Engineering Team Leader

Barfoots of Botley; Chichester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A fresh food manufacturing company is looking for an experienced Engineering Team Leader in Chichester, UK. The successful candidate will lead the engineering team, ensuring safety and efficiency in maintenance operations, and manage both planned and reactive breakdowns. Candidates should have a strong mechanical and electrical engineering background, team management experience, and effective communication skills. The role comes with opportunities for development and a commitment to sustainability.

Benefits

Company pension scheme

Life Assurance

Employee Assistance Program

Discounted leisure membership

Cycle to work scheme

Free onsite parking

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience in mechanical/electrical engineering.
• Previous experience in team management.
• Ability to carry out effective PPMs.

Responsibilities

• Lead and train the engineering team effectively.
• Ensure timely attendance to PPM and reactive breakdowns.
• Deliver maintenance KPIs through strategic planning.

Skills

Mechanical engineering

Electrical engineering

Team management

Strong communication skills

Organizational skills

Problem-solving

Tools

PLC systems

Job description

The Role

A fantastic opportunity for an experienced Engineering Team Leader to join our busy, multi-site engineering department.

To enable us to continue meeting high industry demands and in order to maintain and exceed the highest levels of quality and customerCollections expected, we are keen to hear from suitably skilled and experienced engineering professionals who may be interested in joining our team.

The Engineering Team Leader will ensure that the production plant, services and facilities are all maintained in safe and working order. Effective leadership and best engineering practices will be employed to provide a cost‑effective level of service to all areas of business, utilising external contractors only where appropriate. Responsibilities will also include ensuring that both PPM and reactive breakdowns are attended to in an efficient & timely manner. The Engineering Team Leader will assume full ownership of daily KPI’s and team training and performance, maintaining training records as appropriate.

Site Based. PO21 3PX. Day Shift: 4 Days on 4 days off

NO AGENCIES PLEASE

Key Responsibilities to include:

• Lead by example
• Identify and implement training for engineering team as appropriate
• Ensure that the PPM and reactive breakdown are attended to in timely manner
• Follow through GMP, SHE & audit policies and close action promptly
• Play an active role in HACCP team
• Deliver plant uptime & maintenance KPIs through planned, preventative & predictive maintenance
• Provide support to engineering manager in delivering departmental KPI’s
• Manage and maintain stock levels for plant and equipment
• Assist the engineering manager in managing the use of contractors across sites
• Focus on continuous improvement

Required Knowledge Skills & Experience

• Yorker mechanical/electrical engineer with a minimum 3 years post qualification suivant>
• Previous team management experience
• Strong and effective communication skills
• Strong organisational &zañ problem-solving skills
• Capable of carrying out mechanical and electrical tasks
• Carry out effective RCAs & RAMS
• Identify, plan and implement effective PPMs
• Able to plan, delegate, monitor and manage team effectively

Desirable Skills/Experience:

• Management experience within a FMCG / Fresh food manufacturing environment
• Food Hygiene Level 3
• Capable of working on invertors, PLC systems & high‑speed machine.
• Experience of working within FMCG / Fresh Food manufacturing

Why Work for Barfoots?

• Investors In People - Silver Award status
• Company pension scheme
• Life Assurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Benefits Platform
• Development opportunities
• Discounted leisure membership
• Discounted vegetable box scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free onsite parking
• Approved training centre for Highfield qualifications
• Rapidly growing company
• Committed to Sustainability