Shift Engineering Supervisor

McCarthy Recruitment Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

London Weighting Allowance

Ongoing training and career developm6

Generous pension scheme

Life cover

Retail and leisure discounts

Holiday and travel discounts

Job summary

McCarthy Recruitment Ltd is seeking a Shift Engineering Supervisor for a hands-on leadership role on a busy Enfield site. You will lead a multi-skilled team, prioritise maintenance, diagnose faults and repair equipment, and drive improvements to minimise downtime while maintaining safety standards on shift.

The role is permanent, offering up to £60,000 plus London weighting, a 4 on 4 off shift pattern, ongoing training and a generous benefits package including a pension and life cover.

Qualifications

• Experience leading or supervising an engineering/maintenance team.
• Strong mechanical fault finding and problem-solving skills.
• Experience delivering planned and reactive maintenance.
• The ability to remain hands-on while leading a team.

Responsibilities

• 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
• Identify opportunities to improve plant reliability and performance
• Deliver effective shift handovers and communicate engineering issues clearly
• Maintain accurate maintenance records through the CMMS system

Skills

Leadership experience

Mechanical fault finding

Problem-solving skills

Hands-on leadership

Education

HNC in Mechanical or Plant Engineering

Tools

CMMS system

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.

• 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
• 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

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.

The Legal Bit:

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.