Maintenance Supervisor

Company

Leading manufacturer with a strong reputation for quality, innovation and operational excellence. The Gateshead site operates a variety of manual, semi-automated and fully automated production equipment, supplying customers across the UK and beyond. The business is investing in continuous improvement and is looking for a proactive Maintenance Supervisor to help drive plant reliability, safety and performance.

Working 2-shift with a competitive salary of £52,500 + opportunity for overtime.
 

Role

Reporting to the Maintenance Manager, you will lead a team of multi-skilled engineers across a rotating shift pattern, ensuring maximum equipment availability and supporting the delivery of production targets.
 
Key responsibilities:
 

• Lead, coach and develop a team of maintenance engineers.
• Drive preventative and predictive maintenance activities across site.
• Manage reactive breakdown response and root cause analysis.
• Ensure compliance with all Health, Safety and Environmental standards.
• Coordinate contractors, shutdown activities and maintenance projects.
• Identify and implement continuous improvement initiatives to improve reliability, OEE and efficiency.

Person

We are looking for a hands-on maintenance leader who can motivate teams, raise standards and drive operational performance.

Ideal background:
 

• Time-served maintenance engineer with a recognised Level 3 Engineering qualification.
• Previous experience leading or supervising a maintenance team within manufacturing or industrial environments.
• Strong fault-finding, PPM and breakdown response experience.
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement, TPM and OEE.
• Proactive, organised and capable of building positive relationships across operations and engineering teams.