Engineering Shift Supervisor

Engineering Shift Supervisor
Location: Stockton-on-Tees
Salary: £53,000
Contract: Permanent
Pay: Weekly paid
Shift Pattern: Rotating weekly shifts - 6am-2pm, 2pm-10pm, 10pm-6am
Working Pattern: Monday-Friday on days/afternoons and Sunday-Thursday on nights
Overtime: Paid at 1.33
Benefits: Company pension, life cover, no bank holiday working

Company Overview
Country Style Foods is a well-established food manufacturing business supplying a range of major retailers and food service customers. The wider business produces frozen part-baked breads, loaves, fruit pies, desserts and other bakery-led products, supplying customers including M&S, Waitrose, Asda, Sainsbury's, Tesco, Co-op and food service partners.
The Stockton-on-Tees site produces frozen desserts and fruit pies, with major investment planned across the site. This includes improvements to the building, offices, fabrication areas, canteen facilities and production equipment. The site is also preparing for a major automation project across (Apply online only), creating a strong opportunity for the successful person to be involved in machinery installations, process improvements and longer-term engineering development.
The business has a people-focused culture and looks to recruit with future progression in mind. Training and development are important, with machinery training, FLT, scissor lift and IOSH training expected within the first six months.

Role Overview
We are looking for an electrically biased Engineering Shift Supervisor to lead the engineering team on shift at the Stockton-on-Tees site.
This is a hands-on leadership role within a busy food manufacturing environment. The successful candidate will be responsible for leading the shift engineering team, supporting breakdown response, driving planned maintenance activity and helping improve machinery performance across site.
The site operates 24-hour production Monday to Friday and closes on bank holidays, which is unusual within food manufacturing. The first part of the year is typically quieter, allowing time for planning, preventative maintenance and improvement work, before production increases significantly for the remainder of the year.

Team Structure
The Engineering Shift Supervisor will report into the Engineering Manager and will lead a small shift-based team, including:

• Electrical Engineer
• Mechanical Engineer
• Apprentice Engineer

The site currently operates across three shifts. The existing engineering team is long-serving, experienced and well-regarded within the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the engineering team on shift, ensuring work is prioritised and completed safely.
• Support, guide and develop engineers and apprentices within the shift team.
• Respond to breakdowns and support electrical and mechanical fault-finding across production equipment.
• Ensure planned preventative maintenance tasks are completed in line with site requirements.
• Help improve PPM completion, machine reliability and overall equipment performance.
• Work closely with production teams to reduce downtime and maintain output.
• Support engineering activity across food manufacturing machinery, services and automated equipment.
• Assist with upcoming automation projects, machinery installations and site improvement work.
• Use site systems, including Redzone, to monitor machinery performance and support engineering decisions.
• Ensure engineering standards, hygiene requirements and food safety procedures are followed.
• Maintain accurate records of breakdowns, PPMs, repairs and engineering actions.
• Support safe systems of work, risk assessments, permits and general health and safety standards.
• Contribute ideas for engineering improvements, reliability gains and better ways of working.
• Escalate recurring issues or higher-risk faults to the Engineering Manager.
• Ensure shift handovers are clear, accurate and useful for the following shift.

Machinery and Equipment
The role will involve working across a range of food manufacturing and site equipment, including:

• Ovens
• Chillers and fridges
• Compressors
• Depositors
• Ball chop equipment
• CIP systems, including cream valves
• Checkweighers
• X-ray equipment
• Metal detectors
• Production and packaging machinery
• Automated systems as the site continues to invest

Essential Requirements

• Must be commutable to Stockton-on-Tees.
• Strong electrical bias, with proven electrical fault-finding ability.
• Minimum Level 3 engineering qualification.
• Previous leadership experience within engineering, maintenance or shift supervision.
• UK food manufacturing experience.
• UK work experience.
• Able to work a rotating shift pattern, including Sunday-Thursday nights.
• Stable permanent work history.
• No requirement for visa sponsorship.

Candidate Profile
This role would suit someone currently working as an Engineering Shift Supervisor, Engineering Team Leader, Maintenance Team Leader, Lead Engineer or Senior Maintenance Engineer within food manufacturing.
The successful candidate is likely to be electrically biased, confident leading others on shift and comfortable remaining hands-on when needed. They will be used to supporting production, responding to breakdowns, managing priorities and maintaining high standards around safety, hygiene and engineering performance.

What's on Offer

• £53,000 salary
• Permanent role
• Weekly pay
• Rotating shift pattern
• Overtime paid at 1.33
• Company pension
• Life cover
• No bank holiday working
• Training in the first six months, including machinery, FLT, scissor lift and IOSH
• Opportunity to support major automation and installation projects
• Long-term development opportunities within a growing food manufacturing business