Engineering Supervisor

The Sterling Choice; Dartford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK manufacturing company seeks an Engineering Supervisor to lead a team in maintaining high performance standards. This role blends hands-on and leadership responsibilities, ensuring efficient functioning of engineering maintenance. Ideal candidates will have experience in manufacturing, strong fault-finding skills, and a good understanding of health and safety compliance. This position offers an opportunity to influence maintenance processes while staying technically engaged. Apply now for a chance to join a dynamic team.

Qualifications

• Experience supervising or leading engineers in manufacturing.
• Solid engineering fundamentals with fault-finding skills.
• Good understanding of health and safety compliance.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support engineering maintenance team.
• Manage and prioritise breakdowns.
• Plan and schedule repairs and maintenance.
• Hands-on fault-finding when necessary.
• Keep accurate maintenance records.
• Work closely with production to improve reliability.
• Support training and development in engineering team.

Skills

Proven experience supervising engineers

Strong fault-finding skills

Understanding of health & safety

Confidence managing people and priorities

Experience with inverters

Proactive approach under pressure

CMMS experience

Job description

This is a role for engineers who still want to be on the tools but also want to make more of an impact and have more say in how things are done.

I’m working with a manufacturing site that’s looking for an Engineering Supervisor. This is going to be someone who can lead a team, keep standards high, and still roll their sleeves up when things go wrong. The normal day to day will be roughly 60%/70% hands on the tools and leading from the front. It’s not a role where you’ll end up being stuck behind a desk wondering what’s happening on the shop floor.

The Role

You’ll be responsible for the day-to-day performance of the engineering maintenance function, making sure assets are looked after properly, breakdowns are dealt with quickly, and preventative maintenance actually prevents things.

You’ll lead a team of technicians, set priorities, and work closely with production to keep downtime to a minimum.

Responsibilities

• Leading and supporting the engineering maintenance team on shift
• Managing and prioritising breakdowns to minimise production disruption
• Planning and scheduling repairs and PPMs across the site
• Getting hands-on with fault-finding and breakdowns when required
• Ensuring all work is carried out safely and in line with compliance requirements
• Keeping maintenance records accurate, up to date and audit-ready
• Working closely with production and shift managers to improve reliability
• Supporting training and development within the engineering team
• Setting expectations around standards, behaviour and ways of working
• Attending daily meetings to communicate maintenance priorities
• Managing spares and engineering stock levels
• Supporting fault-finding on PLC-controlled equipment

What they’re looking for

• Proven experience supervising or leading engineers in a manufacturing environment
• Strong fault-finding skills and solid engineering fundamentals
• A good understanding of health & safety and compliance
• Confidence managing people, priorities and pressure
• Experience with inverters, cable selection and small engineering projects
• A proactive, calm approach when things don’t go to plan
• CMMS experience (or willingness to learn)

Experience in FMCG or the food manufacturing industry is of course going to be useful. If that’s not something you have direct experience with it’s not a deal breaker but it will mean a steeper learning curve.

Why this role is worth it

This isn’t a step away from engineering, it’s a chance to influence how maintenance is done while staying technically sharp. You’ll have visibility, responsibility, and the chance to genuinely improve performance rather than just react to problems.

If you enjoy leading people, fixing problems properly, and being trusted to run your area then this one’s worth a conversation.

Please apply with an up to date copy of your CV. All applications will receive a response. If you would like a conversation to hear more about this position, please call 01733391515 and ask for Sam.