Engineering Team Leader
Location: Wirral
Salary: GBP55,000 basic
Shift Pattern: 4 on 4 off days / 6AM - 6PM
Benefits
* 24 shifts holiday
* Employee assistance program
* Life assurance x4
* Enhanced pension
* Strong progression pathway toward management roles
* Continuous training, OEM courses, and technical development
About
We’re looking for an experienced Engineering Team Leader to join a high performing manufacturing site and play a key role in maintaining and optimising production performance. This is an excellent opportunity for a senior engineer ready to step up, or an established team leader looking for a new challenge within a well invested, forward thinking operation.
You’ll lead a small on shift engineering team, drive reliability, support continuous improvement, and ensure equipment uptime across fast paced FMCG lines.
Responsibilities
* Leading and developing a team of engineers across the shift
* Prioritising and delegating maintenance tasks to maximise efficiency
* Supporting planned, reactive, and preventative maintenance across production assets
* Ensuring full compliance with site H&S procedures (permits, RAMS, audits)
* Working with automation, packaging, and processing equipment (conveyors, robotics, weighing, vision systems, thermoformers, etc.)
* Working closely with senior engineering leadership to improve performance, downtime, and reliability
* Supporting training, skills gap development, and contractor management
* Balancing hands‑on and hands‑off duties depending on operational needs
Requirements
* Strong electrical bias (or multiskilled with strong electrical capability)
* Proven engineering experience within FMCG, manufacturing or food production
* Level 3 or above in Engineering + relevant electrical certification (18th Edition ideal)
* Confident fault‑finding on PLC‑controlled systems (any brand considered)
* Good knowledge of hydraulics, pneumatics, sensors, motors, and inverters
* Experience supervising or leading small teams (official or unofficial)
* Strong communicator with good initiative and problem‑solving ability
Nice to Have
* PLC programming exposure
* CI / improvement experience
* OEM liaison experience
* Health & Safety qualifications
If you’re an experienced engineer who enjoys leading from the front and wants to develop within a growing, well invested operation, click Apply Now to submit your CV. Early applications are encouraged.
Please note as we receive a high level of applications we can only respond to applicants whose skills & qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010.
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