Engineering Supervisor in Redditch

Energy Jobline ZR; Redditch; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension

Training and development

Long-term career prospects

Benefits package

Job summary

Energy Jobline ZR in Redditch is seeking a hands-on Maintenance Supervisor for permanent night shifts. You will lead the engineering team while carrying out mechanical and electrical maintenance and fault finding to minimise downtime.

The role focuses on supervising on nights, ensuring PMs are completed, and driving improvements in a busy manufacturing environment with a strong emphasis on safety and reliability.

Qualifications

• Previous maintenance experience within manufacturing.
• Experience supervising, leading or mentoring engineers.
• Strong mechanical and electrical fault-finding skills.
• Experience with planned and reactive maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing the engineering function during the night shift, ensuring planned and reactive maintenance is completed effectively.
• Supervising and supporting the maintenance team on nights.
• Carrying out mechanical and electrical maintenance and fault finding.
• Responding to breakdowns and supporting fault-finding.
• Ensuring planned preventative maintenance (PPM) is completed.
• Allocating work and prioritising breakdowns.
• Diagnosing faults across production machinery.
• Working on motors, conveyors, gearboxes, pneumatics and hydraulics.
• Electrical fault finding, sensors, drives and control systems.
• Supporting PLC fault finding and diagnostics.
• Completing shift handovers and maintenance records.
• Identifying recurring faults and driving improvements.

Skills

Maintenance supervision

Mechanical fault-finding

Electrical fault-finding

PLC fault-finding

Team leadership

Night shift

Pneumatics

Hydraulics

Motors & drives

Diagnostics

Education

Engineering qualification or apprenticeship

Tools

PLC diagnostics tools

Job description

Job Description

Multi-Skilled Maintenance Supervisor - Permanent Nights

Redditch | £53,885

CV Technical are working with a well-established manufacturing business based in the Redditch area who are looking to add an experienced Multi-Skilled Maintenance Supervisor to their engineering team.

This is a hands-on supervisory position working permanent nights, where you'll lead the engineering team while still being involved in maintenance, fault finding and breakdown support across the site.

The Role

As Maintenance Supervisor, you will be responsible for overseeing the engineering function during the night shift, ensuring planned and reactive maintenance is completed effectively and production downtime is kept to a minimum.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Supervising and supporting the maintenance team on nights
• Carrying out mechanical and electrical maintenance
• Responding to breakdowns and supporting fault finding
• Ensuring planned preventative maintenance (PPM) is completed
• Allocating work and prioritising breakdowns
• Diagnosing faults across production machinery
• Working on motors, conveyors, gearboxes, pneumatics and hydraulics
• Electrical fault finding, sensors, drives and control systems
• Supporting PLC fault finding and diagnostics
• Completing shift handovers and maintenance records
• Identifying recurring faults and driving improvements
• Working closely with production to minimise downtime
• Ensuring engineering work is carried out safely and to a high standard

The Person

We're looking for an experienced Maintenance Engineer/Supervisor who has previous experience within a manufacturing environment and is comfortable taking responsibility for an engineering team.

You’ll ideally have:

• Previous maintenance experience within manufacturing
• Experience supervising, leading or mentoring engineers
• Strong mechanical and electrical fault-finding skills
• Experience with planned and reactive maintenance
• A recognised engineering qualification or apprenticeship
• Good knowledge of pneumatics, hydraulics, motors and drives
• PLC fault-finding experience would be advantageous
• A proactive approach to maintenance and breakdowns
• Good communication and leadership skills
• The ability to work independently and make decisions during a night shift

What's on Offer?

• £53,885 salary
• Permanent nights
• Supervisory responsibility
• Hands-on engineering position
• Established manufacturing environment
• Training and development opportunities
• Long-term career prospects
• Company pension and benefits

Commutable from:

Redditch, Bromsgrove, Studley, Alcester, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwick, Leamington Spa, Evesham, Worcester, Droitwich, Solihull, Shirley, Henley-in-Arden, Henley-in-Arden, Kidderminster, Birmingham.