Engineering Supervisor – Hands-On Maintenance & PLC Lead

Arbor Forest Products Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff development opportunities

Job summary

Arbor Forest Products is seeking an Engineering Supervisor to lead a team of maintenance engineers in a busy two-site environment near New Holland. You will coordinate fault diagnosis, provide hands-on electrical and mechanical support, and drive planned maintenance to minimise downtime.

The role requires a time-served apprenticeship or HNC/HND in engineering, plus CMMS use and strong H&S knowledge. There is a rotating shift pattern and a focus on safety and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Supervisory experience in engineering or manufacturing.
• Strong knowledge of workplace health and safety requirements.
• Experience using a CMMS or similar system.
• Multi-skilled with an electrical bias and PLC diagnostics.
• Completed time-served apprenticeship or HNC/HND in engineering.
• NEBOSH General Certificate or IOSH qualification preferred.
• Experience with planned preventive maintenance (PPM).
• Ability to identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Ability to positively influence team culture and safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead, supervise and support a team of maintenance engineers.
• Prioritise fault diagnosis and rectification work.
• Provide hands-on electrical and mechanical maintenance support.
• Respond to breakdowns and assist with planned preventive maintenance (PPM).
• Plan maintenance activities with Production Managers and Supervisors.
• Ensure maintenance work is completed safely, efficiently and on time.
• Minimise downtime through proactive fault diagnosis and planning.
• Prepare method statements and risk assessments and ensure they are followed.
• Promote high health and safety standards across the function.
• Develop and implement a comprehensive PPM programme.
• Manage engineering tools and spare-parts inventory.
• Use the CMMS to record, monitor and manage activities.
• Identify opportunities to improve engineering standards and performance.
• Support a positive, proactive, improvement-focused team culture.
• Undertake occasional out-of-hours and weekend work when required.
• Follow company health and safety policies and equipment handling procedures.
• Undertake other reasonable duties as requested by the Line Manager.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Health and safety knowledge

CMMS experience

Electrical bias

PLC diagnostics

NEBOSH IOSH qualification

Planned preventive maintenance

Continuous improvement

Team leadership

Education

Time-served apprenticeship

HNC/HND in engineering

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Arbor Forest Products is seeking an Engineering Supervisor to lead a team of maintenance engineers in a busy two-site environment near New Holland. You will coordinate fault diagnosis, provide hands-on electrical and mechanical support, and drive planned maintenance to minimise downtime.

The role requires a time-served apprenticeship or HNC/HND in engineering, plus CMMS use and strong H&S knowledge. There is a rotating shift pattern and a focus on safety and continuous improvement.