Engineering Team Leader

Orange Monkey Recruitment Ltd; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Quarterly bonus scheme

Private healthcare

Life insurance

Enhanced pension – employer 8%

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to Work scheme

Training and development

Job summary

Orange Monkey Recruitment Ltd in Sheffield seeks an Engineering Team Leader to oversee maintenance across several production areas and to lead an established team of experienced Technicians. The role is heavily focused on safety, reliability, and continuous improvement in a large heavy engineering site.

The ideal candidate has a mechanical or electrical engineering background with supervisory experience, and can plan maintenance, manage contractors, and drive risk assessments.

Qualifications

• Experience in heavy manufacturing environments.
• Proven leadership and supervision of engineering teams.
• Ability to organise maintenance activities and risk assessments.
• Mechanical or electrical engineering background.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support day-to-day engineering technicians.
• Prioritise planned and reactive maintenance.
• Assist with complex breakdowns and engineering problems.
• Develop and manage preventive maintenance schedules.
• Use CMMS to plan and manage maintenance tasks.
• Conduct risk assessments and manage contractors.

Skills

Leadership

Maintenance planning

Fault finding

People management

Risk assessment

Team supervision

Education

Engineering qualification or apprenticeship

Tools

CNC machines

PLC systems

CMMS

Job description

Job Role: Engineering Team Leader

Location: Sheffield

Salary: £52,000 + Bonus

Hours: Monday – Friday, approximately 7:30am – 3:30pm

No shifts, no call-out and no regular weekend working

Are you an experienced Engineering Team Leader or Engineering Supervisor from a heavy manufacturing environment looking for a Monday-to-Friday days role?

Would you like to lead an experienced engineering team without spending your entire working week behind a desk?

This Engineering Team Leader position offers exactly that.

You’ll be joining a large heavy engineering site in Sheffield, taking responsibility for engineering maintenance across several production areas while leading an established team of experienced Engineering Technicians.

Both mechanically and electrically biased engineers will be considered.

You don't need to be an expert on every machine. The site has a huge variety of equipment and experienced technicians who know the plant. What we're looking for is someone who can lead people, organise engineering activity, make good decisions and provide technical support when needed.

The role

As the Engineering Team Leader, you'll take responsibility for the day-to-day engineering performance of your areas.

You'll be responsible for:

• Leading and supporting the day Engineering Technicians
• Prioritising planned and reactive maintenance
• Supporting complex breakdowns and engineering problems
• Developing and managing PPM schedules
• Using the CMMS to plan and manage maintenance
• Carrying out and reviewing risk assessments
• Managing contractors and engineering permits
• Planning maintenance during shutdowns
• Root Cause Analysis and continuous improvement
• Coaching and developing engineers
• Ordering engineering parts and working with OEMs
• Maintaining high health, safety and engineering standards

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What we're looking for

The successful Engineering Team Leader will ideally have:

• Experience within heavy manufacturing or heavy engineering
• Previous engineering supervisory or leadership experience
• A mechanical or electrical engineering background
• Experience carrying out risk assessments
• Strong fault‑fightingandproblem‑solvingskills
• Experience organising engineers and maintenance activities
• A relevant engineering qualification or apprenticeship

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What's on offer?

• Salary up to £52,000
• Monday – Friday days
• Approximately 7:30am – 3:30pm
• No call-out
• No regular weekend working
• Quarterly bonus scheme
• Private healthcare
• Life insurance
• Enhanced pension – employer contribution up to 8%
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Training and development