WGM Engineering Ltd
Protective Coatings Supervisor
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Lead a team. Protect essential assets. Build your future with WGM.
WGM Engineering, part of the RSK Group, is looking for a Protective Coatings Supervisor to join our Engineered Solutions team, based from our workshop in Livingston, working 37.5 hours per week on a Permanent, Full Time basis.
WGM delivers engineering services across water and industrial infrastructure, helping protect assets and keep essential services running. As our business grows, we offer opportunities to build your technical expertise, develop your leadership skills and contribute to work that makes a practical difference.
The Role
Reporting to the Delivery Manager – Coatings, you will lead the day-to-day delivery of coatings works, providing clear direction and practical support to site-based operatives. You will help organise workloads, monitor progress and ensure work meets safety, quality and client requirements.
Working closely with the coatings management team and client representatives, you will resolve operational challenges, maintain accurate job records and support your team to deliver a high standard of workmanship.
This role would suit an experienced coatings professional who enjoys leading people, organising work and finding practical solutions.
What You'll Do
- Supervise and support coatings operatives, allocating daily work according to programme priorities, skills and available resources.
- Promote safe working through team briefings, inspections and implementation of agreed risk assessments and method statements, addressing concerns promptly.
- Ensure surface preparation and coatings application follow the relevant specifications, manufacturers’ instructions and agreed quality requirements.
- Coordinate required quality checks and maintain accurate inspection records, measurements and job information packs, escalating defects or non-conformances.
- Monitor delivery progress, identify resource requirements and operational issues, and communicate updates to the Delivery Manager and client representatives.
- Coach and develop team members, supporting consistent working practices, problem-solving and improvements in quality, productivity and service delivery.
What You'll Bring
- Practical experience in industrial or protective coatings application, with an understanding of surface preparation and application methods relevant to the work.
- Relevant coatings inspection certification, such as AMPP/NACE CIP Level 2, or progress towards this qualification
- Experience supervising or leading an operational team, providing clear instructions and practical guidance.
- Ability to interpret coating specifications, work instructions and quality requirements, and maintain accurate job records.
- Good planning and organisational skills, with the ability to manage daily priorities and respond to changing workloads.
- Strong communication skills and a commitment to safe working, quality, teamwork and continuous improvement.
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We welcome relevant experience gained across industrial maintenance, fabrication, manufacturing, marine, utilities and infrastructure. If you bring strong coatings skills and the ability to lead a team, we would like to hear from you.
Why WGM?
At WGM, you will work closely with the people delivering projects, maintaining assets and solving practical engineering challenges. You will have the opportunity to make a visible contribution, develop your team and build your career within a growing engineering business.
Our self-delivery approach keeps our people close to the work, clients and decisions. As part of the RSK Group, we also benefit from the support and wider opportunities of a larger organisation.
Salary And Benefits
Full salary banding available on request
Our Benefits Include
- 32 days’ holiday, increasing to 36 days based on length of service.
- Pension scheme, with WGM contributing 6%.
- Life assurance of three times salary.
- Salary sacrifice options, including electric vehicle, annual leave purchase and cycle to work schemes.
- Enhanced maternity and paternity leave.
- Company sick pay, available after a qualifying period.
- Employee discount programme.
Working arrangements: Based from Livingston, supporting site-based coatings works across WGM Sites as and when required.
WGM is committed to creating a working environment where people are treated with respect and have the opportunity to build skills, confidence and long-term careers. Please let us know if you need any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process.
RSK Group is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
RSK will not accept unsolicited CVs from agencies other than RSK PSL
About Us
Based in Scotland, we are an engineering business providing mechanical, electrical and civil engineering services to clients across the UK. We are one of the UK’s leading engineering solution providers, recognised for outstanding client service, quality solutions and our commitment to health and safety. From our HQ in Glasgow, we deliver sustainable solutions to the water and renewables sectors. Supplementary services include project management, technical engineering, design, and off-site modular build.
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We have partnered with innovative technology providers in the renewables sector, including solar PV, hydroelectric and heat networks. We are a progressive, people-orientated business driven by our values to deliver workable and cost-effective solutions in the communities we work. When you work for WGM you join a dynamic team and have the opportunity to be part of our ambitious plans for future growth.
WGM is part of the RSK Group, a leading integrated environmental, engineering, and technical services business providing dynamic, multidisciplinary services to a wide range of sectors. RSK was founded in 1989 and has grown considerably since then.
At RSK, we operate as a group of businesses that work together seamlessly, aiming for growth through diversification. Our strategy helps us build a strong and resilient business, capable of weathering external challenges, while also providing greater value to our clients and more opportunities for our employees.
Since the beginning, our philosophy has remained the same: employ, develop and reward talented individuals. People are crucial to our company, and we recognise that our success hinges on our colleagues' growth. We're committed to preserving RSK's people-first culture, promoting innovation, and fostering a supportive and caring environment for collaboration. At RSK, we want you to be part of our successes and help you reach your career aspirations. We take pride in offering employees fulfilling and challenging careers by promoting ongoing growth and empowering individuals to excel.
We are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace that welcomes individuals from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We firmly believe that embracing and celebrating the diversity in our workforce makes us a stronger and more innovative company.
By providing workplace adjustments, we make it easier for people to confidently explore and pursue our career opportunities and recognise that flexibility is key to fostering a dynamic and thriving workplace. Many of our office-based positions benefit from a flexible working arrangement, allowing our team members to achieve a balance between professional and personal commitments.
We actively encourage applications from candidates of all genders, races, ethnicities, ages, neurotypes, religions or beliefs, sexual orientations, and those with disabilities.
If you're passionate about making a difference, join us as we work together to build a brighter, more equitable, and sustainable future for all. Do you have what it takes?
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