Engineering Supervisor - Food Manufacturing

Dunraven Recruitment Limited; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free on-site parking

Hot on-site canteen facilities

Company pension scheme

Employee wellbeing and assistance

Job summary

Dunraven Recruitment Limited is seeking an Engineering Supervisor to lead a team of multi-skilled engineers across daily operations at our Doncaster site. You will coordinate workloads, drive preventative maintenance, and respond rapidly to breakdowns to maximise equipment reliability.

The role requires strong fault-finding skills (mechanical and electrical), experience with automated high-volume production, and a solid grasp of UK health and safety standards.

Qualifications

• Experience leading engineering teams in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Strong mechanical and electrical fault-finding knowledge.
• Experience with automated, high-volume production.
• Solid understanding of UK health and safety requirements in manufacturing.
• Experience using CMMS or maintenance management systems.
• Ability to motivate teams, prioritise workloads, and drive engineering performance.
• Proactive approach to problem solving and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support a team of multi-skilled engineers across daily engineering operations.
• Coordinate engineering workloads and ensure maintenance activities are completed safely and effectively.
• Drive completion of PPMS schedules to maximise equipment reliability.
• Support rapid response to breakdowns and minimise production downtime.
• Assist engineers with mechanical, electrical, and automation fault diagnosis.
• Promote a positive engineering culture through coaching, mentoring, and team development.
• Manage shift handovers and ensure effective communication across engineering teams.
• Ensure compliance with permit-to-work systems and lockout/tagout processes.
• Maintain high standards of health, safety, hygiene, and audit compliance.
• Identify opportunities to improve asset reliability, efficiency, and overall plant performance.
• Support engineering projects including equipment installation, commissioning, and upgrades.
• Monitor engineering performance metrics and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Team leadership

Maintenance planning

Electrical fault-finding

Mechanical fault-finding

Problem solving

Safety compliance

Continuous improvement

Education

NVQ Level 3 / HNC / HND

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Job Title: Engineering Supervisor

Location: Doncaster Stainforth (DN7)

Salary: Up to £58,500 DOE + Overtime Available

Industry: Food Manufacturing

Contract Type: Permanent, Full-Time

Shift Pattern: Monday to Friday | Rotating Early & Late Shifts

Hours: 45 Hours Per Week (Including 1 Hour Paid Lunch Daily)

Why Join?

• Clear progression pathway into Engineering Management and Reliability Leadership positions
• Competitive salary package with overtime opportunities available
• Ongoing training and funded professional qualifications
• Stable Monday-to-Friday working pattern
• No weekend working
• No night shifts
• Significant investment in engineering, equipment, and site improvements
• Free on-site parking
• Hot on-site canteen facilities
• Company pension scheme
• Employee wellbeing and assistance programmes

The Opportunity

As Engineering Supervisor, you'll play a key role in supporting operational performance by leading maintenance activities, developing engineering capability, and ensuring equipment reliability across the site.

You will be the link between the engineering team and wider production operation, helping to create a proactive maintenance culture focused on safety, performance, and continuous improvement.

Key Engineering Supervisor Responsibilities:

• Lead and support a team of multi-skilled engineers across daily engineering operations
• Coordinate engineering workloads and ensure maintenance activities are completed safely and effectively
• Drive completion of Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) schedules to maximise equipment reliability
• Support rapid response to breakdowns and minimise production downtime
• Assist engineers with mechanical, electrical, and automation fault diagnosis
• Promote a positive engineering culture through coaching, mentoring, and team development
• Manage shift handovers and ensure effective communication across engineering teams
• Ensure compliance with site safety procedures, permit-to-work systems, and lockout/tagout processes
• Maintain high standards of health, safety, hygiene, and audit compliance
• Identify opportunities to improve asset reliability, efficiency, and overall plant performance
• Support engineering projects including equipment installation, commissioning, and upgrades
• Monitor engineering performance metrics and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives

What We're Looking For In An Engineering Supervisor:

We are keen to speak with Engineering Supervisors, Lead Engineers, Senior Engineers, or Team Leaders from fast-paced manufacturing environments, including:

• FMCG
• Food & Beverage
• Pharmaceutical
• Chemical
• Automotive
• Plastics
• Packaging

To be successful, you will ideally have:

• Previous experience leading or supervising engineering teams within manufacturing
• Strong multi-skilled engineering knowledge with mechanical and electrical fault-finding experience
• Experience working within automated, high-volume production environments
• A good understanding of UK health and safety requirements within manufacturing
• Experience using CMMS or maintenance management systems
• The ability to motivate teams, prioritise workloads, and drive engineering performance
• A proactive approach to problem solving and continuous improvement

The following would be advantageous but are not essential:

• PLC fault-finding experience
• TPM, Lean Manufacturing, or Continuous Improvement experience
• NVQ Level 3, HNC, HND, or equivalent engineering qualification
• 17th or 18th Edition Electrical Qualification