Maintenance Shift Supervisor

Reed Engineering & Manufacturing are working with a leading Engineering & Manufacturing company.

The Role

We are currently recruiting a Shift Maintenance Supervisor Engineer to join our heavy manufacturing operation within the metals industry. This is a hands-on leadership role where you will supervise a small team of multi-skilled maintenance engineers, ensuring maximum equipment uptime, safe working practices, and effective shift delivery.

You will play a key role in maintaining and improving the reliability of critical production machinery, including furnaces/heat treatment, overhead cranes etc, and associated electrical and mechanical systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and supervise a team of 2-3+ maintenance engineers/technicians on shift
• Allocate and prioritise reactive and planned maintenance tasks to minimise downtime
• Carry out hands-on electrical and/or mechanical fault finding on heavy industrial plant
• Maintain equipment such as motors, gearboxes, conveyors, sensors, PLC-controlled systems, and hydraulic/pneumatic machinery
• Ensure detailed shift handovers and accurate maintenance reporting using CMMS systems
• Supervise contractors and ensure work is completed safely and to a high standard
• Ensure compliance with all Health, Safety, and Environmental procedures, including risk assessments and permits to work
• Identify recurring faults and support continuous improvement and capital projects

About You

You will be a time-served maintenance engineer with strong fault-finding ability and ideally proven supervisory experience in a heavy industrial or manufacturing environment.

Essential Requirements

• NVQ Level 3, C&G, HNC, or HND in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering
• Completed engineering apprenticeship
• 3-7+ years'' experience in heavy industry (steel, metal processing, glass manufacturing, aggregate manufacturing, ,or any other heavy engineering/ manufacturing, or similar)
• Previous experience supervising a maintenance team or acting as a shift lead would be advantageous
• Strong understanding of preventative and reactive maintenance strategies

Technical Skills - Open to bias (Elec or Mech or multi-skilled)

Electrical Bias

• 3-phase systems
• PLC fault finding (Siemens / Allen Bradley)
• VFDs and industrial control panels
• 17th or 18th Edition Wiring Regulations

Mechanical Bias

• Hydraulics and pneumatics
• Gearboxes, bearings, and rotating equipment
• Welding, fabrication, and mechanical repairs

What We Offer

• Competitive salar
• Company pension, bonus and benefits package
• Ongoing training and development
• Stable, long-term role within a well-established industrial operation