At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a team of engineers to ensure equipment reliability and support production performance.
- Company: Join a stable food manufacturing company with a focus on engineering excellence.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, overtime opportunities, ongoing training, and a supportive work environment.
- Other info: Enjoy a Monday-to-Friday schedule with no night shifts and free on-site parking.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in a dynamic role with clear progression into management.
- Qualifications: Experience in leading engineering teams and strong mechanical/electrical knowledge required.
The predicted salary is between 40000 - 45000 £ per year.
Location: Doncaster Stainforth (DN7)
Salary: Up to £58,500 DOE
Contract Type: Permanent, Full-Time
Shift Pattern: Monday to Friday | Rotating Early & Late Shifts
Hours: 45 Hours Per Week (Including 1 Hour Paid Lunch Daily)
Why Join?
- Clear progression pathway into Engineering Management and Reliability Leadership positions
- Competitive salary package with overtime opportunities available
- Ongoing training and funded professional qualifications
- Stable Monday-to-Friday working pattern
- No weekend working
- No night shifts
- Significant investment in engineering, equipment, and site improvements
- Free on-site parking
- Hot on-site canteen facilities
- Company pension scheme
- Employee wellbeing and assistance programmes
The Opportunity
As Engineering Supervisor, you'll play a key role in supporting operational performance by leading maintenance activities, developing engineering capability, and ensuring equipment reliability across the site. You will be the link between the engineering team and wider production operation, helping to create a proactive maintenance culture focused on safety, performance, and continuous improvement.
Key Engineering Supervisor Responsibilities:
- Lead and support a team of multi-skilled engineers across daily engineering operations
- Coordinate engineering workloads and ensure maintenance activities are completed safely and effectively
- Drive completion of Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) schedules to maximise equipment reliability
- Support rapid response to breakdowns and minimise production downtime
- Assist engineers with mechanical, electrical, and automation fault diagnosis
- Promote a positive engineering culture through coaching, mentoring, and team development
- Manage shift handovers and ensure effective communication across engineering teams
- Ensure compliance with site safety procedures, permit-to-work systems, and lockout/tagout processes
- Maintain high standards of health, safety, hygiene, and audit compliance
- Identify opportunities to improve asset reliability, efficiency, and overall plant performance
- Support engineering projects including equipment installation, commissioning, and upgrades
- Monitor engineering performance metrics and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives
What We're Looking For In An Engineering Supervisor:
We are keen to speak with Engineering Supervisors, Lead Engineers, Senior Engineers, or Team Leaders from fast-paced manufacturing environments, including: FMCG, Food & Beverage, Pharmaceutical, Chemical, Automotive, Plastics, Packaging.
To be successful, you will ideally have:
- Previous experience leading or supervising engineering teams within manufacturing
- Strong multi-skilled engineering knowledge with mechanical and electrical fault-finding experience
- Experience working within automated, high-volume production environments
- A good understanding of UK health and safety requirements within manufacturing
- Experience using CMMS or maintenance management systems
- The ability to motivate teams, prioritise workloads, and drive engineering performance
- A proactive approach to problem solving and continuous improvement
The following would be advantageous but are not essential:
- PLC fault-finding experience
- TPM, Lean Manufacturing, or Continuous Improvement experience
- NVQ Level 3, HNC, HND, or equivalent engineering qualification
- 17th or 18th Edition Electrical Qualification
Locations
Engineering Supervisor - Food Manufacturing in Doncaster, Yorkshire employer: Dunraven Recruitment Limited
Join a leading food manufacturing company in Doncaster Stainforth, where you will benefit from a competitive salary and a clear progression pathway into management roles. Our supportive work culture prioritises employee wellbeing with ongoing training, a stable Monday-to-Friday schedule, and significant investment in engineering improvements, making it an excellent environment for professional growth and job satisfaction.
Contact Details:
Dunraven Recruitment Limited Recruitment Team
