Engineering Supervisor

Bromborough
14 hours ago
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Engineering Team Leader Location: Wirral Salary: £55,000 basic Shift Pattern: 4 on 4 off days / 6AM - 6PM

Benefits:

24 shifts holiday

Employee assistance program

Life assurance x4

Enhanced pension

Strong progression pathway toward management roles

Continuous training, OEM courses, and technical development

About:

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

Responsibilities:

Leading and developing a team of engineers across the shift

Prioritising and delegating maintenance tasks to maximise efficiency

Supporting planned, reactive, and preventative maintenance across production assets

Ensuring full compliance with site H&S procedures (permits, RAMS, audits)

Working with automation, packaging, and processing equipment (conveyors, robotics, weighing, vision systems, thermoformers, etc.)

Working closely with senior engineering leadership to improve performance, downtime, and reliability

Supporting training, skills gap development, and contractor management

Balancing hands-on and hands-off duties depending on operational needs

Requirements:

Strong electrical bias (or multiskilled with strong electrical capability)

Proven engineering experience within FMCG, manufacturing or food production

Level 3 or above in Engineering + relevant electrical certification (18th Edition ideal)

Confident fault-finding on PLC‑controlled systems (any brand considered)

Good knowledge of hydraulics, pneumatics, sensors, motors, and inverters

Experience supervising or leading small teams (official or unofficial)

Strong communicator with good initiative and problem-solving abilityNice to Have:

PLC programming exposure

CI / improvement experience

OEM liaison experience

Health & Safety qualifications

How to Apply

If you're an experienced engineer who enjoys leading from the front and wants to develop within a growing, well‑invested operation, click Apply Now to submit your CV. Early applications are encouraged.

Consultant: Jackson

If you are interested in this position please click 'apply'.

Hunter Selection Limited is a recruitment consultancy with offices UK wide, specialising in permanent & contract roles within Engineering & Manufacturing, IT & Digital, Science & Technology and Service & Sales sectors.

Please note as we receive a high level of applications we can only respond to applicants whose skills & qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business

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