Engineering Supervisor - FMCG Maintenance Leader

Winsearch; Burnley; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

Winsearch is seeking an Engineering Supervisor in East Lancashire to lead a multi-skilled maintenance team within a fast-moving FMCG site. You will oversee planned maintenance, breakdown response, engineering standards and contractor management to maximise uptime and site performance.

This hands-on leadership role requires strong mechanical and electrical knowledge, GMP/HACCP compliance, and a demonstrable ability to drive continuous improvement and cost control in a regulated environment.

Qualifications

• Background in FMCG, food manufacturing or fast-paced production environments.
• Experience leading or supervising engineering or maintenance teams.
• Strong understanding of mechanical and electrical systems.
• Confident fault finding and problem solving in live production settings.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the engineering team to ensure capability, engagement and strong performance.
• Manage the PPM system and ensure planned tasks are completed on time and to standard.
• Take ownership of breakdown response and deliver effective root cause solutions.
• Reduce downtime through analysis, problem solving and preventative actions.
• Oversee mechanical and electrical fault finding and support hands on repairs when required.
• Manage external contractors for specialist maintenance, servicing and engineering projects.
• Lead commissioning of new machinery, equipment and site improvement projects.
• Support capital investment decisions including machinery selection, installation and upgrades.
• Manage engineering spares strategy ensuring availability while controlling cost and stock levels.
• Ensure all equipment remains safe, compliant and fit for purpose.
• Maintain compliance with Health and Safety legislation, GMP, HACCP and QMS requirements.
• Own engineering standards including guarding, risk reduction and audit readiness.
• Manage effluent systems and ensure environmental and regulatory compliance.
• Analyse downtime data and implement structured plans to improve reliability.
• Produce monthly engineering reports covering performance, downtime, spend and improvement activity.
• Manage engineering budgets and ensure spend aligns with site priorities.
• Work closely with production teams to coordinate downtime and minimise operational impact.
• Support recruitment, onboarding and development of engineering personnel including apprentices.
• Represent engineering in daily production meetings and site communications.

Skills

FMCG experience

Leadership

Mechanical systems

Electrical systems

Fault finding

Budget management

Contractor management

Health & Safety

Tools

PPM system

Job description

Winsearch is seeking an Engineering Supervisor in East Lancashire to lead a multi-skilled maintenance team within a fast-moving FMCG site. You will oversee planned maintenance, breakdown response, engineering standards and contractor management to maximise uptime and site performance.

This hands-on leadership role requires strong mechanical and electrical knowledge, GMP/HACCP compliance, and a demonstrable ability to drive continuous improvement and cost control in a regulated environment.