Egineering Shift Lead

NT Engineering & Manufacturing; East Kilbride; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

NT Engineering & Manufacturing is seeking an Engineering Shift Lead to join their East Kilbride site. The role is a hands-on leadership position with roughly 60/40 split between leading the shift day-to-day and coaching the wider engineering team.

You'll manage maintenance schedules, triage breakdowns, mentor engineers, and drive improvements while maintaining GMP and site safety standards across FMCG operations.

Qualifications

• Apprentice trained, qualified multi-skilled engineer (mechanical/electrical), City & Guilds minimum.
• Proven track record of front-line people management within an FMCG environment.
• Strong understanding of PPM techniques and legislative standards within FMCG.
• Numerate, analytical and a proactive approach to problem solving.
• A genuine desire to coach and develop team performance.

Responsibilities

• Managing week-ahead and day-to-day planned preventative maintenance schedules to maximise reliability.
• Triaging in-day breakdowns and work requests, assigning priority and resource to keep production downtime to 2% or below.
• Acting as coach and technical liaison for the wider engineering team, advising on fault-finding strategies and troubleshooting approach.
• Managing direct reports, driving their development and feeding into succession planning.
• Ensuring all shift activity is accurately captured in the site CMMS.
• Getting involved in continuous improvement projects across the site.
• Upholding GMP and site safety standards across all engineering areas.

Skills

People management

Leadership

Coaching

Problem solving

Analytical

Education

City & Guilds

Job description

Engineering Shift Lead East Kilbride

A well established, multi-site manufacturer is looking for an Engineering Shift Lead to join their engineering team at their East Kilbride site. This is a great step-up opportunity for an experienced engineer ready to move into a leadership role, roughly 60/40 split between leading the shift day to day and coaching/developing the wider engineering team, so you'll stay hands-on while building your management experience.

What you'll be doing:

• Managing week-ahead and day-to-day planned preventative maintenance schedules to maximise reliability
• Triaging in-day breakdowns and work requests, assigning priority and resource to keep production downtime to 2% or below
• Acting as coach and technical liaison for the wider engineering team, advising on fault-finding strategies and troubleshooting approach
• Managing direct reports, driving their development and feeding into succession planning
• Ensuring all shift activity is accurately captured in the site CMMS
• Getting involved in continuous improvement projects across the site
• Upholding GMP and site safety standards across all engineering areas

What's needed:

• Apprentice trained, qualified multi-skilled engineer (mechanical/electrical), City & Guilds minimum
• Proven track record of front-line people management within an FMCG environment
• Strong understanding of PPM techniques and legislative standards within FMCG
• Numerate, analytical and a proactive approach to problem solving
• A genuine desire to coach and develop team performance

On offer:

• Monday to Friday role
• Genuine progression within a wider group with multiple sites across the UK