Shift Engineering Supervisor

McCarthy Recruitment Ltd; Enfield; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

London Weighting Allowance

Generous pension scheme

Life cover

Retail and leisure discounts

Holiday and travel discounts

Job summary

McCarthy Recruitment Ltd is recruiting a Shift Engineering Supervisor for a busy processing operation in Enfield, North London. The role is permanent with a 4 on, 4 off shift pattern and a salary up to £60,000.

You will lead a multi-skilled engineering team on shift, while remaining hands-on to diagnose faults, carry out repairs and drive maintenance improvements across plant safety and reliability.

Qualifications

• HNC in Mechanical or Plant Engineering.
• Previous experience leading or supervising an engineering/maintenance team.
• Strong mechanical fault finding and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with hydraulics and pneumatics.
• Welding experience.
• Experience delivering planned and reactive maintenance.
• Able to stay hands-on while leading a team.
• Confident prioritising activities in a busy environment.
• Experience in heavy industrial settings (waste/recycling/manufacturing) is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise a team of engineers and contractors.
• Prioritise planned and reactive maintenance across the shift.
• Carry out fault finding, diagnostics and repairs.
• Support preventative maintenance and minimise downtime.
• Work with mechanical systems including hydraulics and pneumatics.
• Support Root Cause Analysis after breakdowns.
• Identify opportunities to improve plant reliability and performance.
• Allocate workloads and ensure priorities are delivered.
• Coach and develop engineers on shift.
• Maintain maintenance records in the CMMS.
• Ensure safe, high-standard engineering work.
• Deliver effective shift handovers and clear communication.

Skills

Team leadership

Fault finding

Hydraulics

Pneumatics

Maintenance planning

Hands-on engineering

Welding

CMMS

Safety compliance

Education

HNC in Mechanical or Plant Engineering

Job description

Shift Engineering Supervisor

Location: Enfield, North London

Salary: Up to £60,000

Shift: 4 on, 4 off – 2 days / 2 nights

Job Type: Permanent

The Opportunity

We’re recruiting for a Shift Engineering Supervisor to join a busy, fast-paced processing operation in Enfield.

This is a hands‑on leadership role where you’ll take responsibility for a shift engineering team, ensuring plant and machinery are running safely, efficiently and with minimal downtime.

You’ll still be heavily involved technically – supporting breakdowns, fault finding and repairs – while also coordinating your team, prioritising workloads and driving improvements across the site.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Lead and supervise a team of multi-skilled engineers and contractors
• Prioritise planned and reactive maintenance across the shift
• Carry out hands‑on fault finding, diagnostics and repairs
• Support preventative maintenance and minimise plant downtime
• Work across mechanical systems including hydraulics and pneumatics
• Support Root Cause Analysis following breakdowns and recurring faults
• Identify opportunities to improve plant reliability and performance
• Allocate workloads and ensure engineering priorities are delivered
• Coach and develop engineers within the team
• Maintain accurate maintenance records through the CMMS system
• Ensure all engineering work is completed safely and to a high standard
• Deliver effective shift handovers and communicate engineering issues clearly

What We’re Looking For

You’ll ideally be an experienced Engineering Supervisor, Engineering Team Leader, Maintenance Team Leader or Lead Engineer from a fast-paced industrial environment.

You’ll need:

• HNC in Mechanical or Plant Engineering
• Previous experience leading or supervising an engineering/maintenance team
• Strong mechanical fault finding and problem-solving skills
• Experience with hydraulics and pneumatics
• Welding experienceExperience delivering planned and reactive maintenance
• The ability to remain hands‑on while leading a team
• Confidence prioritising engineering activity in a busy operational environment
• Experience within waste, recycling, manufacturing, processing, aggregates, quarrying or another heavy industrial environment would be particularly relevant

The Package

• Upto £60,000
• London Weighting Allowance
• 4 on, 4 off shift pattern
• Ongoing training and career development
• Generous pension scheme
• Life cover
• Retail and leisure discounts
• Holiday and travel discounts

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age.

If you’re an experienced engineering professional who enjoys leading a team but still wants to remain technically hands‑on, we’d love to hear from you.