Role: Engineering Team Leader
Shift: continental (Days & Nights)
Pay: £55,000
Location: Slough, Berkshire

Are you an experienced Engineering Team Leader looking for a leadership role in a fast-paced production environment? This is your chance to join a well-established and continuously growing business that plays a vital role in supporting essential industries across the UK. With a strong focus on engineering excellence and operational efficiency, this company offers an environment where your leadership skills and technical expertise will be valued and developed.

What's in it for you?

Competitive Salary: £55,000 per annum.
Career Growth: Continued training and development opportunities.
Job Security: Join a business that has seen consistent investment and expansion.
Work-Life Balance: A structured shift pattern providing regular time off, including weekends.
Excellent Benefits Package: Including pension scheme, life assurance, employee assistance program and more!

Your Responsibilities:

As an Engineering Team Leader, you'll lead a small team of maintenance engineers, ensuring maintenance and engineering activities run smoothly to keep production moving. Your key responsibilities will include:

Team Leadership: Managing, mentoring, and motivating the engineering team to achieve KPIs and operational targets.
Preventative Maintenance: Ensuring machinery operates at peak efficiency through planned maintenance and fault prevention.
Breakdown Response: Leading fault diagnosis and repair to minimise downtime in a fast-moving, high-volume production environment.
Contractor & Supplier Management: Overseeing external contractors and engineering suppliers, ensuring work is completed to required standards.
Compliance & Reporting: Maintaining detailed records of work completed and ensuring all tasks meet safety and quality standards.

What We're Looking For:

Qualified Engineer: NVQ Level 3 in Electrical & Mechanical Engineering or a completed apprenticeship.
Manufacturing Experience: A background in engineering within a high-speed, high-volume production environment (FMCG preferred).
Leadership Skills: Experience managing, mentoring, and motivating a small team of engineers.
Technical Expertise: Strong fault-finding and troubleshooting abilities, with knowledge of electrical, mechanical, and control systems.
IT & Communication Skills: A good command of written and spoken English, plus strong IT proficiency.

And this is what you'll get in return:

A secure, long-term career in an expanding business.
A structured shift pattern with a mix of days and nights, offering regular time off.
A competitive salary and benefits package, including life assurance, pension, and additional perks.
A leadership role with real influence over the success of an essential production site.

If you're an Engineering Team Leader looking for a new challenge in a thriving industrial environment, apply today!

We also offer a referral scheme-if you know someone who might be a great fit, please get in touch