Engineering Team Lead

MCS Group; Northern Ireland; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food manufacturing company in Co. Down is seeking an Engineering Team Lead to manage a shift engineering team in a dynamic environment. The role includes overseeing maintenance, optimizing performance, and applying continuous improvement methodologies. Ideal candidates have an engineering apprenticeship, strong troubleshooting skills, and leadership experience. Benefits include private healthcare, a pension scheme, and subsidized meals.

Benefits

Subsidised canteen with free breakfast and lunch

Private healthcare

Pension scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Discounted gym membership

Qualifications

• Recent experience in a similar role within manufacturing.
• Flexible, proactive, and committed to high performance standards.
• Experience within the food processing sector is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and manage the shift engineering team.
• Prioritise and coordinate response to equipment breakdowns.
• Oversee preventative maintenance schedules using CMMS systems.
• Ensure compliance logs are completed to high standards.
• Collaborate with teams to optimise site performance.
• Apply root cause analysis and continuous improvement tools.

Skills

Electro-mechanical troubleshooting

PLC troubleshooting

Leadership

Team building

Communication

Education

Time-served engineering apprenticeship

HNC/HND or equivalent qualification

Job description

Engineering Team Lead - Food Manufacturing - Co. Down

MCS Group is proud to be partnering exclusively with a UK leader in the Food industry as we recruit an Engineering Team Lead to join their growing team in their state-of-the-art site in Co. Down. This is an exciting opportunity to step into a senior role with real leadership responsibility and influence in a fast-paced, innovative environment.

As Engineering Team Lead, you will work closely with the Engineering Manager to lead a team of multi-skilled engineers across continental shifts. You will be responsible for prioritising maintenance support, ensuring maximum equipment uptime, and driving a proactive approach to both preventative maintenance and fault resolution.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead, mentor, and manage the shift engineering team (including apprentices)
• Prioritise and coordinate response to equipment breakdowns across production lines
• Oversee preventative maintenance schedules using CMMS systems
• Ensure all documentation and compliance logs are completed to high standards
• Collaborate with production and process improvement teams to optimise site performance
• Apply root cause analysis and continuous improvement tools such as 5 Whys and 5S

Criteria for Success:

• Time-served engineering apprenticeship with HNC/HND or equivalent qualification
• Recent experience in a similar role within manufacturing
• Strong electro-mechanical and PLC troubleshooting experience
• Excellent communication, leadership, and team-building skills
• Flexible, proactive, and committed to high performance standards

Experience within the food processing sector and familiarity with FMCG environments would be highly advantageous.

Benefits:

• Subsidised canteen with free breakfast and lunch options
• Private healthcare
• Pension scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounted gym membership

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a forward-thinking company at the forefront of food production in Northern Ireland and opportunities at this level rarely come up within this organisation.

To speak in absolute confidence about this opportunity please send an up-to-date CV via the link provided or contact Ben Picking, Specialist Consultant at MCS Group 028 96 935495

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