Engineering/Maintenance Supervisor

GEM Partnership; Henlow; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

GEM Partnership is seeking an experienced Engineering/Maintenance Supervisor for a UK facility in Henlow. The role leads maintenance and project initiatives, ensuring plant reliability and uptime, while coordinating a team of two technicians.

Reporting to the Plant Manager, you will plan and implement preventative maintenance, manage equipment upgrades, and collaborate with product engineering and operations to optimise production processes.

Qualifications

• Time-served electrical biased engineer with at least 5 years post-apprenticeship experience in maintenance and project work.
• Educational qualification to ONC (or equivalent).
• Good knowledge of health and safety practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day maintenance of plant and equipment, including reactive and preventative tasks.
• Oversee multiple project level activities in plant/machinery improvements.
• Plan, organise and direct the site maintenance team to increase production uptime.
• Coordinate equipment allocation, purchasing and implementation of production-related processes.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Supervision experience

Project leadership

Maintenance

Health and safety

CAD software

Teamwork

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

The Role

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.