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August 5, 2025 | Comments Off on Operations Supervisor
Role: Site Supervisor
Salary: £35,000 - £41,000 (inclusive of London weighting) plus Bonus
Location: Purfleet, RM19 1RR
Portakabin is currently recruiting for an Site Supervisor to join our London East Hire & Service Centre in Purfleet. You will support the management team in the successful delivery of refurbished and fitted-out Hire Fleet buildings as well as supporting site maintenance/health and safety and continuous improvement.
As a Site Supervisor, you will ensure all works are undertaken in a structured manner whilst driving effective labour planning cost control improvements, delivering within agreed timescales, and adhering to safe working practices and quality standards at all times.
You will also support management in leading on all aspects of Health and Safety within the area of responsibility. As well as manage individual performance and appraisals / merit systems with the support of the Service Manager. The Depot Supervisor will work alongside our project and commercial teams; therefore, you will be able to promote an environment of effective teamwork and communication.
You will be hands-on, results-driven, and a role model to our Company values. We are looking for someone who has a passion for supporting and directly managing a team to deliver operational excellence.
For a full list of role responsibilities, view our role profile here. (Please note our internal title for this role is Service Supervisor)
As a Site Supervisor, you will have:
- A full UK driving licence
- Practical operational supervisory experience ideally in construction-related roles
- Proven experience in managing health and safety within construction working environments
- Some experience in team management
- Experience in a similar role such as Service Supervisor, Operations Supervisor, Site Supervisor, Project Supervisor in a construction related environment
- SMSTS and CSCS card (desirable)
You will receive:
- 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
- Option to buy 5 additional days of annual leave
- Contributory pension
- Annual bonus
As a Portakabin Employee, you will also be able to access a range of dedicated health and wellbeing services, a chance to give back to your community with an annual volunteering day off, and fully funded professional qualifications! There is also a great opportunity for career progression within Portakabin.
Why Portakabin?
At Portakabin, we design and deliver high-quality modular buildings for organisations of all sizes. Our solutions support a wide range of sectors, including manufacturing, education, healthcare, transport, utilities, and construction.
We're committed to sustainability, from reducing the environmental impact of our own operations, to designing energy-efficient buildings for our customers, and supporting the communities we serve through employee volunteering and charitable giving.
Today, more than 2,000 people work for Portakabin across ten European countries.
Portakabin is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective colleagues. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives and hire great people to build talented and diverse teams.
We are committed to making reasonable adjustments throughout the application, recruitment, and onboarding processes for candidates that require additional support and/or adjustments to be made. If you are having any difficulty applying, please contact our recruitment team on