CNC Supervisor

BAKKAVOR GROUP PLC; Rosherville; On-site; GBP 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK fresh prepared food manufacturer is seeking an Engineering Shift Supervisor for their Nantwich facility. This role involves managing the engineering team to optimize plant availability and implementing maintenance schedules. The ideal candidate will have strong people management skills, a multi-skilled background in engineering, and experience in both reactive and planned maintenance. A commitment to high standards of hygiene and safety is essential. Competitive annual salary of £60,000 with additional benefits.

Benefits

Stakeholder pension scheme

Personal accident insurance

Employee assistance programme

Holiday purchase scheme

Additional life assurance

Dental & hospital cash plans

Discounted tutoring for children

Wellbeing support services

Qualifications

• Strong management experience in engineering teams.
• Experience in both reactive and planned maintenance activities.
• Thorough understanding of mechanical and electrical systems.

Responsibilities

• Manage engineering team and optimize plant availability.
• Implement training plans for engineering and production needs.
• Minimize engineering downtime and manage stock logging.

Skills

People management

Multi-skilled background

Communication skills

IT skills (Word, Excel, Outlook)

Education

Mechanical or electrical engineering qualifications

Job description

About this role

We have a fantastic opportunity for an Engineering Shift Supervisor to join the busy and active team at our food manufacturing facility in Nantwich, Cheshire. You will help maintain, install and improve the performance of processing equipment across the site. The site makes chilled speciality hand‑crafted flatbreads, baguettes, doughballs and ciabattas for customers including Tesco, Asda, Morrisons and Sainsburys.

Accountabilities

• Manage the engineering team to ensure delivery of scheduled work and reactive work so that plant availability is optimised and manage technical specifications for ingredients, products, processes & packaging
• Implement agreed training & development plans to meet engineering & production needs. Comply with statutory & Bakkavor Health & Safety requirement, ensures reports work in a safe manner. This will include ownership of dynamic risk assessment process
• Ensure engineering downtime is minimised, accurately logged, and monitor the repair time. Liaise with planning and operations team to allow for PPM to be completed in a timely manner
• Ensure all stock is logged in and out of the stores area highlighting any stock issues to the engineering team manager
• To maintain standards of hygiene and good housekeeping appropriate to a quality food manufacturer. GMP standard of workshops and engineers tool boxes is maintained at a high level

Qualifications

• Strong people management experience
• A multi skilled background
• Experience completing both reactive and planned maintenance activity and small installations
• Strong communication skills both written and verbal
• Appropriate professional mechanical or electrical engineering qualifications and training
• Thorough understanding of common mechanical and electrical systems
• Professional attitude with plenty of drive and enthusiasm
• Good IT skills including Word, Excel and Outlook

Salary

• £60,000 per annum
• £1,500 - Signing on Bonus (Terms and Conditions apply)

Location

• Nantwich, Cheshire

Benefits

• A stakeholder pension scheme
• Personal accident Insurance
• Free independent mortgage advice
• Employee assistance programme
• A range of voluntary benefits
• Holiday purchase scheme
• Additional life assurance
• Dental & hospital cash plans
• Discounted tutoring for children
• Access to financial learning tools
• Affordable loans via your salary
• Proud to be and loyal service awards
• Plus, a commitment to your wellbeing that includes emotional, physical and financial support services delivered by our fantastic team of wellbeing champions

Equal Opportunity Employer

As an equal opportunity employer, we're committed to providing a safe and rewarding environment for you to thrive in.

About the Company

Proud to be Bakkavor. We're proud to be the market leader in the UK fresh prepared food industry. We're proud to supply meals, salads, desserts, pizza and bread to leading grocery retailers including Tesco, M&S, Sainsbury's and Waitrose. We're driven by the hard work and passion of our people and are delighted to offer a wide range of careers across our business - come and join our dedicated Bakkavor team!