Engineering Team Leader - Hands-on, Food Plant (4on/4off)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health Assured Employee Assistance

Grocery Aid

50% restaurant discounts

Cycle2Work Scheme

Job summary

2 Sisters Food Group in Flixton, Suffolk, seeks an experienced Engineering Team Leader for our poultry processing site. You will be the senior engineering presence on shift, leading day-to-day activities, diagnosing faults, and driving engineering discipline and safety on site.

The role requires a time-served, multi-skilled engineer with strong mechanical and electrical capability, plus supervisory experience or ambition to progress into leadership. Excellent benefits and overtime are offered.

Qualifications

• Time-served, multi-skilled engineer with strong mechanical and electrical capability.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment (food sector preferred).
• Previous supervisory or team-leading experience or readiness to progress into leadership.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Mechanical & Electrical

Leadership

Manufacturing experience

Job description

2 Sisters Food Group in Flixton, Suffolk, seeks an experienced Engineering Team Leader for our poultry processing site. You will be the senior engineering presence on shift, leading day-to-day activities, diagnosing faults, and driving engineering discipline and safety on site.

The role requires a time-served, multi-skilled engineer with strong mechanical and electrical capability, plus supervisory experience or ambition to progress into leadership. Excellent benefits and overtime are offered.