Engineering/Maintenance Supervisor

Title: Engineering / Maintenance Supervisor

• Location: Henlow
• Shift Pattern: Dayshift
• Direct Reports: 2
• Package: circa £55k plus comprehensive benefits

The Role

Our client is a hugely successful global organisation with multiple manufacturing facilities and market leading products in its field. They are currently looking to recruit an experienced and highly motivated Engineering/Maintenance Supervisor for one of their UK facilities.

Reporting directly to the Plant Manager, The Engineering Supervisor would be responsible for:

• Multiple project level activities in the areas of Plant/Machinery improvements.
• Day to day maintenance of the plant and equipment, both reactive and preventative in nature.
• Existing equipment modification and enhancement, including Project Documentation, testing and commissioning.
• Planning, organising, and directing the site maintenance team to develop methods for increased production and equipment uptime.
• Equipment allocation and purchase, and implementation of operational processes related to product development projects from conceptual designs/drawings through full release to production.

The incumbent will work with Product Engineering, Operations, Divisional Engineering teammates, and outside equipment manufacturers to ensure new/existing equipment development projects are successful and plant utilisation is maximised.

The Person:

• Time-served Electrical Biased Engineer, with at least 5 years post apprenticeship experience in maintenance and project work, coupled with previous supervision and/or project leadership experience in a manufacturing environment is required.
• Educational qualification to a minimum of ONC (or equivalent).
• Good knowledge of, and commitment to health and safety.
• Good organizational skills and the ability to deal with multiple priorities at the same time, with a flexible and pro-active approach to workloads and duties.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, both written and verbal, with good PC literacy.
• Good inter-personal and team working skills with the ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Experience of engineering disciplines.
• Candidates with a Multi-skilled background with appropriate training and qualifications, any experience of high-speed machinery, pneumatic and hydraulic systems, along with CAD software (AutoCAD, SolidWorks) would be highly desirable.

If you feel you have the qualities our client is seeking, please forward your CV and covering letter indicating your current package to Lee Rankin at GEM Partnership or for a discreet conversation call our Peterlee office.

GEM Partnership is acting as an employment agency on this vacancy