Shift Engineering Supervisor

Shift Engineering Supervisor

Location: Enfield, North London

Salary: Up to £60,000

Shift: 4 on, 4 off – 2 days / 2 nights

Job Type: Permanent

The Opportunity

We’re recruiting for a Shift Engineering Supervisor to join a busy, fast-paced processing operation in Enfield.

This is a hands-on leadership role where you’ll take responsibility for a shift engineering team, ensuring plant and machinery are running safely, efficiently and with minimal downtime.

You’ll still be heavily involved technically – supporting breakdowns, fault finding and repairs – while also coordinating your team, prioritising workloads and driving improvements across the site.

What You’ll Be Doing

Lead and supervise a team of multi-skilled engineers and contractors

Prioritise planned and reactive maintenance across the shift

Carry out hands-on fault finding, diagnostics and repairs

Support preventative maintenance and minimise plant downtime

Work across mechanical systems including hydraulics and pneumatics

Support Root Cause Analysis following breakdowns and recurring faults

Identify opportunities to improve plant reliability and performance

Allocate workloads and ensure engineering priorities are delivered

Coach and develop engineers within the team

Maintain accurate maintenance records through the CMMS system

Ensure all engineering work is completed safely and to a high standard

Deliver effective shift handovers and communicate engineering issues clearly

What We’re Looking For

You’ll ideally be an experienced Engineering Supervisor, Engineering Team Leader, Maintenance Team Leader or Lead Engineer from a fast-paced industrial environment.

You’ll need:

HNC in Mechanical or Plant Engineering

Previous experience leading or supervising an engineering/maintenance team

Strong mechanical fault finding and problem-solving skills

Experience with hydraulics and pneumatics

Welding experience

Experience delivering planned and reactive maintenance

The ability to remain hands-on while leading a team

Confidence prioritising engineering activity in a busy operational environment

Experience within waste, recycling, manufacturing, processing, aggregates, quarrying or another heavy industrial environment would be particularly relevant.

The Package

Upto £60,000

London Weighting Allowance

4 on, 4 off shift pattern

Ongoing training and career development

Generous pension scheme

Life cover

Retail and leisure discounts

Holiday and travel discounts

If you’re an experienced engineering professional who enjoys leading a team but still wants to remain technically hands-on, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply today for a confidential conversation.

This role is handled by McCarthy Recruitment, an award-winning multi-sector recruiter. We believe that you matter and care about unlocking your full potential. Work with us to find your perfect role and start your journey today.

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