Engineering Team Leader

Warburtons; Newton Hill; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit share

Extra annual leave up to 1 extra week

Pension scheme 7% company contribution

Life assurance

Employee discounts via Extra Dough

Personal development investment

Fully stocked kitchens and daily brews

Health & wellbeing support including 1

Physiotherapy access

Confidential health helpline

Job summary

Warburtons is seeking an Engineering Team Leader at 41 Bakery in Wakefield to lead a small team of Multi-Skilled Engineers on a 4 on, 4 off day/night rota, keeping production running safely and efficiently.

You will combine hands-on technical expertise with people leadership, coaching and safety oversight to reduce downtime and improve bakery performance. The role emphasizes decision making, team development and cross-functional collaboration with Production.

Qualifications

• Engineering qualifications such as apprenticeship, HNC or degree.
• Strong electrical and mechanical engineering knowledge with fault-finding experience.
• Experience in maintenance environments, ideally FMCG/food manufacturing.
• Knowledge of engineering health and safety requirements.
• Ability to make decisions, prioritise work and stay calm under pressure.
• Strong communication, coaching and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to build trusted relationships with Engineering and Production teams.
• Experience using maintenance systems like SAP PM or quick learner.
• PLC fault-finding experience is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a small team of Multi-Skilled Engineers, keeping the bakery running safely and reliably.
• Coordinate planned and reactive maintenance, tackle complex engineering issues and work with Production to reduce downtime and improve performance.
• Coach your team, champion safety and encourage new ideas and better ways of working.
• Make decisions, prioritise work and drive continuous improvement in maintenance practices.

Skills

Engineering qualification

Electrical engineering

Mechanical engineering

Fault-finding

Maintenance experience

Health & safety knowledge

Decision making

Communication

Coaching

Problem solving

Relationship building

PLC fault-finding

PLC fault-finding experience

Education

Engineering qualification (apprenticeship, HNC or degree)

Tools

SAP PM

Job description

Are you an experienced Engineering Team Leader, Lead Engineer or Multi-Skilled Engineer ready to take the next step?

We’re looking for an Engineering Team Leader to join our team at 41 Bakery in Wakefield, leading and supporting a small team of Multi-Skilled Engineers working a 4 on, 4 off shift pattern across days and nights.

This is a hands-on leadership role where you’ll combine your engineering knowledge with your ability to get the best from people.

The Recipe

No two shifts will be quite the same. You’ll lead and develop a small team of Multi-Skilled Engineers, keeping the bakery running safely and reliably. You’ll coordinate planned and reactive maintenance, tackle more complex engineering issues and work closely with Production to reduce downtime and improve performance.

Alongside the day-to-day, you’ll coach your team, champion safety and encourage new ideas and better ways of working. It’s a hands-on leadership role where you can make a real difference to both your people and the bakery.

Essential Ingredients

You’ll bring a strong engineering background, but just as importantly, you’ll enjoy working with people and creating a positive, high-performing team.

We’re looking for:

• A recognised engineering qualification, such as an apprenticeship, HNC or degree.
• Strong electrical and mechanical engineering knowledge and practical fault-finding experience.
• Experience within a maintenance environment, ideally FMCG, food manufacturing or another fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Good knowledge of engineering health and safety requirements.
• The confidence to make decisions, prioritise work and remain calm when things don’t go to plan.
• Strong communication, coaching and problem-solving skills.
• The ability to build trusted relationships with Engineering and Production colleagues.
• Experience using maintenance systems such as SAP PM, or the ability to learn them quickly.
• PLC and Allen-Bradley fault-finding experience would be advantageous, but it isn’t essential.

Extra Dough

At last and by no means least you will want to know what your breads worth.

• A slice of the annual profits (discretionary profit share)
• Family time is important to us so as well as your holiday entitlement, we'll give you the opportunity to purchase up to an extra weeks annual leave
• Award winning pension scheme with company contributions of 7%
• Life assurance
• Products you will love along with deals and discounts for you and the family through our Extra Dough website
• Continued investment in your personal development
• Fully stocked kitchens filled with our delicious products for you to enjoy with your daily brew!
• Support for your health and wellbeing, including access to free physiotherapy, 24/7 access to a confidential helpline for practical advice and a comprehensive occupational health service

As ‘the UK’s No. 1 Bakery Brand’ we have been baking bread since 1876. Today, we are proudly a fifth-generation family, with the introduction of the sixth generation, supplying over 18,000 retail customers from 11 bakeries and 16 depots, producing a range of over 70 products including gluten and wheat free. Family and values are what makes us different, and we are a proud bunch, join us and you too could be proud to be Warburtons.

We respect and value difference. We look to create an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. Companies that are diverse in age, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, ethnicity, or any other aspect which makes them unique, are proven to be better companies. More importantly, creating an environment where everyone, from any background, can do their best work, is the right thing to do.