Engineering Team Leader

Orange Monkey Recruitment; March; On-site; GBP 56,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Orange Monkey Recruitment is seeking an experienced Engineering Team Leader for a busy food-packing site near March, Cambridgeshire. The role offers a salary of up to £62,000 and a permanent nights contract with a 4 on, 4 off shift pattern, 6pm–6am.

You will lead from the front, organise maintenance priorities, and drive engineering performance on shift. You'll manage a small team on nights, stay hands-on with electrical and mechanical maintenance, and collaborate with production to minimise

Qualifications

• Electrical and mechanical maintenance experience.
• Experience in food, FMCG, packaging or manufacturing environment.
• Previous supervisory or senior engineering experience.
• Strong fault-finding and breakdown experience.
• Ability to organise maintenance activity and set priorities.
• Hands-on leadership approach.
• Ability to make decisions and own the night shift.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support one Maintenance Engineer.
• Prioritise breakdowns and planned maintenance.
• Remain hands-on with electrical and mechanical maintenance.
• Minimise downtime across production and packing lines.
• Organise PPMs and ensure engineering work is completed properly.
• Work closely with production to manage engineering priorities.
• Support improvements to equipment reliability and site performance.
• Maintain high standards of safety, housekeeping and engineering documentation.

Skills

Electrical maintenance

Mechanical maintenance

Supervisory experience

Fault finding

Maintenance planning

Night shift leadership

Job description

Title: Engineering Team Leader

Location: March, Cambridgeshire

Salary: £62,000

Shift: 4 on, 4 off permanent nights | 6pm-6am

Are you an experienced Engineering Team Leader who enjoys leading from the front rather than sitting behind a desk?

This Engineering Team Leader position offers a salary of up to £62,000, a consistent four-on, four-off night shift and the opportunity to take real ownership of engineering performance across a busy food-packing site.

You won't be managing a huge department. The site needs someone organised, dependable and capable of keeping maintenance priorities under control throughout the night.

The role

As the Engineering Team Leader, you will be the senior engineering presence on shift, responsible for organising the workload and ensuring production receives an effective engineering service.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading and supporting one Maintenance Engineer
• Prioritising breakdowns and planned maintenance
• Remaining hands-on with electrical and mechanical maintenance
• Minimising downtime across the production and packing lines
• Organising PPMs and ensuring engineering work is completed properly
• Working closely with production to manage engineering priorities
• Supporting improvements to equipment reliability and site performance
• Maintaining high standards of safety, housekeeping and engineering documentation

What they're looking for

The Engineering Team Leader they need will be a strong, multi-skilled engineer with experience working within a fast‑paced manufacturing or production environment.

You will ideally have:

• Electrical and mechanical maintenance experience
• Experience within food, FMCG, packaging or another manufacturing environment
• Previous supervisory, team‑leading or senior engineering experience
• Strong fault‑finding and breakdown experience
• The ability to organise maintenance activity and set clear priorities
• A practical, hands‑on approach to leadership
• The confidence to make decisions and take ownership during the night shift

This could also suit an experienced Senior Maintenance Engineer or Lead Engineer who is already supporting others and is ready to step formally into an Engineering Team Leader role.

What's on offer?

• Salary up to £62,000
• Four on, four off shift pattern
• Permanent nights
• 6pm-6am working hours
• A small team with genuine responsibility and autonomy
• The opportunity to make a visible impact on how engineering is organised and delivered

The site is based near March and is commutable from Peterborough, Wisbech, Chatteris, Ramsey, Ely and the surrounding Cambridgeshire area.