Engineer Team Leader – Permanent position
Pay: £56,500 a year
Pay breakdown on this role:
Basic rate per hour will be £24.37 + shift bonus of £1.50 per hour
Overtime rate per hour will be £30.47 + shift bonus of £1.50 per hour
This equates to a yearly salary of £56,500
Based just 15 minutes from the centre of Boston.
Are you a multi-skilled maintenance engineer team leader with experience in conveying systems, product detection, and packaging machinery in a Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) environment, looking to join a forward-thinking family-owned business? Our Client are investing over £10 million in their operations and infrastructure, and they want passionate, expert engineers to help drive their success.
Your Role as an Engineer Team Leader
They want their engineers to have the autonomy to find improvements that can be made, order the relevant parts through their stores, and make the improvement. This not only improves the safety and performance of how the machinery runs, but it also makes the job they do more engaging and ultimately more enjoyable.
Reporting to the Maintenance Manager, you will use your engineering knowledge and skills as a team in the upkeep and improvement of this factory, its amenities, and its production equipment.
Key Responsibilities:
Carry out planned and reactive maintenance on a wide range of machinery and systems. Including: Automated, network-linked milling, process, and packing equipment, Gas fired ovens, Mill equipment designed to grind, sieve, store and handle ingredients, Extruders and mixers, Conveying systems with associated motors and drive systems, QR coded CMMS system, Forklift trucks, cherry picker & scissor lift, Lighting & electrical supplies, Steam boiler with associated pipework and valves, Hydraulics and pneumatics, Site amenities. Diagnose and troubleshoot breakdowns, minimising downtime and ensuring quick resolution.
Work collaboratively with production teams to optimise equipment performance.
Contribute to improvement projects as part of their ongoing investment in the facility.
Maintain accurate maintenance records and ensure compliance with health & safety standards.
What They’re Looking For:
- Passionate about engineering, with a strong focus on problem-solving and equipment reliability
- Experienced multi-skilled engineer with electrical and mechanical maintenance qualifications
- Strong team player who communicates well in a shift-based environment
- Committed to energy efficiency and sustainability goals
What They Offer:
- Supportive, family-first culture where your input is valued
- Part of a £10m investment programme driving growth and modernisation
- Ongoing training and career development opportunities
- A strong commitment to sustainability and reducing environmental impact
Their current shift pattern is four days on, four off, four nights on, four off, rotating with the option of overtime if you have a project or improvement which requires your undivided attention.
Why Join?
Our Client likes to invest in their engineers, so if there are skills that you feel aren’t strong, they’ll do what they can to improve these; for example,
Mechanically biased engineers with electrical experience but without the qualifications, we offer a 15-day Industrial Electrical Maintenance course, and this will allow you to obtain the following:
- EAL Level 3 in Industrial and Panel Wiring
- C&G Fundamental Electrical Principles and Practices for Industrial Practices
- C&G 2391-52 Initial Inspection and Periodic Testing of Electrical Installations
Electrically biased engineers with a passion for PLCs, we offer:
- C&G PLC course
or instead, for those who prefer to strengthen their electrical testing skills
- C&G 2391-52 Initial Inspection and Periodic Testing of Electrical Installations
Welcome Bonus:
You will automatically receive £150 after successfully completing your probationary period, plus a further £150 3 months later.
Site wide bonus scheme based on the companies and individuals’ performance.
Company pension
Cycle to work scheme
Free parking
Life insurance
On-site parking
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