Engineering Team Leader – FMCG Plant, 4 on/4 off

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

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.