Engineering Shift Manager

HelloFresh

onsitePosted Jun 30, 2026
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About the role

Job Title: Engineering Shift Manager

Location: Smart parc, Spondon, Derby DE21 7HW

Shift Pattern: Suez Shift Pattern rotating days and nights, 0600-1800 and 1800-0600.

Let's Discuss What's On The Table For You:

70% off HelloFresh or Green Chef boxes

Free onsite parking (including ~90 EV spaces)

Gym membership

Bupa private medical insurance (including dental & family cover options)

Nursery support scheme (save up to 40% on your nursery fees)

Earn up to £500 with our Referral Program

Electric vehicle scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Group Life Assurance

Company pension scheme

Mental health first aiders and an employee assistance programme

Play a key part in supporting our Employee Resource Groups: FreshVets, Black Heritage Network, NEU Network (Neurodiversity), GET (Gender Equality Team) and FreshPride

About The Job:

We're currently on the hunt for an Engineering Supervisor to join our passionate and hardworking team. Reporting into the Senior Engineering Manager, you'll be responsible for leading a team of Automation Engineers in one of the UK's fastest growing food companies!

You'll be expected to drive excellent standards, improve processes and enhance efficiency whilst mentoring your team, to ensure we provide an exceptional product to our hungry customers, each and every delivery.

What You Will Be Doing:

Manage and provide leadership to a team of Automation Engineers, Reliability Engineers and Junior Engineers

Coaching, guiding and mentoring at all levels of the shift

Develop and implement maintenance procedures and schedule to minimise downtime and maximise equipment reliability

Identify opportunities for process automation and improvement to enhance operational efficiency and reduce costs

Conduct regular audits and inspections to identify potential safety hazards and recommend corrective actions

Coordinate with vendors and suppliers for spare parts, equipment upgrades, and technical support

Lead route cause analysis processes and continuous improvement projects

Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs), analyze data, and identify opportunities for process improvement and optimization

Who You Are:

Strong knowledge of automation systems, material handling equipment, and warehouse management systems

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with stakeholders cross functionally

Strong and evident leadership and people management experience

Knowledge of safety regulations and procedures in a warehouse or manufacturing environment

Proven experience in a supervisory or managerial role in an automated manufacturing or distribution center environment

Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities

Good understanding of data reporting to the business

Next steps: Your application will be reviewed and if successful, a member of the Talent Acquisition Team will be in touch within 2 weeks.

To be considered for this role, you'll need to have the independent right to work in the UK, as we're unfortunately unable to provide sponsorship at this time.

You are required to cooperate with HelloFresh in all health and safety matters. You are responsible for ensuring you take reasonable care of your own health, and safety as well as others who may be affected by the work activities you undertake. You must report incidents immediately and actively raise health and safety-related concerns to your Line Manager. As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and secure environment, we will process Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks to the successful individual. Failure to disclose relevant information at application or throughout the process could affect your employment with the company.

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