At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a dynamic engineering team to ensure optimal machinery performance and compliance.
- Company: Established FMCG manufacturing business focused on quality and continuous improvement.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, hands-on leadership role, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Join a diverse team committed to innovation and excellence.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in a fast-paced environment while developing your engineering skills.
- Qualifications: Experience in FMCG or food manufacturing with strong mechanical and electrical knowledge.
The predicted salary is between 50000 - 55000 £ per year.
Make your application after reading the following skill and qualification requirements for this position.
East Lancashire
Up to £55,000 DOE
Monday to Friday 08:00 to 16:30
Permanent
The Company: Our client is a well-established FMCG manufacturing business operating in a high-pressure production environment with a strong focus on quality, compliance and continuous improvement. The site operates with strict standards across food safety, engineering reliability and operational performance, and engineering plays a critical role in maintaining uptime and production continuity. They are now seeking an Engineering Supervisor to take ownership of the site engineering function, lead a multi-skilled team and drive performance across maintenance, compliance and continuous improvement activities.
The Role: The Engineering Supervisor will take full responsibility for the day-to-day engineering operation, leading the engineering team and ensuring all machinery, equipment and site services are safe, compliant and operating at optimum efficiency. This is a hands-on leadership role with accountability for planned maintenance, breakdown response, engineering standards, contractor control, compliance and engineering led improvement activity. You will report to the Operations Director and work closely with production leadership to ensure maximum uptime and minimal disruption to manufacturing.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead, manage and develop the engineering team, ensuring capability, performance and engagement
- Own and manage the site PPM system ensuring full compliance and timely completion of planned maintenance
- Take accountability for rapid response to breakdowns and effective root cause resolution
- Drive reduction in downtime through analysis, problem solving and implementation of preventative actions
- Oversee mechanical and electrical fault finding and support hands-on repair where required
- Manage external contractors for specialist maintenance, servicing and engineering projects
- Lead commissioning of new machinery, equipment and site improvement projects
- Contribute to capital investment decisions including machinery selection, installation and upgrades
- Manage engineering spares strategy ensuring availability while controlling cost and stock levels
- Ensure all equipment is safe, compliant and fully fit for purpose at all times
- Maintain compliance with Health and Safety legislation, GMP, HACCP and QMS standards
- Take ownership of site engineering standards including guarding, risk reduction and audit readiness
- Manage effluent systems ensuring compliance with environmental and regulatory requirements
- Analyse downtime data and implement structured improvement plans to improve reliability
- Produce monthly engineering reports covering performance, downtime, spend and improvement activity
- Manage engineering budget and ensure spend is controlled, justified and aligned 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
- Act as engineering representative in daily production meetings and site communications
The Person:
- Strong background in FMCG, food manufacturing or fast-paced production environments
- Proven experience leading or supervising engineering or maintenance teams
- Strong understanding of both mechanical and electrical systems
- Confident fault finding and problem solving in live production environments
- Strong knowledge of GMP, HACCP, QMS and Health and Safety compliance
- Experience managing contractors and external engineering support
- Ability to analyse downtime and implement structured improvement activity
- Confident managing budgets, cost control and engineering spend
- Strong communicator with the ability to work across production, engineering and management teams
- Hands-on leadership style with a strong sense of ownership and accountability
- Organised, methodical and able to prioritise in a high-pressure environment
At Winsearch, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates.
Engineering Supervisor in Westminster employer: Winsearch
Join a well-established FMCG manufacturing business in East Lancashire as an Engineering Supervisor, where you will lead a dedicated engineering team in a high-pressure production environment. With a strong focus on quality and continuous improvement, the company offers a supportive work culture that values employee development and engagement, alongside competitive benefits including a salary of up to £55,000. This role not only provides hands-on leadership opportunities but also allows you to make a significant impact on operational performance and compliance, making it an excellent place for those seeking meaningful and rewarding employment.
