Engineering Shift Supervisor

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

Job summary

A leading food manufacturing company in Nantwich, Cheshire is seeking an Engineering Shift Supervisor to oversee the engineering team and ensure optimal plant availability. The ideal candidate should hold professional engineering qualifications and possess strong management skills, particularly in mechanical and electrical maintenance. This position offers a competitive salary of £60,000 per annum plus a signing bonus, with excellent career progression opportunities within the company.

Benefits

Stakeholder pension scheme

Personal accident insurance

Employee assistance programme

Discounted tutoring for children

Holiday purchase scheme

Qualifications

• Experience completing both reactive and planned maintenance activities and small installations.
• Thorough understanding of common mechanical and electrical systems.
• Professional attitude with drive and enthusiasm.

Responsibilities

• Manage engineering team to ensure delivery of scheduled and reactive work that optimises plant availability.
• Comply with statutory health & safety requirements and own the risk assessment process.
• Minimise engineering downtime and monitor repair time.

Skills

Strong people management experience

Multi-skilled background in mechanical and electrical maintenance

Strong communication skills

Good IT skills including Word, Excel, and Outlook

Education

Professional mechanical or electrical engineering qualifications

Job description

About the Role

Engineering Shift Supervisor role at Bakkavor, food manufacturing facility in Nantwich, Cheshire. Responsibilities include maintaining, installing, and improving processing equipment, managing the engineering team, ensuring plant availability, training, health & safety compliance, downtime minimisation, stock management, hygiene and housekeeping standards.

Responsibilities

• Manage engineering team to ensure delivery of scheduled and reactive work that optimises plant availability.
• Implement agreed training & development plans to meet engineering and production needs.
• Comply with statutory and Bakkavor health & safety requirements and own the dynamic risk assessment process.
• Minimise engineering downtime, accurately log downtime and monitor repair time; liaise with planning and operations for preventive maintenance.
• Log stock in and out of the stores area and highlight any issues to the engineering team manager.
• Maintain high standards of hygiene and good housekeeping; uphold GMP standards for workshops and engineers’ tool boxes.

Qualifications & Experience

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

Compensation & Benefits

• £60,000 per annum.
• £1,500 signing on bonus (terms and conditions apply).
• Site-based in Nantwich, Cheshire.
• Highly competitive rewards package including group pension.
• Excellent career progression prospects across the Bakkavor group.

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 salary.
• Professionors CIOs as Historical
• Commitment to wellbeing with emotional, physical and financial support services.