Position: Engineering Team Leader
Salary: up to £60,000
Location: Northwest London (commutable from Ealing, Brent, Harrow, Watford, Hammersmith & Fulham, Kensington and surrounding areas)
Monday - Friday
£1500 Bonus + Guaranteed Annual Pay increases
A well-established food production business is looking for an experienced Engineering Team Leader to join their site, leading a team of Maintenance Engineers and playing a key role in keeping production running safely, reliably and efficiently.
This is a great opportunity for a hands-on engineering leader who thrives in a fast-paced, high-standards environment and wants to make a genuine impact on team performance, reliability and continuous improvement.
Reporting to the Engineering Manager, you'll lead and support a team of Maintenance Engineers, ensuring service levels are maintained across the whole site.
Key responsibilities include:
- Managing daily priorities for the Maintenance Engineering team
- Working closely with Operations Shift Managers and Team Leaders to reduce response times and deliver effective repairs
- Leading root cause analysis and problem-solving to eliminate recurring equipment and process failures
- Prioritising and delivering planned maintenance to best-in-class standards
- Owning and improving the CMMS, engineering stores and spare parts management processes
- Monitoring engineering KPIs and implementing corrective actions to improve performance
- Coordinating engineering resources and workload planning across reactive and planned maintenance
- Leading shutdown activities and providing out-of-hours support as required
- Managing contractors on site
- Coaching, developing and supporting the growth of your engineering team
- Maintaining a strong focus on health & safety, food safety and quality standards throughout
What We're Looking For
- Previous experience within an FMCG or chilled food production environment
- A recognised mechanical and/or electrical qualification (NVQ3 or equivalent)
- 17th Edition qualification desirable
- Food production engineering experience
- Strong communication skills and a natural team player
- Confident decision-maker and logical thinkerComfortable working under pressure in a fast-paced environment
- Flexible, versatile, and a keen problem-solver with strong attention to detail
This is an excellent opportunity to step into a leadership role within a business that values reliability, continuous improvement and developing its people. You'll have real autonomy to shape team performance and drive engineering standards forward.
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