Details:
- Salary: £46,000 - 48,000 - Annum
- Job Type: Permanent
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Annum
- Location: Tewkesbury Gloucestershire
- Date: 2 days ago
Description:
Engineering Shift Team Leader
Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire
£22.26 per hour + Overtime + Call-Out Payments
Permanent | Rotating Shift Pattern
Are you an experienced Engineering Team Leader or Senior Maintenance Engineer ready to step into a leadership role?
We're recruiting for an Engineering Shift Team Leader to join a successful manufacturing business, supporting a team of engineers while remaining hands-on with maintenance, fault finding and continuous improvement across a busy production facility.
This is a fantastic opportunity to combine technical expertise with leadership in a stable, well-established manufacturing environment.
The Role
You'll be responsible for supporting the Engineering Manager while leading engineers during your shift to ensure production equipment operates safely and efficiently.
Duties include:
* Supervising and supporting the engineering team
* Leading electrical and mechanical fault finding on automated production equipment
* Coordinating Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM)
* Carrying out hands-on maintenance and repairs
* Supporting continuous improvement activities
* Training and mentoring engineers and apprentices
* Maintaining engineering records and compliance documentation
* Deputising for the Engineering Manager when required
* Participating in the engineering call-out rota
What We're Looking For
To be successful, you'll have:
* Electrical engineering apprenticeship or equivalent qualification
* Strong electrical fault-finding ability
* Experience within FMCG, food manufacturing or another high-speed production environment
* Experience working on automated manufacturing machinery
* Previous supervisory, team leader or people management experience
* Excellent communication and organisational skills
* A proactive and flexible approach to engineering
What's On Offer?
* £22.26 per hour
* Overtime paid at 1.25x after 40 hours
* Weekly call-out allowance (£100 standby payment plus £50 per call-out, plus hourly rate when attending)
* 30 days holiday (increasing with service)
* Company pension
* Health & wellbeing benefits
* Staff discounts
* Genuine long-term career progression
Shift Pattern
Week 1
* Monday-Saturday: 6:00am-1:45pm
Week 2
* Monday-Friday: 1:45pm-9:45pm
If you're an experienced engineer with leadership experience looking for your next challenge, we'd love to hear from you