Hunter Selection
Engineering Supervisor (Hands-On)
Engineering Supervisor (Hands-On) at Hunter Selection, based in Bristol, South West, paying £60,000 - £65,000 per annum. This is a permanent role.
- Pay
- £60,000 - £65,000 per annum
- Hours and contract
- Permanent · On site
- Location
- Bristol, South West
- Closing date
- Sector
- Engineering & Manufacturing
About 34% above the going rate for engineering & manufacturing
Reference jobs/engineering-supervisor-hands-on-36984
About the role
- Lead, support and develop a team of multi-skilled Maintenance Engineers
- Act as the first line of engineering leadership across the site
- Remain hands-on with fault finding, breakdown response and repairs when required
- Coordinate daily engineering priorities and allocate workloads effectively
- Drive Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) completion and compliance
- Support Root Cause Analysis investigations and implement corrective actions
- Monitor equipment performance and identify reliability improvements
- Ensure engineering work is completed safely and in line with food manufacturing standards
- Work closely with Production, Quality and Technical departments
- Support continuous improvement, TPM and lean manufacturing activities
- Assist with machinery upgrades, installations and improvement projects
- Manage contractor activities and engineering stores where required
- Provide coaching, mentoring and training to engineering team members
- Drive strong engineering standards, communication and shift handovers
- Previous experience as an Engineering Supervisor, Lead Engineer, Senior Engineer or Maintenance Team Leader
- Background within Food Manufacturing, FMCG, Packaging, Dairy, Beverage or other fast-paced production environments
- Strong hands-on electrical and/or mechanical maintenance skills
- Experience fault finding on automated manufacturing equipment
- Knowledge of conveyors, packaging machinery, sensors, drives, pneumatics and associated production equipment
- Experience leading engineers in a manufacturing environment
- Understanding of PPM systems, CMMS software and engineering compliance
- Knowledge of Continuous Improvement, TPM or Lean Manufacturing principles
- Good communication and team leadership skills
- Time-served apprenticeship, HNC/HND or equivalent Engineering qualification
- 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays
- Company Pension Scheme
- Life Assurance
- Employee Benefits Platform
- Training and Development Opportunities
- Career Progression into Engineering Management
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.
Reference: jobs/engineering-supervisor-hands-on-36984 · Posted 1 day ago · Closes 6 Dec 2026 · Listed via Hunter Selection
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