Engineering Team Leader
Location: Stamford Bridge
Salary: GBP52,000+
Shift Pattern: 4 on 4 off days
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 are 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 will lead a small on‑shift engineering team, drive reliability, support continuous improvement, and ensure equipment uptime across fast‑paced FMCG lines.
Responsibilities
* Lead and develop a team of engineers across the shift
* Prioritise and delegate maintenance tasks to maximise efficiency
* Support planned, reactive, and preventative maintenance across production assets
* Ensure full compliance with site H & S procedures (permits, RAMS, audits)
* Work with automation, packaging, and processing equipment (conveyors, robotics, weighing, vision systems, thermoformers, etc.)
* Work closely with senior engineering leadership to improve performance, downtime, and reliability
* Support training, skills gap development, and contractor management
* Balance hands‑on and hands‑off duties depending on operational needs
Requirements
* Multi‑skilled engineer with 5 years manufacturing experience
* Proven engineering experience within FMCG manufacturing, food or packaging production
* Level 3 or above in Engineering
* Electrical certification or qualification (18th Edition or others considered)
* PLC fault‑finding experience at I/O level
* Good knowledge of hydraulics, pneumatics, sensors, motors, and inverters
* Experience supervising or leading small teams
* Strong communicator with good initiative and problem‑solving ability
Good To Have
* PLC programming exposure
* CI / improvement experience
* OEM liaison experience
* Health and Safety qualifications
No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010.
For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.
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