Engineering Shift Supervisor

Engineering Shift Supervisor
Sector: Food Manufacturing
Location: Stockton-on-Tees
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: £53,000
Shift Pattern: Rotating weekly shifts | 6:00am>2:00pm | 2:00pm>10:00pm | 10:00pm>6:00am
Working Pattern: Monday>Friday on days/afternoons | Sunday>Thursday on nights
Overtime: Paid at 1.33

iSQ Recruitment is supporting a growing food manufacturing business in the search for an Engineering Shift Supervisor (Electrical Bias) in Stockton-on-Tees. This is an exciting opportunity to join a site undergoing major investment and automation, offering involvement in machinery upgrades, installations and continuous improvement projects.

You’ll join a people-focused business that invests in training and long-term development, with weekly pay, overtime, no bank holiday working, strong benefits and genuine progression opportunities within a well-established engineering team.

Please note: this client does not offer VISA sponsorship. Only candidates with full Right to Work in the UK and relevant UK food manufacturing experience will be considered.

What We Offer

Weekly pay
Overtime
Company pension
Life cover
No bank holiday working
Ongoing training and development including machinery training, FLT, scissor lift and IOSH
Opportunity to support major automation, installation and site improvement projects
Long-term progression opportunities within a people-focused manufacturing business Key Responsibilities

Lead the engineering team on shift, ensuring work is prioritised and completed safely and effectively
Support and develop engineers and apprentices within the shift team
Respond to breakdowns and carry out electrical and mechanical fault finding across production machinery
Ensure planned preventative maintenance (PPM) activities are completed effectively
Improve machine reliability, engineering standards and equipment performance
Work closely with production teams to minimise downtime and maintain operational output
Support engineering activity across manufacturing machinery, services and automated systems
Assist with machinery installations, automation projects and site improvements
Use engineering systems to monitor machinery performance and support maintenance activity
Maintain accurate engineering records, repairs, breakdown logs and maintenance documentation
Ensure safe systems of work, permits, hygiene standards and food safety procedures are followed
Support continuous improvement initiatives and identify opportunities to improve reliability and performance
Ensure clear and effective shift handovers Machinery & Equipment
The role will involve working across a variety of manufacturing and site equipment including:

Ovens
Chillers and refrigeration equipment
Compressors
Depositors
Ball chop equipment
CIP systems (including cream valves)
Checkweighers
X-ray equipment
Metal detectors
Production and packaging machinery
Automated systems and new equipment installations About You
You will be a hands-on, electrically biased engineering professional with previous supervisory, or team leadership experience gained within manufacturing.

Essential:

Minimum Level 3 Engineering qualification (or equivalent)
Strong electrical fault-finding ability and electrical bias
Previous leadership experience within engineering, maintenance or shift supervision
UK food manufacturing experience
Strong reactive and preventative maintenance experience
Comfortable leading a team while remaining hands-on technically Desirable:

Experience supporting apprentices or developing engineering teams
Exposure to automation, machinery upgrades or installation projects
Experience using engineering performance systems/CMMS software
IOSH or additional health & safety training Why Join Us?
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Engineering Shift Supervisor, Maintenance Team Leader, Engineering Team Leader, Lead Engineer or Senior Maintenance Engineer looking to join a business investing heavily in both people and automation.

The role offers a genuine opportunity to influence engineering standards, contribute ideas, support major site investment and develop longer term within a business that values progression and internal development.

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