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Engineering Supervisor

Job Posted: 5 days ago

Salary: £ 52,000 - 55,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Wirral, Merseyside

Expire in: 23 days

Job Description

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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