Engineering Team Lead - Maintenance & Safety

SARIA UK; Widnes; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

ReFood UK Ltd, Widnes, is seeking an Engineering Supervisor to lead the site engineering team and oversee day-to-day maintenance, safety, and reliability. You will coordinate maintenance activities, work with the Engineering Manager, and ensure compliance with PAS 110, ISO 9001 and relevant legislation in a fast-paced site environment.

The role requires strong technical knowledge, leadership, and a proactive approach to keep equipment running, downtime to a minimum, and the site compliant.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in engineering, maintenance or manufacturing.
• Experience supervising, leading, or coordinating engineering/maintenance teams.
• Strong understanding of planned and preventative maintenance.
• Experience working with CMMS / PPM systems.
• Knowledge of Permit to Work, isolation and safe systems of work.
• Good understanding of health & safety and engineering compliance.
• Strong fault-finding and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Ability to prioritise work effectively in a busy operational environment.
• A proactive approach with the confidence to take ownership and make decisions.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and supervise the engineering team, ensuring maintenance activities are planned, controlled, and completed safely and effectively.
• Work closely with the Engineering Manager, Operations and other key teams to keep equipment operating reliably and minimise downtime.
• Support the Engineering Manager with the day-to-day management of site maintenance.
• Coordinate maintenance activities, planned shutdowns and remedial works.
• Ensure maintenance work is completed safely, efficiently and to a high standard.
• Manage the Permit to Work process, including plant isolations, hot works, and confined-space controls.
• Ensure safety checks and authorisations are completed before work begins.

Skills

Engineering supervision

Maintenance planning

Safety compliance

CMMS / PPM experience

Leadership

Tools

CMMS/PPM systems

Job description

ReFood UK Ltd, Widnes, is seeking an Engineering Supervisor to lead the site engineering team and oversee day-to-day maintenance, safety, and reliability. You will coordinate maintenance activities, work with the Engineering Manager, and ensure compliance with PAS 110, ISO 9001 and relevant legislation in a fast-paced site environment.

The role requires strong technical knowledge, leadership, and a proactive approach to keep equipment running, downtime to a minimum, and the site compliant.