Engineering/Maintenance Supervisor

GEM Partnership; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

On-site facilities

Job summary

GEM Partnership seeks an Engineering/Maintenance Supervisor for our Henlow site. You will lead the maintenance team, manage plant uptime, and drive improvement projects across production facilities.

The role requires an experienced electrical-biased engineer with supervisory or project leadership background in manufacturing, ONC level qualification, and strong health and safety commitment. CAD skills are desirable.

Qualifications

• Time-served electrical biased engineer with at least 5 years post apprenticeship experience in maintenance and project work, with supervision and/or project leadership experience in manufacturing.
• Educational qualification to a minimum of ONC (or equivalent).
• Good knowledge of health and safety and the ability to apply it in a factory setting.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day maintenance of plant and equipment, including reactive and preventative tasks.
• Lead plant/machinery improvement projects and coordinate test/commissioning activities.
• Plan, organise and direct the site maintenance team to increase production and equipment uptime.
• Manage equipment allocation and purchase, and implement processes for new product development from concept to production release.
• Collaborate with Product Engineering, Operations and external suppliers to ensure project success and maximum plant utilisation.

Skills

Electrical biased engineer

Supervision experience

Project leadership

Health and safety

Communication skills

Teamwork

CAD software

Education

ONC or equivalent

Tools

AutoCAD

SolidWorks

Job description

Title: Engineering / Maintenance Supervisor

Location: Henlow

Shift Pattern: Dayshift

Direct Reports: 2

Package: circa 55k plus comprehensive benefits

Our client is a hugely successful global organisation with multiple manufacturing facilities and market leading products in its field. They are currently looking to recruit an experienced and highly motivated Engineering/Maintenance Supervisor for one of their UK facilities.

Reporting directly to the Plant Manager, The Engineering Supervisor would be responsible for:

• Multiple project level activities in the areas of Plant/Machinery improvements.
• Day to day maintenance of the plant and equipment, both reactive and preventative in nature.
• Existing equipment modification and enhancement, including Project Documentation, testing and commissioning.
• Planning, organising, and directing the site maintenance team to develop methods for increased production and equipment uptime.
• Equipment allocation and purchase, and implementation of operational processes related to product development projects from conceptual designs/drawings through full release to production.

The incumbent will work with Product Engineering, Operations, Divisional Engineering teammates, and outside equipment manufacturers to ensure new/existing equipment development projects are successful and plant utilisation is maximised.

The Person

• Time-served Electrical Biased Engineer, with at least 5 years post apprenticeship experience in maintenance and project work, coupled with previous supervision and/or project leadership experience in a manufacturing environment is required.
• Educational qualification to a minimum of ONC (or equivalent).
• Good knowledge of, and commitment to health and safety.
• Good organizational skills and the ability to deal with multiple priorities at the same time, with a flexible and pro-active approach to workloads and duties.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, both written and verbal, with good PC literacy.
• Good inter-personal and team working skills with the ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Experience of engineering disciplines.
• Candidates with a Multi-skilled background with appropriate training and qualifications, any experience of high-speed machinery, pneumatic and hydraulic systems, along with CAD software (AutoCAD, SolidWorks) would be highly desirable.