Engineering Shift Supervisor

• Direct Reports: Shift Engineers
• Shift Engineers
• Engineering contractors

Department:
Engineering

Location:

Deeside

Compensation: £57,502 / year

Job Title:

Engineering Shift Supervisor

Reports To:

Chief Engineer Department / Function:
Engineering

The Lead Shift Engineer is a multiskilled engineering professional responsible for leading, coordinating and supervising all engineering activities on their assigned shift within a fast paced FMCG environment.

They provide technical leadership to Shift Engineers, ensure safe and effective maintenance across all plant and packaging machinery, prioritise engineering workload, and act as the first point of escalation for technical issues during the shift.

The role drives engineering reliability, reduces downtime and ensures compliance with safety, food safety and legal requirements while role modelling engineering excellence.

The job holder is required to do all tasks considered relevant by their line manager

Responsible for Food Safety, Quality and Legality

The Company strives to be an equal opportunities employer. This means that decisions concerning recruitment, promotion, dismissal or any other aspect of employment will be based on the needs of the business and not any assumptions based on sex, race, age, disability, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, married or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief. This is an important commitment which all employees are expected to share.

• Day‑to‑day leadership of Shift Engineers, including task allocation, prioritisation and performance during the shift.
• Coordinate maintenance workload in real‑time based on breakdowns, production needs and planned tasks.
• Provide technical guidance, coaching and hands‑on support to engineers on shift.
• Lead shift handovers, ensuring clear communication of ongoing issues, completed work, risks and priorities.
• Conduct informal skills assessments and support the Engineering Manager with identifying training needs.
• Role model engineering standards, behaviours and professional conduct across the shift.

• Lead the execution of planned, predictive and reactive maintenance across process, packaging and auxiliary equipment.
• Manage and support troubleshooting, fault‑finding and issue resolution across electrical and mechanical plant equipment.
• Oversee line adjustments, changeovers and breakdown response to minimise downtime.
• Ensure maintenance tasks are completed safely, accurately and on time, reallocating engineers as priorities change.

• Lead and support installation, commissioning and repair activities on shift.
• Coordinate and supervise engineering contractors to ensure safe, compliant and efficient work.
• Maintain and sign off shift engineering documentation, ensuring accuracy and traceability.

• Drive improvements in equipment performance, reliability and engineering efficiency.
• Identify root causes of downtime and implement corrective actions in partnership with the wider Engineering team.
• Promote new technologies, methods and engineering approaches to improve shift performance.
• Support upskilling of team members through hands‑on coaching and training.

• Lead by example as a safety champion, ensuring compliance with all H&S, food safety and legal requirements.
• Ensure all engineering tasks are risk‑assessed and completed in line with safe systems of work.
• Take ownership of shift safety issues, escalating where required and driving immediate corrective actions.

• Undertake any additional engineering or leadership…