Job Description
Engineering Team Leader
Location: Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
Salary: £56,500 per annum
Shift Pattern: 12-hour shifts - 2 Days / 2 Nights / 4 Off
Benefits: Up to 10% Match Pension, Life Assurance x4, 20 Shift Days Holiday, Discounts at Most Retailers, Medihealth Scheme
Our client is a leading food manufacturer that values hard work, teamwork, and developing people. They are part of a global group with multiple sites in the UK and are seeking an Engineering Team Leader to oversee their shift engineers.
Role & Responsibilities
* Carry out planned preventative, predictive, and breakdown maintenance of all high-speed production & packaging machinery.
* Electrical & mechanical fault finding, problem solving, and repairs.
* PLC - electrical fault finding.
* PPM planning, workload scheduling, CMMS system management, attending meetings, contractor management, toolbox audits, setting KPIs, monitoring shift performance.
* Promote a health & safety conscious environment.
* Lead continuous improvement projects.
* Manage motors, servo drives, contactors, pneumatics, gearboxes, bearings, shafts, inverters.
* Manage stores, ordering spares & parts when needed.
Knowledge, Skills & Experience
* Must be a strong man-manager, leader & coach.
* Ability to make effective decisions and prioritize tasks.
* NVQ Level 3 engineering or maintenance qualification minimum.
* Effective communicator, approachable, and dependable.
* Previous experience as a team leader / supervisor preferred.
* Completed a time-served apprenticeship with 5+ years of experience outside of it.
* Strong electrical & mechanical problem-solving skills.
* Experience in the food manufacturing industry is desirable.
* Knowledge of PLCs, automation & control systems, HMIs beneficial.
* Knowledge of food safety / hygiene beneficial.
* Continuous improvement mentality.
If you are interested, please email your CV to chrisg@hunterselection.co.uk. For further inquiries, contact Chris Gumm at 01908 010 438.
To apply, please click 'apply'. Hunter Selection Limited is a recruitment consultancy specializing in Engineering & Manufacturing, IT & Digital, Science & Technology, and Service & Sales sectors across the UK.
Note: We receive a high volume of applications; only suitable candidates will be contacted. We are committed to equal opportunity employment.
Job Tenure: Permanent
Salary: £55,000 - £56,500 per annum + Benefits
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