Maintenance Shift Supervisor (4-5-5 Pattern - Day Shift)

Dr. Oetker / Cameo; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health cover

Cycle to Work scheme

Pension scheme

Job summary

Dr. Oetker Leyland site is seeking a Maintenance Shift Supervisor to lead the shift engineering team, ensuring safe, reliable and efficient maintenance across site operations.

You will provide visible leadership on shift, oversee breakdowns, planned maintenance and temporary repairs until permanent resolution. The role requires time-served engineering background and experience with CMMS/SAP PM, with a focus on safety, quality and cost priorities.

Qualifications

• Time-served multi-skilled engineer with experience in fast-paced manufacturing.
• Experience leading or mentoring engineering teams on shift.
• Working knowledge of CMMS; SAP PM experience desirable.
• Clear decision-making under pressure balancing safety, quality, cost and priorities.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate shift maintenance activities to support safe, legal and quality-compliant production.
• Ensure breakdowns, planned maintenance, changeovers and interventions are completed effectively and communicated across shifts.
• Drive completion of planned maintenance, statutory checks and corrective actions to standard, with proper follow-up.
• Maintain high basic engineering standards including housekeeping, tool control and spares usage.
• Coach and hold multi-skilled engineers accountable for safe working and high-quality work orders.

Skills

Shift leadership

Team mentoring

Safety awareness

Problem solving under pressure

Education

Time-served engineering background

Tools

CMMS

SAP PM

Job description

Maintenance Shift Supervisor (4-5-5 Pattern - Day Shift)

Maintenance | Leyland | Full Time | Permanent

About Us

Since our beginnings at Dr. Oetker, we have been breaking new ground. With pizza, cake, and desserts, as well as digital platforms and services – quality and an innovative spirit set us apart.

What awaits you? It's up to you! At. Dr. Oetker, you can actively shape the future – both yours and ours. We want to be part of something bigger. Don't you?

As a global, family run business our culture is really important to us. All of our employees are inspired and motivated to create a competitive advantage in the market place for our customers and consumers, whilst having fun at the same time!

JOIN THE TASTE.

About the Role

We have an opportunity for a Maintenance Shift Supervisor to join our Maintenance team at our Leyland production site.

This role leads the shift engineering team to deliver safe, reliable and efficient maintenance support across site operations. You will provide visible leadership on shift, ensuring engineering standards are followed, breakdowns are managed effectively, planned maintenance is completed to the required standard, and temporary repairs are controlled through clear follow-up to permanent resolution.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate shift maintenance activities to support safe, legal and quality-compliant production.
• Ensure breakdowns, planned maintenance, changeovers and engineering interventions are completed effectively and communicated clearly across shifts.
• Drive completion of planned maintenance, statutory checks and corrective actions to the required standard, using SAP and agreed maintenance systems accurately.
• Maintain high basic engineering standards, including housekeeping, tool control, line hand backs, spares usage and follow-up of temporary repairs.
• Coach, support and hold Multi-Skilled Engineers accountable for safe working, technical standards, work order quality and professional conduct.

About You

• Time-served multi-skilled engineer, or equivalent engineering background, with practical experience in a fast-paced manufacturing, food or FMCG environment.
• Experience leading, coordinating or mentoring engineering teams on shift, including prioritising work, managing breakdown response and ensuring effective handovers.
• Working knowledge of CMMS, with SAP PM experience desirable, alongside good understanding of work order management, spares control and safe systems of work.
• A calm, credible and visible leader who can make clear decisions under pressure while balancing safety, quality, cost and operational priorities.
• A direct, supportive and professional communicator who can coach others, set expectations and challenge poor standards fairly and consistently.

Location

The role will be based from our Leyland production site, with free on-site parking. You may be required to travel to our Leeds Head Office and other external locations to meet business requirements

Benefits

The Maintenance Shift Supervisor role offers a salary of £,. (dependent on skills & experience) alongside additional benefits including:

Time Off

• .5 Days annual leave
• Enhanced family friendly leave
• Enhanced company sick pay

Health & Wellbeing

• BUPA Private Health cover
• Healthcare cashback scheme
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Occupational Health
• Annual heart check-ups

Financial Wellbeing

• Salary sacrifice pension scheme (3% employee, 6% employer contributions)
• Life Assurance (x4 annual salary)

Reward & Recognition

• Extra Slice, home of our discounts & rewards
• Employee referral scheme (£)
• Employee loyalty scheme, recognising length of service milestones

Culture & Perks

• A fantastic place to work
• Access to our cake & pizza products
• GroceryAid employee assistance programme

Next Steps

Dr. Oetker is an equal opportunities employer. We continuously work to shape and live in a corporate culture where everyone feels welcome. At Dr. Oetker, your personality and qualifications are what count. Not gender, nationality, ethnic or social background, religion, disability, age or sexual orientation, and identity.