Hands-On Engineering Supervisor – FMCG Plant

Hunter Selection Limited; Stonehouse; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Pension Scheme

Life Assurance

Training and Development Opportunities

Career Progression into Engineering

Job summary

Hunter Selection Limited seeks an experienced Engineering Supervisor to lead a multi-skilled maintenance team in a fast-paced food/FMCG environment. The role combines hands-on fault-finding on site with coordinating engineering activities and driving PPM completion.

You will develop engineers, support continuous improvement, and ensure safety and engineering compliance across the site. Monday–Friday, Gloucester area with commutable options.

Qualifications

• Previous experience as an Engineering Supervisor, Lead Engineer, Senior Engineer or Maintenance Team Leader
• Background within Food Manufacturing, FMCG, Packaging, Dairy, Beverage or other fast-paced production environments
• Strong hands-on electrical and/or mechanical maintenance skills
• Experience fault finding on automated manufacturing equipment
• Knowledge of conveyors, packaging machinery, sensors, drives, pneumatics and associated production equipment
• Experience leading engineers in a manufacturing environment
• Understanding of PPM systems, CMMS software and engineering compliance
• Knowledge of Continuous Improvement, TPM or Lean Manufacturing principles
• Good communication and team leadership skills
• Time-served apprenticeship, HNC/HND or equivalent Engineering qualification

Responsibilities

• Lead, support and develop a team of multi-skilled Maintenance Engineers
• Act as the first line of engineering leadership across the site
• Remain hands-on with fault finding, breakdown response and repairs when required
• Coordinate daily engineering priorities and allocate workloads effectively
• Drive Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) completion and compliance
• Support Root Cause Analysis investigations and implement corrective actions
• Monitor equipment performance and identify reliability improvements
• Ensure engineering work is completed safely and in line with food manufacturing standards
• Work closely with Production, Quality and Technical departments
• Support continuous improvement, TPM and lean manufacturing activities
• Assist with machinery upgrades, installations and improvement projects
• Manage contractor activities and engineering stores where required
• Provide coaching, mentoring and training to engineering team members
• Drive strong engineering standards, communication and shift handovers

Skills

Hands-on maintenance

Team leadership

Fault finding

Electrical maintenance

Mechanical maintenance

Conveyors & packaging machinery

Education

Time-served apprenticeship

HNC/HND in Engineering

Tools

CMMS software

PPM systems

Job description

Hunter Selection Limited seeks an experienced Engineering Supervisor to lead a multi-skilled maintenance team in a fast-paced food/FMCG environment. The role combines hands-on fault-finding on site with coordinating engineering activities and driving PPM completion.

You will develop engineers, support continuous improvement, and ensure safety and engineering compliance across the site. Monday–Friday, Gloucester area with commutable options.