Engineering Team Leader - Continental Shifts

2 Sisters Food Group; Manchester; On-site; GBP 51,000 - 63,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Assured Employee Assistance

Grocery Aid

50% discount at restaurants

Cycle2Work Scheme

Job summary

2 Sisters Food Group is recruiting an Engineering Team Leader for our poultry processing site. The role is on a 4-on 4-off days and nights pattern, and you will lead the on-shift engineering team, delivering hands-on maintenance while driving best practices and safety standards.

You are a time-served multi-skilled engineer with strong mechanical and electrical skills, comfortable leading by example and coordinating with operations to minimise downtime.

Qualifications

• Time-served, multi-skilled engineer with strong mechanical and electrical capability.
• Manufacturing environment experience, food industry preferred.
• Previous supervisory or acting team leader experience or a Senior Engineer stepping into leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineer on shift, setting standards and direction.
• Carry out hands-on mechanical and electrical fault finding and repairs.
• Ensure breakdowns and issues are reported, escalated and resolved.
• Support and guide engineers on shift with direction as needed.
• Maintain engineering discipline, safety and best practice.
• Communicate clearly with operations and senior stakeholders.

Skills

Mechanical & Electrical capability

Time-served engineer

Supervisory experience

Job description

nSalary: Up to £57,000 + Excellent Benefits Package + Training and Qualifications + Overtime
Shifts: 4 on 4 off Days & Nights

About Us

Located in rural Suffolk, Flixton is a modern poultry processing site producing high-quality chicken products for customers across the UK. Home to more than 600 colleagues representing a diverse range of nationalities, the site has built a culture centred on teamwork, safety and continuous improvement. Flixton offers a welcoming environment where colleagues are encouraged to develop their skills and progress their careers.

The Role

We are looking for a hands-on Engineering Team Leader to support our Poultry processing operation on shift. You will ideally be an experienced, time-served engineer who is strong both mechanically and electrically, enjoys being on the tools, and is ready to take the next step into leadership.

As the senior engineering presence on shift, you'll take the lead on day-to-day engineering activities, ensuring breakdowns, issues, and risks are reported, escalated, and resolved effectively. You'll be comfortable making decisions, thinking on your feet, and setting the standard for engineering best practice and discipline on shift.

What You'll Be Doing

• Act as the lead engineer on shift, setting standards and direction.
• Carry out hands-on mechanical and electrical fault finding and repairs.
• Ensure breakdowns, issues, and risks are reported, escalated, and resolved effectively.
• Support and guide engineers on shift, providing direction when needed.
• Maintain engineering discipline, safety, and best practice.
• Communicate clearly with operations and senior stakeholders.

What We're Looking For

• Time-served, multi-skilled engineer with strong Mechanical & Electrical capability.
• Strong experience in a manufacturing environment (food preferred).
• Previous supervisory or acting team leader experience or a Senior Engineer looking to progress into leadership.
• Comfortable taking ownership and leading by example.

Benefits:

• Highly competitive salary & package.
• Health Assured Employee Assistance Programme and Grocery Aid.
• 50% discount at various restaurants.
• Cycle2Work Scheme.

Why Join Us?

At 2 Sisters Food Group, we value innovation, teamwork, and dedication. This is an exciting opportunity to take on a strategic role and make a significant impact on our operations.