Engineering Shift Team Leader

Engineering Shift Team Leader

Location: Tewkesbury
Hours: 37.5 contracted hours per week, working a two-week rotating shift pattern
Salary: £22.26 per hour, plus overtime at 1.25 times the hourly rate for hours worked above 40 per week
Contract: Permanent

Shift Pattern

• Week 1: Monday to Saturday, 06:00–13:45 (six shifts)
• Week 2: Monday to Friday, 13:45–21:45 (five shifts)
• Participation in an equipment breakdown call-out rota, approximately one week in six
• £100 retainer for each week on call
• £50 one-off payment for each call-out
• Hourly rate paid once clocked in

Job Overview

Our client, a well-established FMCG manufacturing business, is seeking an experienced Engineering Shift Team Leader to join its Engineering Department.

This is a hands-on leadership position providing day-to-day support to a team of Engineers while helping to ensure the smooth running of production and distribution operations across a busy site. The successful candidate will combine strong electrical fault-finding abilities with practical engineering experience and confident people-management skills.

Key Responsibilities of an Engineering Shift Team Leader

• Support the Engineering Manager and Engineering Leads in delivering departmental objectives
• Provide on-the-floor leadership and technical support to the Engineering team
• Supervise, train and mentor Engineers, ensuring individual skills are used effectively
• Coordinate and deliver planned preventative maintenance schedules
• Lead fault-finding and breakdown resolution involving high-speed automated machinery
• Repair, maintain and test electrical and mechanical plant equipment
• Allocate work effectively and adapt priorities in response to operational requirements
• Assist with departmental paperwork, maintenance records and compliance requirements
• Mentor engineering apprentices where appropriate
• Deputise for the Engineering Manager when required
• Provide engineering cover during absence or periods of increased operational demand
• Participate in the equipment breakdown call-out rota
• Ensure all work is completed safely and to a consistently high standard

Key Skills of an Engineering Shift Team Leader

Essential

• Minimum electrical-based apprenticeship qualification
• Strong electrical fault-finding and diagnostic skills
• Experience working with high-speed machinery within an FMCG or similar production environment
• Previous experience working with automated machinery
• Supervisory, team-leading or people-management experience
• Practical experience repairing and maintaining electrical and mechanical plant equipment
• Able to supervise, train and mentor Engineers effectively
• Self-motivated and able to respond to changing priorities
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills
• Flexible approach to working hours, shifts and operational deadlines
• Willingness to participate in the call-out rota

Desirable

• Previous experience within food, beverage, dairy or high-volume manufacturing
• Experience coordinating planned preventative maintenance schedules
• Experience mentoring apprentices or junior Engineers
• Previous experience deputising for an Engineering Manager or senior engineering leader

Benefits

• Competitive hourly rate with overtime opportunities
• Call-out retainer and additional call-out payments
• Permanent employment with opportunities for development
• 30 days’ holiday, increasing with length of service
• Company pension scheme
• Health and wellbeing cashback through Simplyhealth
• Discounted company products
• Supportive and experienced Engineering team

To Apply

To be considered for this role, please email your CV to zee.gardiner@first-base.co.uk or call Zee on 01453 755330.

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