Senior Maintenance Supervisor

Key Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, and supervise daily maintenance activities to ensure efficient completion of planned and reactive engineering work.
• Lead maintenance teams to support production performance, minimise equipment downtime, and maintain operational continuity.
• Manage preventative maintenance programmes for manufacturing equipment and site assets to ensure equipment reliability and compliance with engineering standards.
• Coordinate breakdown response activities and ensure timely resolution of engineering issues affecting production.
• Support engineering improvement projects, equipment upgrades, and modification works to improve operational efficiency and plant performance.
• Work closely with internal stakeholders and external contractors to deliver maintenance projects safely and effectively.
• Monitor spare parts usage and inventory levels to support maintenance effectiveness and minimise operational risk.
• Support budget control by managing maintenance spend and identifying cost‑effective engineering solutions.
• Ensure maintenance activities are carried out in accordance with health & safety, food safety, environmental, and quality standards.
• Communicate engineering priorities, maintenance standards, and operational updates effectively across teams.
• Participate in site incident response and business continuity activities where required.
• Promote continuous improvement initiatives across engineering and production operations.
• Complete additional engineering and supervisory duties as required.

Qualifications

Technical qualification in Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related discipline preferred. Relevant vocational, technical, or apprenticeship‑based engineering training considered advantageous.

• Previous experience within a manufacturing maintenance environment, ideally food manufacturing, FMCG or high volume manufacturing.
• Experience leading or supervising engineering or maintenance teams within a production setting.
• Strong understanding of mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, refrigeration, or utility systems.
• Experience managing planned preventative maintenance programmes and responding to equipment breakdowns.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, schematics, and technical documentation.
• Strong fault‑finding and problem‑solving capability.
• Experience coordinating contractors and supporting engineering projects.
• Good communication and organisational skills with the ability to work cross‑functionally.
• Familiarity with health & safety and food manufacturing compliance standards.
• Comfortable using maintenance systems and standard Microsoft Office applications.

Ability to work within a manufacturing environment, including periods of standing, walking, climbing, lifting, and working around production equipment. Ability to lift and move equipment or components where required.

Responsible for supervising and developing a team of maintenance engineers and technicians within a manufacturing operation.