Job Description
Engineering Supervisor
Location: Suffolk
Salary: 60,000 - 65,000 + exceptional benefits package
Hours: Monday to Friday, days (40 hours per week, flexible start/finish times)
About the Company
This leading UK food manufacturing business operates across multiple sites and is well established as a trusted name in the FMCG sector. The Suffolk facility is a high-volume, automated environment producing a wide range of retail products supplied to major UK retailers. The site combines traditional manufacturing with modern automation - including conveyors, robots, form-fill-seal and packaging lines - offering both technical challenge and exciting opportunity for innovation.
The Role
We're seeking an experienced Engineering Supervisor to take ownership of a key production and packaging area within this fast-paced operation.
You'll provide day-to-day leadership for a small team of multi-skilled engineers, driving both performance and proactive maintenance, and supporting continuous improvement across the site.
You'll play a pivotal role in ensuring reliability, efficiency and safety, working closely with Operations and Process Leads to deliver tangible engineering improvements and support site-wide investment projects.
This position would suit a qualified engineer who's ready to step up into a leadership role - or a proven supervisor seeking a fresh challenge with real autonomy and the opportunity to shape the direction of a high-performing department.
Key Responsibilities
Lead, coach and develop a small team of multi-skilled engineers and technicians.
Drive proactive maintenance and reliability improvement initiatives.
Manage and engage external contractors for specialist maintenance and project work.
Identify and justify capital investment opportunities.
Collaborate closely with Operations and Process Leads to deliver productivity gains.
Lead root cause analysis and defect elimination activities.
Support installation and commissioning of new equipment and automation projects.
Maintain safe systems of work, ensuring all engineering activities are compliant.
About You
Time-served or formally qualified engineer (mechanical or electrical).
Strong background in FMCG or food manufacturing maintenance.
Hands-on capability balanced with leadership and people management skills.
Excellent problem-solving and communication abilities.
A proactive mindset with a drive for improvement and efficiency.
Comfortable working in a dynamic, automated production environment.
What's on Offer
Competitive salary of 60,000 - 65,000 depending on experience.
Attractive performance-related pay and benefits package.
Genuine progression opportunities within a stable, growing business.
Flexibility in working hours and supportive leadership culture.
The chance to make your mark - shaping the future of a successful and evolving site.
How to Apply
If you're an engineering professional ready to take on a leadership challenge with real scope for impact, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply today with your CV, or reach out for a confidential discussion.
As you know over here at Zest we like to do things properly and always want to keep you, the candidate in the loop. Applying to this 'one of a kind' role you give Zest permission to hold your information. If you want to know more about how Zest look after your personal information please visit our privacy policy on the website (url removed)
Location: Suffolk
Salary: 60,000 - 65,000 + exceptional benefits package
Hours: Monday to Friday, days (40 hours per week, flexible start/finish times)
About the Company
This leading UK food manufacturing business operates across multiple sites and is well established as a trusted name in the FMCG sector. The Suffolk facility is a high-volume, automated environment producing a wide range of retail products supplied to major UK retailers. The site combines traditional manufacturing with modern automation - including conveyors, robots, form-fill-seal and packaging lines - offering both technical challenge and exciting opportunity for innovation.
The Role
We're seeking an experienced Engineering Supervisor to take ownership of a key production and packaging area within this fast-paced operation.
You'll provide day-to-day leadership for a small team of multi-skilled engineers, driving both performance and proactive maintenance, and supporting continuous improvement across the site.
You'll play a pivotal role in ensuring reliability, efficiency and safety, working closely with Operations and Process Leads to deliver tangible engineering improvements and support site-wide investment projects.
This position would suit a qualified engineer who's ready to step up into a leadership role - or a proven supervisor seeking a fresh challenge with real autonomy and the opportunity to shape the direction of a high-performing department.
Key Responsibilities
Lead, coach and develop a small team of multi-skilled engineers and technicians.
Drive proactive maintenance and reliability improvement initiatives.
Manage and engage external contractors for specialist maintenance and project work.
Identify and justify capital investment opportunities.
Collaborate closely with Operations and Process Leads to deliver productivity gains.
Lead root cause analysis and defect elimination activities.
Support installation and commissioning of new equipment and automation projects.
Maintain safe systems of work, ensuring all engineering activities are compliant.
About You
Time-served or formally qualified engineer (mechanical or electrical).
Strong background in FMCG or food manufacturing maintenance.
Hands-on capability balanced with leadership and people management skills.
Excellent problem-solving and communication abilities.
A proactive mindset with a drive for improvement and efficiency.
Comfortable working in a dynamic, automated production environment.
What's on Offer
Competitive salary of 60,000 - 65,000 depending on experience.
Attractive performance-related pay and benefits package.
Genuine progression opportunities within a stable, growing business.
Flexibility in working hours and supportive leadership culture.
The chance to make your mark - shaping the future of a successful and evolving site.
How to Apply
If you're an engineering professional ready to take on a leadership challenge with real scope for impact, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply today with your CV, or reach out for a confidential discussion.
As you know over here at Zest we like to do things properly and always want to keep you, the candidate in the loop. Applying to this 'one of a kind' role you give Zest permission to hold your information. If you want to know more about how Zest look after your personal information please visit our privacy policy on the website (url removed)
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