Engineering Supervisor

Engineering Team Leader

Location:

Stamford Bridge

Salary: GBP
52,000+

Shift Pattern: 4 on 4 off days

• 24 shifts holiday
• Employee assistance program
• Life assurance x4
• Enhanced pension
• Strong progression pathway toward management roles
• Continuous training, OEM courses, and technical development

We are looking for an experienced Engineering Team Leader to join a high‑performing manufacturing site and play a key role in maintaining and optimising production performance. This is an excellent opportunity for a senior engineer ready to step up, or an established team leader looking for a new challenge within a well‑invested, forward‑thinking operation.

You will lead a small on‑shift engineering team, drive reliability, support continuous improvement, and ensure equipment uptime across fast‑paced FMCG lines.

• Lead and develop a team of engineers across the shift
• Prioritise and delegate maintenance tasks to maximise efficiency
• Support planned, reactive, and preventative maintenance across production assets
• Ensure full compliance with site H & S procedures (permits, RAMS, audits)
• Work with automation, packaging, and processing equipment (conveyors, robotics, weighing, vision systems, thermoformers, etc.)
• Work closely with senior engineering leadership to improve performance, downtime, and reliability
• Support training, skills gap development, and contractor management
• Balance hands‑on and hands‑off duties depending on operational needs

• Multi‑skilled engineer with 5 years manufacturing experience
• Proven engineering experience within FMCG manufacturing, food or packaging production
• Level 3 or above in Engineering
• Electrical certification or qualification (18th Edition or others considered)
• PLC fault‑finding experience at I/O level
• Good knowledge of hydraulics, pneumatics, sensors, motors, and inverters
• Experience supervising or leading small teams
• Strong communicator with good initiative and problem‑solving ability

• PLC programming exposure
• CI / improvement experience
• OEM liaison experience
• Health and Safety qualifications

No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010.

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