Engineering Team Leader

At Warburtons, family is at the heart of our business. Five generations'​ worth of expertise that goes into making our bakery products allows us to continue a tradition of baking inherited over the past 150 years. Warburtons is the largest bakery brand in the UK, but that doesn't allow us to rest on our laurels. We are pioneers of the industry and ambitious market leaders, always seeking to challenge ourselves and convention. It is part of our philosophy to provide honest good sense on issues of health and well-being, helping the whole family to enjoy our products as part of a healthy, balanced diet, through a range of products to suit all meal occasions, lifestyles and tastes. Job Title: Engineering Team Leader Location: Newburn Contract: Permanent Working pattern: 4 on 4 off (Day Based) Salary: Up to £60,000 Are you an Engineering Team Leader or Lead Engineer with experience of working in a manufacturing environment and looking to progress or up for a new challenge? Due to continued growth and investment in our Engineering-led manufacturing sites, we have an opportunity for an Engineering Team Leader to support our bakery in Newburn. As a key part of our Engineering team, you'll engage and motivate a skilled team of engineers, utilising root cause analysis to identify and prioritise corrective, preventative, predictive and mitigating actions. The Recipe At our Gluten Free Bakery here in Newburn, the team are dedicated to delivering unbeatable quality in a safe manner with highly reliable equipment. We are proud to be leading and developing a collaborative, creative and responsive team at the cutting edge of engineering innovation. In this role you will lead, motivate, and manage a team of multi skilled engineers to drive a culture that delivers plant reliability, product quality, and safety in line with company standards. Working with the Engineering Manager you will have accountability for delivering the engineering strategy, via planned, corrective and reactive maintenance work. The Role You'll ensure the plant is safe to operate, maintain and that personnel conform to health and safety legislation, policies and standards, as well as lead a team of engineers to support the day to day operation by delivering planned and reactive maintenance to achieve engineering KPIs. You'll work within the framework of a Business led engineering reliability strategy with the effective use of SAP PM, and maintain equipment in line with relevant food safety legislation. As well as overseeing this you will help support the recruitment, motivation and development of an engineering team to ensure they achieve the goals and targets agreed in their role profiles and performance review meetings. Essential Ingredients • Structured and practical engineering training (e.g. apprenticeship/HNC/degree). • Knowledge and experience of maintenance in an FMCG environment. • H & S/Food Safety systems and legislation knowledge e.g. PUWER, IOSH – able to ensure a safe working environment. • IT and PC knowledge is able to use widespread functions within relevant software (Inc Office and SAP). • Communicating skills is articulate/develops effective, long-term relationships with key people. • Coaching and mentoring skills , takes responsibility for the training and coaching of others. • Analysing and problem solving skills, anticipates problems before they occur and takes steps to deal with them/correctly and swiftly identifies the root cause of the problem. • Uses project management techniques to create effective plans with milestones, identifies areas of risk and delivers within agreed timescale and budget. • Makes timely decisions/takes account of the wider risks and implications. • Leadership skills , inspires others to perform/uses a range of leadership styles/deals effectively with performance issues/creates a sense of trust in the team. Extra Dough At last and by no means least you will want to know what your breads worth. A slice of the annual profits (discretionary profit share) Family time is important to us so as well as your holiday entitlement, we'll give you the opportunity to purchase up to an extra weeks annual leave Award winning pension scheme with company contributions of 7% Life assurance Products you will love along with deals and discounts for you and the family through our Extra Dough website Continued investment in your personal development Fully stocked kitchens filled with our delicious products for you to enjoy with your daily brew! Support for your health and wellbeing, including access to free physiotherapy, 24/7 access to a confidential helpline for practical advice and a comprehensive occupational health service We respect and value difference. We look to create an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. Companies that are diverse in age, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, ethnicity, or any other aspect which makes them unique, are proven to be better companies. More importantly, creating an environment where everyone, from any background, can do their best work, is the right thing to do

Location: Tyne & Wear, GB

Posted Date: 11/19/2025