Engineering Operations Supervisor
Reading, United Kingdom On-site
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About the role
As our Engineering Operations Supervisor, you’ll oversee the day-to-day operation of the laboratories and workshops at your designated OQC site. You’ll ensure our technical spaces, equipment and supporting infrastructure remain safe, compliant, fully maintained and ready for experimental work. Working within Engineering Operations, you’ll provide hands-on leadership across laboratory and workshop activities while supporting Quantum Engineers, Control Engineers and other technical teams. You’ll coordinate equipment maintenance, work orders, suppliers, procurement, budgets, stock and health and safety. You’ll also help assemble and maintain scientific equipment, including the cryogenic systems used to support OQC’s superconducting quantum computers. This is a practical, operational role requiring someone who can anticipate problems, respond confidently to technical incidents and create the processes needed to keep complex engineering environments running effectively.
What you'll bring
- Experience leading people or coordinating technical teams within a laboratory, workshop or similarly complex engineering environment.
- Experience managing technical laboratories or workshops
- A practical understanding of laboratory health and safety requirements, including the ability to identify risks, apply standards and maintain accurate documentation.
- Strong vendor and supplier-management skills, including the ability to schedule maintenance and oversee external contractors.
- Hands-on experience with the assembly and fitting of scientific or engineering equipment.
- Knowledge of water systems and manifolds, vacuum systems, and electrical measurement and diagnostic techniques.
- Strong planning, organisation and problem-solving skills, with the confidence to make decisions and escalate issues appropriately.
- Clear communication and active-listening skills, with the ability to influence colleagues and collaborate across different technical disciplines.
- A technical apprenticeship, BTEC, HNC/HND, degree or equivalent experience in engineering or a related discipline.
- The ‘Nice-to-Haves’
- Experience working within quantum computing or high-performance computing environments.
- Experience maintaining cryogenic, vacuum or cleanroom systems.