Workshop Supervisor

Company: Plumpton College
Closing Date: 19-09-2025
Location: Plumpton College, Lewes
Salary: £25,829 - £29,762
Hours: 37.5h per week
Benefits: 26 days holiday, up to 5 efficiency days over Christmas period
How to Apply: Complete the Plumpton College application form and our Equality Monitoring form, and submit both to recruitment@plumpton.ac.uk

Description

Workshop Supervisor (Motor Vehicle, Metalsmithing and Agricultural Machinery)

Reporting to: Workshop Manager

Working Hours: Full-Time (37.5h per week)

Salary: £25,829 to £29,762 depending on experience

Annual Leave: 26 electable days, 8 statutory days and up to 5 efficiency closure days at Christmas

This year Plumpton College is welcoming more students than ever. Thanks to this continued growth and expansion within the division for motor vehicle, metalsmithing and agricultural machinery, we are delighted to be expanding the capacity of our technician team who provide crucial support to the lecturers, instructors and students within the curriculum area.

Working alongside technicians in motor vehicle and metalsmithing, the Workshop Supervisor will report directly to the Workshop Manager and hold day-to-day functional responsibility for the workshops, machinery and engineering equipment. This role requires a commitment to safe working practices, teamwork and collaboration, and a shared goal of ensuring that high-quality teaching and learning can be delivered by the educators within the division. Managing the requirements of the different workshops throughout the day and monitoring stock levels, repair requirements and requests from teaching staff means that strong communication and organisational skills will be advantageous, as is a background in engineering with practical working knowledge of a wide range of machinery and equipment.

The successful candidate will have outstanding technical skills within a workshop environment and be organised and strategic with regards to the day-to-day management of the workspace and daily briefings and reviews with the individual section technicians. They will manage stock within the workshop areas and coordinate provision of resources required in the agricultural engineering area.

For further information and details about the essential criteria for this post, along with details of the day-to-day responsibilities, please refer to the job description attached below.

Why Join Us?

At Plumpton College, we live our values—Ambitious, Professional, Enterprising, Passionate, Supportive—in everything we do

We offer a competitive salary alongside a generous benefits package, including up to 30 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata), and up to 5 efficiency days at Christmas. Staff are enrolled in the Local Government Pension Scheme and have access to comprehensive CPD opportunities and in-house teacher training where applicable. As a Disability Confident Committed employer and a signatory of the Menopause Pledge, we are proud to foster an inclusive and supportive workplace.

New colleagues benefit from a structured induction and a supported six-month probationary period, as well as a strong coaching culture with in-house L5 trained coaches.

Employees also enjoy a range of lifestyle and wellbeing benefits such as eligibility for a TOTUM card and Blue Light Card, free eye tests, free use of our onsite gym, cycle-to-work scheme, discounted Plumpton wine and courses, free onsite parking, and an Employee Assistance Programme.

Our commitment to staff wellbeing and community is further demonstrated through regular networking events, active EDI and Sustainability committees and social events at Christmas

📩 Apply today – we may close early if we receive strong applications!

If you would like any information available in a more accessible format, please email recruitment@plumpton.ac.uk

We reserve the right to call candidates to interview/withdraw this vacancy at any time if there is a good level of response. Therefore, we recommend you submit your application as soon as possible.