Description:
Engineering Team Leader
About the Role
This is a hands-on leadership position where you'll be responsible for supporting and developing a team of maintenance engineers while remaining actively involved in maintenance, fault finding, and continuous improvement activities across the site. Working closely with production and engineering management, you will play a crucial role in driving performance, reliability, and operational efficiency.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and support a team of maintenance engineers across daily operations
- Carry out planned and reactive maintenance on production and processing equipment
- Diagnose and fault-find on mechanical and electrical systems
- Coordinate engineering resources to ensure effective delivery of maintenance activities
- Drive continuous improvement projects to reduce downtime and improve reliability
- Monitor engineering KPIs and implement corrective actions where required
- Manage engineering stores and critical spare parts availability
- Support shutdown activities and oversee contractor management when required
- Ensure all engineering work is completed safely and in line with company procedures
- Work closely with production teams to maximise plant performance and efficiency
What We're Looking For
- Strong hands-on maintenance engineering experience within FMCG, food manufacturing, or a fast-paced production environment
- Mechanical and electrical maintenance experience
- Proven fault-finding and problem-solving skills
- Previous leadership, supervisory, or team leader experience
- Experience delivering planned and reactive maintenance
- Excellent communication and team development skills
- Engineering qualification such as NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) preferred