC/HND in Mechanical Engineering, or Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Mechanical Engineering
  • C&G Medium risk confined space

Benefits

At Trant Engineering, we deliver complex, high-value engineering and construction projects across the UK. From process and water treatment to energy infrastructure upgrades, we play a key role in delivering and protecting critical national infrastructure – shaping the systems that communities and industries rely on every day.

Our teams design and deliver full EPC solutions, combining technical excellence with practical, hands-on delivery. We offer end-to-end capabilities – from concept and design through to manufacturing, construction and commissioning utilising a continually evolving in-house expertise. This means you’ll work on projects that are varied, challenging and genuinely impactful.

Our multi-disciplinary teams bring together specialists in civil, mechanical, electrical, process, instrumentation, and control & automation engineering, alongside our in-house manufacturing of control panels, MCCs, PLCs and SCADA systems. With over 1,000 people and a strong, growing pipeline of work, it’s an exciting time to join Trant. We are committed to helping our people succeed through our Career Development Association, providing structured support, mentoring and clear pathways to help you reach your full potential.

Whether you’re starting out or looking to take your next career step, Trant offers the chance to develop, progress and make a real difference.

Our company benefits package includes:
  • Competitive rates.
  • 28 days holiday (including bank holidays).
  • Options to buy additional holiday via salary sacrifice.
  • Company pension scheme.
  • Employee assistance program.
  • Discretionary annual bonus.
Join us and be part of something bigger.


Trant Engineering has a long history of engineering and construction excellence, delivering high quality EPC engineering and construction services throughout the UK and overseas. We successfully design & deliver complex engineering projects in sectors such as Process & Water, Energy, Defence, Oil & Gas and Nuclear.

We offer clients a range of services including design, manufacturing, installation, construction and commissioning. Through collaboration with our strategic technology partners and enhancing our in-house design and manufacturing capability, we have aligned the company to be at the forefront of engineering excellence.

Our in-house multi-disciplinary services include civil, process, mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, control and automation, supplemented by the design and manufacture of Control Panels, MCC’s, PLC’s, SCADA and automation systems.

We have over 1000 employees and with a healthy forward order book with a targeted turnover of £150m this year, it is an exciting time to join a business where you can reach your full potential and develop your career.
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