East Lancashire
Up to £55,000 DOE
Monday to Friday
08:00 to 16:30
Permanent
The Company
A long standing FMCG manufacturer operating in a fast moving and highly regulated environment. The site works to strict standards around food safety, engineering reliability and operational performance. The engineering team is central to maintaining production uptime and supporting continuous improvement.
They are looking for an Engineering Supervisor to lead the engineering function, manage a multi skilled team and deliver strong performance across maintenance, compliance and reliability.
The Role
The Engineering Supervisor will oversee the full engineering operation, ensuring machinery, equipment and site services remain safe, compliant and performing effectively.
This is a hands on leadership role covering planned maintenance, breakdown response, engineering standards, contractor management and improvement activity. You will work closely with production teams to maximise uptime and minimise disruption.
Key Responsibilities
Lead and develop the engineering team to ensure capability, engagement and strong performance
Manage the PPM system and ensure planned tasks are completed on time and to standard
Take ownership of breakdown response and deliver effective root cause solutions
Reduce downtime through analysis, problem solving and preventative actions
Oversee mechanical and electrical fault finding and support hands on repairs when required
Manage external contractors for specialist maintenance, servicing and engineering projects
Lead commissioning of new machinery, equipment and site improvement projects
Support capital investment decisions including machinery selection, installation and upgrades
Manage engineering spares strategy ensuring availability while controlling cost and stock levels
Ensure all equipment remains safe, compliant and fit for purpose
Maintain compliance with Health and Safety legislation, GMP, HACCP and QMS requirements
Own engineering standards including guarding, risk reduction and audit readiness
Manage effluent systems and ensure environmental and regulatory compliance
Analyse downtime data and implement structured plans to improve reliability
Produce monthly engineering reports covering performance, downtime, spend and improvement activity
Manage engineering budgets and ensure spend aligns with site priorities
Work closely with production teams to coordinate downtime and minimise operational impact
Support recruitment, onboarding and development of engineering personnel including apprentices
Represent engineering in daily production meetings and site communications
The Person
Background in FMCG, food manufacturing or fast paced production environments
Experience leading or supervising engineering or maintenance teams
Strong understanding of mechanical and electrical systems
Confident fault finding and problem solving in live production settings
Knowledge of GMP, HACCP, QMS and Health and Safety compliance
Experience managing contractors and external engineering support
Ability to analyse downtime and deliver structured improvement activity
Confident managing budgets, cost control and engineering spend
Strong communicator able to work effectively across production, engineering and management
Hands on leadership style with strong ownership and accountability
Organised, methodical and able to prioritise in a high pressure environment
Keywords
Engineering Supervisor, Maintenance Supervisor, Engineering Team Leader, Maintenance Engineer, Multi Skilled Engineer, FMCG Engineer, Food Manufacturing, Bakery, PPM, Planned Maintenance, Fault Finding, Mechanical, Electrical, HACCP, Health and Safety, Continuous Improvement, Production Engineering
At Winsearch, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates.
INDWIN
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Salary description
£55000.00 - £55000.00 per year