Engineering Supervisor

ARDAGH GROUP; Knottingley; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global leader in packaging solutions is seeking an Engineering Supervisor for their Knottingley unit. The role involves overseeing engineering processes, ensuring health and safety compliance, and developing a skilled engineering team. Applicants should have mechanical or electrical training and strong leadership abilities. Opportunities for professional development are provided. The position is open to internal and external candidates. Closing date is August 6th, 2025.

Benefits

Salary sacrifice pension scheme

Health and wellbeing initiatives

Family friendly policies

Qualifications

• Proven track record of managing people adhering to core values.
• Capability to develop training and standard operation procedures.
• Willing to operate across all engineering departments.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring compliance to health and safety procedures.
• Providing specialist support to the engineering team.
• Participate in continuous improvement projects.

Skills

Leadership/supervisory skills

Understanding of process engineering

Excellent communication skills

Adaptable multi skilled approach

Education

Apprentice training, mechanical/electrical

Job description

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The Knottingley business unit manufactures glass containers for good and is part of a leading supplier in glass packaging solutions for the world’s leading brands.

We are currently seeking to strengthen our team within the Engineering Department at Knottingley, by appointing an Engineering Supervisor to work alongside technical supervisors, production engineering and finished products, reporting to the Production Manager. This role has the opportunity for leadership development, including internal training and externally accredited programmes to support your performance and career progression.

Responsibilities:

• Ensuring compliance to health and safety procedure and polices
• Providing specialist support to the engineering team, ensuring effective and timely change over and minimising downtime.
• Participation and Liaison of external technical support for development and improvements to the process systems
• Technical lead on fault finding and diagnostics
• Development of multiskilled engineers within the engineering department
• Manage the daily running of the department
• Participate in continuous improvement, projects – technical / hygiene / 5’s Etc

Required skills / qualifications:

• Apprentice training, mechanical / electrical or combined multi skilled engineer
• Proven track record of managing people with Leadership/supervisory skills adhering to the company core values and leadership behaviours
• A multi skilled approach to forming systems and ability to adopt new technologies
• Understanding of process engineering and Lean Manufacturing Principles
• Capability to develop training and standard operation procedures for the engineering, department whilst ultimately developing a small team of multiskilled engineers, Excellent communication and relationship building skills with a commitment to teamwork
• Adaptable and willing to operate across all engineering departments, with commitment to support a 24-hour operation

What we offer:

• Salary sacrifice pension scheme with up to 10% matched contributions
• An environment where we support the development and progression of our employees, tailored to the individual’s aspirations and business opportunities
• Health and wellbeing initiatives, such as Occupational Health and cycle to work scheme
• Family friendly policies and Company Sick Pay, after qualifying period

Role Profile available on request.

This role is open to internal and external applicants.

Internal candidates must apply via myArdagh.

Closing Date: 6th August 2025

About Ardagh Group

Ardagh Groupis a global leader in metal and glass packaging solutions, producing packaging for the world’s leading brands. We trace our roots all the way back to the Irish Glass Bottle Company, founded in 1932. Since then we have grown rapidly to a team of more than 20,000 people with revenues of almost $10 billion. Today we have a presence across Europe, Africa and the Americas.

• Did you know that Ardagh produce many of the beverage cans and bottles you drink your favourite beverages from?
• Did you know we produce metal and glass packaging which are permanent materials, meaning they can be infinitely recycled without any loss of quality?
• Did you know we produce more than 160 million containers per day?

Ardagh is passionate about sustainability and have a reputation for innovation. We push the boundaries of what’s possible, pioneering new production methods, new design techniques and new ways to recycle and save energy. Our aim is to reduce any negative environmental impact whilst remaining economically sustainable and socially responsible.

We believe that the success of our business depends on the success of our people. We strive to create working environments where our employees feel valued, can work to their full potential, and where their achievements are celebrated.

Here at Ardagh, we offer exciting and rewarding opportunities for talented and creative people. If you have ambition and want to make an impact with your career, come and join our team, you’ll enjoy the journey!

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