Engineering Team Leader

KAG Recruitment Consultancy Ltd; Hawton; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

K.A.G. Recruitment is partnering exclusively with a premier client in Burton on Trent to recruit an Engineering Team Leader. You will help ensure the reliability and performance of manufacturing equipment and contribute to safety and efficiency across site assets.

The role requires hands-on maintenance expertise, broad equipment knowledge, and strong communication skills to lead a shift-based engineering team, drive maintenance best practices and cost-saving improvements.

Qualifications

• Hands-on maintenance experience in manufacturing.
• Knowledge of hydraulics, pneumatics, mechanical and electrical systems.
• Safety-focused with risk assessment experience.
• Strong communication and leadership abilities.

Responsibilities

• Coach and motivate reports to hit production targets.
• Maximise engineer utilisation across all departments.
• Ensure detailed handovers and ongoing shift communication.
• Train engineering staff on site machinery and equipment.
• Set up, changeover and operate machinery across departments per SOPs.
• Carry out maintenance tasks within scheduled time frames.
• Complete daily engineering reports and log work in CMMS.
• Record downtime and investigate using RCA to prevent repeats.
• Identify improvements and implement enhancements.
• Develop maintenance best practices to maximise plant reliability.
• Drive cost-saving opportunities for site utilities.

Skills

Hands-on maintenance

Equipment knowledge

Communication skills

Safety awareness

Root Cause Analysis

Education

Mechanical/Electrical qualification

Tools

CMMS

Job description

K.A.G. Recruitment is partnering exclusively with a premier client in Burton on Trent who are on the lookout for an Engineering Team Leader their growing team. As an integral member of the Engineering Team, you will ensure the best performance and dependability of Manufacturing equipment, contributing to both safety and efficiency across all site assets.

Role: Engineering Team Leader

Location: Burton on Trent

Salary: £52,500 plus shift allowance

Shift: 18.00-06.00 - 3 on 3 off

Your Role:

Your mission is to combine hands‑on Maintenance expertise, in-depth equipment knowledge, and robust communication skills to ensure the reliability and availability of all site assets. You will be at the forefront of improving plant performance and fostering a culture of professional engineering and proactive improvement.

What You'll Do:

• To act as a role model to support, coach and motivate your reports to achieve production targets.
• Maximise Engineer utilisation across all departments during your shift.
• Ensure detailed, effective handovers and continuous communication between shifts.
• Ability to train engineering staff on site machinery and equipment.
• Flexible working to set up, changeover, operate machinery, other equipment and tools across all departments as required within standard operating procedures to achieve required outputs and quality.
• Carry out a range of manual tasks and activities across all departments and ensure all tasks are finished within permitted time frames.
• Completion of PPM's across all departments adhering to schedules, KPI's and CMMS.
• Complete daily engineering work reports and record work using the required format to ensure it is entered onto the CMMS.
• Ensure accurate recording of engineering downtime and Root Cause Analysis detail then implement RCA findings to prevent repeat issues.
• Actively identify areas of improvement, actively assist the implementation of any improvements.
• To work with the engineering team to record, develop and implement maintenance best practices to maximise plant reliability.
• To perform engineering functions and drive cost saving opportunities concerning site utilities.

Who You Are:

• An Engineer with hands‑on experience, ideally within the Food Manufacturing sector, supported by qualifications in Mechanical/Electrical fields (BTEC or similar).
• Skilled in diagnosing and resolving a variety of equipment issues, with a broad knowledge of Hydraulics, Pneumatics, Mechanical and Electrical.
• A staunch advocate for safety, experienced in risk assessment and managing safe working practices, particularly with high-hazard equipment.
• An outstanding communicator who can prioritise effectively in fast‑paced environments and elevate the technical skills of others.