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Contracts Supervisor – Marine & Protective Coatings
Location: Hebburn, Tyne & Wear (Travel Required)
Competitive Salary + Bonus + Excellent Benefits

Are you ready to take your career to the next level with a company that truly values its people? Bell Group’s Marine & Protective Coatings Branch is offering an exciting opportunity for an experienced Contracts Supervisor to join one of the UK’s largest and most respected property services contractors.

Why Join Bell?

Since 1988, we’ve grown from a family-run business to a national powerhouse, with 40 branches and a diverse workforce delivering top-tier services across multiple sectors—from Social Housing and Defence to Healthcare and Commercial. And we’ve done it by investing in what matters most: our people.

When you join Bell Group, you're not just taking a job—you're building a career with a company that puts training, development, and progression at the heart of everything we do. Many of our current Directors started as apprentices. You could be next.

About the Role

As a Contracts Supervisor, you’ll be the on-the-ground leader ensuring our cleaning, preparation, and painting works across the Maritime and Industrial sectors are delivered to the highest standards. You’ll lead by example, actively working alongside operatives, supervising teams, monitoring progress, and ensuring compliance with rigorous safety and quality standards.

In a fast-paced and reactive environment, adaptability and strong communication skills are essential. You’ll be working closely with QA Inspectors, clients, and operatives—providing support, guidance, and making sure every job is completed with pride and precision.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Supervising contract works and overseeing on-site labour
• Assisting with quality assurance and safety documentation (risk assessments, permits, TBTs)
• Reporting on progress and compliance via laptop – strong IT literacy is a must
• Liaising with stakeholders, ensuring top-tier service delivery
• Travelling to job sites across the UK, with occasional weekend and away working

What We’re Looking For

• Experience in marine or industrial cleaning, preparation & painting
• Previous supervisory experience (certification desirable)
• Familiarity with Health & Safety procedures and quality systems
• Confident with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook
• Valid UK Driving Licence
• Comfortable with confined space and working at height (training can be provided)

What You’ll Get

• Competitive pay + opportunity for bonuses
• 29 holidays (including public holidays)
• Cycle to Work scheme
• PPE provided
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Paid maternity and paternity leave
• Access to cancer care support
• Flu jab allowance
• “Refer a Friend” Bonus Scheme
• Long Service Awards
• Genuine opportunities for training, promotion, and professional development

Ready to Build Something Bigger?

We believe in protecting our people, our places, and our planet. We support our communities, listen to our teams, and take pride in everything we do. If you're driven to succeed, motivated to lead, and ready to be proud of your work—we want to hear from you.

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Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £15.34 per hour

Expected hours: 39 per week

Additional pay:

• Bonus scheme

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free flu jabs
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Referral programme

Application question(s):

• Are you confident with Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook and confident to work with IT packages once training given?
• Are you comfortable with confined spaces and working at height?

Experience:

• marine or industrial works: 5 years (required)
• supervision: 2 years (required)

Licence/Certification:

• UK Driving Licence (required)

Willingness to travel:

• 75% (required)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 24/04/2025