Engineering Maintenance Supervisor

Howdens; Holme-on-Spalding-Moor; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading joinery supplier in Holme-on-Spalding-Moor is seeking an Engineering Maintenance Supervisor to manage maintenance and engineering activities. The role requires strong leadership and problem-solving skills, as well as a formal qualification in health and safety and an HNC in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering. The position offers a competitive salary, excellent pension scheme, and numerous benefits including 25 days holiday and opportunities for career development.

Benefits

Competitive salary and bonus scheme

Excellent pension scheme (up to 12% company contribution)

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Opportunity to buy extra holidays

Share save scheme

Exceptional reward and recognition events

Qualifications

• Experience in continuous improvement.
• Supervisory experience required.

Responsibilities

• Plan and coordinate maintenance activities.
• Lead a team for world-class asset care.
• Conduct risk assessments and safety checks.
• Develop PM work orders in CMMS.
• Ensure maintenance KPIs are met.

Skills

Leadership

Health and Safety knowledge

Problem-solving

Team coordination

Risk assessment

Education

HNC in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Formal Health and Safety qualification

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12.08.2025

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26.09.2025

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Job Description:

Howden Joinery is recruiting an Engineering Maintenance Supervisor for the Engineering team at our solid surface production facility, Howdens Work Surfaces, at Holme on Spalding Moor, East Yorkshire.

Reporting to the Maintenance Manager, you will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and controlling maintenance and engineering activities throughout manufacturing to ensure asset performance, reliability, and quality are guaranteed and improved.

A confident leader, you will lead a team of engineering colleagues and indirectly the maintenance activities of operators in the delivery of world-class asset care with the highest standards of safety.

Shift Pattern : 3-week rotating shift pattern including Days and Nights

What will you be doing as an Engineering Maintenance Supervisor:

• Supports and leads as directed the implementation of world-class maintenance methods.
• Leads Route Cause Analysis for reliability and quality improvement.
• Leads practical problem-solving to minimise downtime with team members.
• Co-ordinate’s complex fault finding and escalates additional support requirements where required.
• Develops PM work orders and schedules for assets in CMMS.
• Develops calibration standards for critical assets.
• Responsible for Improving maintenance and asset KPI's as defined by the maintenance manager.
• Leads critical spares analysis for assets as allocated by the maintenance manager.
• Maintains spares and improves life cycle of components.
• Undertakes design out activities with members of their team.
• The job holder will be responsible for planning and allocating work for the maintenance team and ensuring work is completed to a high standard by their team.
• Ensures maintenance interventions on critical assets are bought off.
• Ensures man hours are recorded for maintenance work.
• Undertake 1:2:1's with team members to identify training needs and develop behaviours aligned to Howdens mission statement and culture.
• Coordinate and Undertake equipment Risk Assessments and SOP's.
• Lead the use of dynamic risk assessments within the maintenance team.
• Deputise for the maintenance manager out of hours to ensure planned and unplanned activities are conducted safely.
• Identifies and implements safe working practices.
• Identifies and implements risk reduction on equipment.
• Ensure statutory maintenance work orders are completed on time and feedback in CMMS.
• Manages and coordinates contractor activities through PTW's.

What do we need to qualify for the Engineering Maintenance Supervisor:

• Formal Health and Safety qualification
• HNC in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering
• Continuous Improvement experience
• Supervisory experience

What we can offer:

• Competitive salary and bonus scheme
• Excellent pension scheme (company contribution of up to 12%)
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays per year & opportunity to buy extra holidays.
• Share save scheme.
• Exceptional reward and recognition events

About Howdens:

Howdens Joinery is the UK’s number one trade kitchen supplier providing thousands of products across kitchens, joinery, and hardware. We have over 800 depots throughout the UK and Europe – making us the first choice for more than 460,000 loyal trade professionals. With an ambitious and credible growth plan, we continue to build on our £2.3 billion sales made last year.

There is a strong entrepreneurial ethos and the opportunity to develop within a fast-paced and commercial environment. That, along with a competitive salary, development opportunities, and exciting rewards, are among the reasons why our people enjoy working for Howdens – and why we have been named as one of the 10 Best Big Companies to Work For.

We are building a future where world-class service, innovation, and sustainability are embedded within our DNA. If Howdens sounds like the kind of place where you can build and develop your career, then we are keen to hear from you.