Advanced Team Lead - Automation Nights

Finsbury Foods; Salisbury; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Finsbury Foods in Salisbury is seeking an Automation ATL to lead the day-to-day automation and asset performance on shift, ensuring reliability and top asset care. You will work with operations to coordinate automation activities, support fault finding, and drive autonomous maintenance standards to maximise uptime.

The role involves identifying opportunities to improve reliability, using data and root cause analysis to drive sustainable improvements and supporting the rollout of new automated

Qualifications

• Experience in automated manufacturing, FMCG or engineering environments.
• Strong understanding of automation and asset reliability.
• Experience coaching or leading front-line teams.
• Strong fault-finding and problem-solving capability.
• Knowledge of autonomous maintenance and asset care principles.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills.
• Proactive approach to continuous improvement and performance optimisation.
• Understanding of Health & Safety and Food Safety in manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day automation and asset performance on shift, ensuring reliability and asset care.
• Act as technical lead on shift, coaching colleagues to build capability.
• Identify opportunities to improve reliability and reduce downtime.
• Use asset data and root-cause analysis to drive performance improvements.
• Support implementation, commissioning and embedding of new automated equipment and systems.
• Champion Health & Safety, machine safety and Food Safety across operations.

Skills

Automation

Asset reliability

Front-line coaching

Fault-finding

Autonomous maintenance

Communication

Continuous improvement

Health & Safety

Job description

This is what you’ll actually do!

As an ‘Automation ATL’, you'll lead the day-to-day automation and asset performance operation on shift, ensuring equipment reliability, operational stability, and the highest standards of asset care.

You'll work closely with operational teams to coordinate automation activities, support fault finding, drive autonomous maintenance standards and maximise equipment uptime. Acting as the technical lead on shift, you'll provide coaching and support to colleagues, helping build capability and confidence across the wider team.

You'll play a key role in identifying opportunities to improve reliability, reduce downtime and enhance overall equipment performance. Through effective use of asset data, root cause analysis and continuous improvement principles, you'll help drive sustainable performance improvements across the bakery.

As we continue to invest in new technology and manufacturing capability, you'll also support the implementation, commissioning and embedding of new automated equipment and systems, ensuring operational teams are prepared to maximise the benefits of future developments.

Alongside technical leadership, you'll champion Health & Safety, machine safety, Food Safety, and compliance standards, ensuring equipment is operated safely and effectively at all times.

Ideally this is you!

• Experience within an automated manufacturing, FMCG or engineering environment.
• Strong understanding of automation, equipment performance and asset reliability.
• Experience supporting, coaching, or leading front-line teams.
• Strong fault-finding and problem-solving capability.
• Knowledge of autonomous maintenance and asset care principles.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills.
• A proactive approach to continuous improvement and performance optimisation.
• Understanding of Health & Safety and Food Safety requirements within manufacturing.

The following would be advantageous, but are not essential:

• Engineering qualifications or technical certifications
• CMMS experience
• Lean Manufacturing or Continuous Improvement knowledge
• IOSH or equivalent Health & Safety qualification