Engineering Supervisor in Burnley

Energy Jobline CVL; Burnley; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

Winsearch is seeking an Engineering Supervisor for a long-standing FMCG manufacturer in East Lancashire. The role leads the engineering function, manages a multi-skilled team and ensures maintenance, compliance and reliability, with a fixed day shift Monday to Friday, 08:00 to 16:30, on a permanent basis.

You will oversee planned maintenance, breakdown response, contractor management and site improvement projects, working with production to maximise uptime, maintain GMP/HACCP/QMS standards, and

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.
• Knowledge of GMP, HACCP, QMS and Health and Safety compliance.
• Experience managing contractors and external engineering support.
• Ability to analyse downtime and deliver structured improvement activity.
• Confident managing budgets, cost control and engineering spend.
• Strong communicator able to work effectively across production, engineering and management.
• Hands on leadership style with strong ownership and accountability.
• Organised, methodical and able to prioritise in a high pressure environment.

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.

Job description

Engineering Supervisor

East Lancashire

Up to £55,000 DOE

Monday to Friday

08:00 to 16:30

Permanent

The Company

A long standing FMCG manufacturer operating in a fast moving and highly regulated environment. The site works to strict standards around food safety, engineering reliability and operational performance. The engineering team is central to maintaining production uptime and supporting continuous improvement.

They are looking for an Engineering Supervisor to lead the engineering function, manage a multi skilled team and deliver strong performance across maintenance, compliance and reliability.

The Role

The Engineering Supervisor will oversee the full engineering operation, ensuring machinery, equipment and site services remain safe, compliant and performing effectively.

This is a hands on leadership role covering planned maintenance, breakdown response, engineering standards, contractor management and improvement activity. You will work closely with production teams to maximise uptime and minimise disruption.

Key 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 impactSupport recruitment, onboarding and development of engineering personnel including apprentices
• Represent engineering in daily production meetings and site communications

The Person

• 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
• Knowledge of GMP, HACCP, QMS and Health and Safety compliance
• Experience managing contractors and external engineering support
• Ability to analyse downtime and deliver structured improvement activity
• Confident managing budgets, cost control and engineering spend
• Strong communicator able to work effectively across production, engineering and management
• Hands on leadership style with strong ownership and accountability
• Organised, methodical and able to prioritise in a high pressure environment

Keywords

Engineering Supervisor, Maintenance Supervisor, Engineering Team Leader, Maintenance Engineer, Multi Skilled Engineer, FMCG Engineer, Food Manufacturing, Bakery, PPM, Planned Maintenance, Fault Finding, Mechanical, Electrical, HACCP, Health and Safety, Continuous Improvement, Production Engineering

At Winsearch, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates.

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Many Thanks