Engineering Team Leader

TieTalent; England; On-site; GBP 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food manufacturer in Lincolnshire seeks an Engineering Team Leader to oversee a small team during 12-hour shifts. The successful candidate will ensure high performance, safety, and maintenance of production assets while supporting continuous improvement initiatives. This role offers a competitive salary of £55,000 along with a pension and clear opportunities for progression to an Engineering Manager position.

Benefits

Contributory Pension (3%)

22.5 Days Holiday

Qualifications

• Hands-on engineer with leadership experience.
• Ambitious and motivated for future progression.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing safety procedures.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate shift-based engineering activities.
• Mentor and develop team members.
• Champion the use of digital systems for maintenance reporting.

Skills

Leadership

Problem-solving

Mentoring

Health & Safety Compliance

Education

Level 3 in Engineering (Electrical preferred)

Job description

About

Engineering Team Leader – Food Manufacturing (Electrical Bias Preferred)

Lincolnshire | £55,000 + Pension + Progression Opportunity

Shift pattern: 4 on, 4 off (Days & Nights, 12-hour shifts)

Employment type: Full-time, Permanent

Are you a hands-on, driven engineer with leadership experience looking to take the next step in your career?

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a fast-growing, industry-leading food manufacturer with significant investment in their site and infrastructure. With expansion plans well underway—including a recent £1.2m warehouse extension—this role offers the chance to grow with the business and progress into a senior leadership role in the near future.

The Role

As Engineering Team Leader, you will be responsible for leading a small team of engineers during your shift, ensuring high performance, safety, and maintenance of production assets in a 24/7 operation. You'll act as the first point of contact for technical issues, while also supporting continuous improvement and digital maintenance initiatives. ? About You Why Apply?

• Key Responsibilities
• Lead and coordinate shift-based engineering activities, allocating work and setting daily priorities.
• Respond to and resolve complex breakdowns, working closely with production teams to minimise downtime.
• Mentor and develop team members, including apprentices and new starters.
• Ensure scheduled preventative maintenance is completed effectively and challenge current methods where improvements are identified.
• Drive best practice in Health & Safety and Food Safety, leading by example in all aspects of compliance.
• Use data (OEE, downtime trends, MTTR, etc.) to influence decisions and support long-term reliability improvements.
• Champion the use of digital systems (e.g., MaintainX) for maintenance reporting, SOPs and asset tracking.
• Electrically biased, multi-skilled engineer (ideally 60/40 electrical/mechanical).
• Qualified to at least Level 3 in Engineering (electrical preferred).
• Previous experience in a leadership or senior engineering role within a manufacturing environment (FMCG or food production highly desirable).
• Confident in mentoring others and managing shift workloads.
• Strong understanding of safety procedures, risk assessments, and permit-to-work systems.
• Ambitious, hands-on, and motivated to step up into a future Engineering Manager position.
• Join a well-established and growing manufacturer with strong values and long-term stability.
• Be part of an exciting phase of growth and investment, with opportunities to shape the engineering culture.
• Clear progression path to Engineering Manager for the right candidate.
• Contribute to a high-performing team in a business that truly values its people.
  
  

Hours: 4 on, 4 off (alternating days & nights, 7:00–19:00 / 19:00–7:00)

Salary: £55,000 + Contributory Pension (3%) + 22.5 Days Holiday

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• Boston, England, United Kingdom
  
  

Work experience

• Electronics Engineering
• General Project Management
  
  

Languages

• English