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