Engineering Team Leader

Engineering Team Leader Days only Salary - £56,000-£58,000 The Engineering Team Leader will assist the Engineering Manager with the effective and efficient maintenance and operation of plant, machinery and services and the proficient management of engineering staff on shift, to enable the production unit to operate within budget and to production targets and product quality standards. Key responsibilities * Overseeing and carrying out effective changeovers to the adherence of the Changeover procedure. * Carrying out training and skill assessments during changeovers. * Liaise with Production on equipment breakdown prioritisation. * Manage shift Engineering team on absence and motivation. * Review maintenance activities and identify opportunities to improve cost effectiveness * Responsible for KPI reporting, creation of shift performance. Production output through effective rectification of machine faults, preventative maintenance work and continuous improvement activities. Skills required as our Engineering Team Leader * A recognised apprenticeship followed by experience leading a team of Multi skilled engineers. * Experience of good manufacturing practices and modern manufacturing techniques and implementation of systems and procedures for improved manufacturing performance. * People Management Skills. * Strong electrical & mechanical fault finding skills. * PLC fault finding would be advantageous. To find out more please click 'Apply' or contact Niall Carter on (phone number removed) or at (url removed). Zest are food manufacturing recruitment specialists, who offer a more thorough and reliable recruitment service within the food and drink industry. Zest… a thorough approach to recruitment. As you know over here at Zest we like to do things properly and always want to keep you, the candidate in the loop. Applying to this 'one of a kind' role you give Zest permission to hold your information. If you want to know more about how Zest look after your personal information please visit our privacy policy on the website (url removed)

Location: Wigan, Greater Manchester, GB

Posted Date: 7/10/2025