Engineering Team Lead – Fast-Paced FMCG Plant

Hunter Selection; Maidstone; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Shift holidays

Pension

Healthcare Cashback Plan

Employee Assistance Programme

Discount platform

Training & Accredited qualifications

Career progression

Job summary

Hunter Selection is recruiting an Engineering Team Leader to join a leading manufacturing business in Bristol. You will lead a team of up to 5 engineers on shift, drive maintenance activities, and push continuous improvement to maximise site performance.

The role suits an experienced leader or senior maintenance engineer stepping into management, with emphasis on equipment reliability, safety, and coaching the team to deliver engineering targets.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years' experience within a manufacturing environment.
• Engineering qualification (Level 2 or above).
• Experience leading, mentoring or supervising engineers.
• Strong fault-finding and problem-solving skills.
• Continuous improvement mindset and proactive approach.
• FMCG or fast-paced manufacturing experience desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop a team of up to 5 engineers.
• Coordinate and oversee planned preventative maintenance activities.
• Support rapid response to breakdowns and minimise production downtime.
• Drive continuous improvement and root cause analysis activities.
• Ensure engineering standards, safety and compliance are maintained.
• Collaborate with Maintenance & Engineering Manager to boost site performance.

Skills

Team leadership

Fault finding

Continuous improvement

Problem solving

Manufacturing experience

Education

Engineering qualification (Level 2 or above)

Job description

Hunter Selection is recruiting an Engineering Team Leader to join a leading manufacturing business in Bristol. You will lead a team of up to 5 engineers on shift, drive maintenance activities, and push continuous improvement to maximise site performance.

The role suits an experienced leader or senior maintenance engineer stepping into management, with emphasis on equipment reliability, safety, and coaching the team to deliver engineering targets.