Maintenance Supervisor

Company Leading manufacturer with a strong reputation for quality, innovation and operational excellence. The Gateshead site operates a variety of manual, semi-automated and fully automated production equipment, supplying customers across the UK and beyond. The business is investing in continuous improvement and is looking for a proactive Maintenance Supervisor to help drive plant reliability, safety and performance. Working 2-shift with a competitive salary of £52,500  opportunity for overtime.

Role Reporting to the Maintenance Manager, you will lead a team of multi-skilled engineers across a rotating shift pattern, ensuring maximum equipment availability and supporting the delivery of production targets.

Key responsibilities:

Lead, coach and develop a team of maintenance engineers. Drive preventative and predictive maintenance activities across site. Manage reactive breakdown response and root cause analysis. Ensure compliance with all Health, Safety and Environmental standards. Coordinate contractors, shutdown activities and maintenance projects. Identify and implement continuous improvement initiatives to improve reliability, OEE and efficiency. Person We are looking for a hands-on maintenance leader who can motivate teams, raise standards and drive operational performance.

Ideal background:

Time-served maintenance engineer with a recognised Level 3 Engineering qualification. Previous experience leading or supervising a maintenance team within manufacturing or industrial environments. Strong fault-finding, PPM and breakdown response experience. Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement, TPM and OEE. Proactive, organised and capable of building positive relationships across operations and engineering teams. For more information: