Engineering Team Leader in Wembley

Energy Jobline CVL; Wembley; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Various perks

Excellent working environment

Career progression

Job summary

Energy Jobline CVL is supporting a North London food manufacturing business in recruiting an Engineering Team Leader. You will lead the maintenance function to improve equipment reliability and minimise downtime, guiding a team of maintenance engineers in a fast-paced production setting.

You will drive continuous improvement, coordinate with Production, Quality, and Health & Safety, and ensure engineering activities support performance and asset reliability.

Qualifications

• Must have engineering experience in a chilled food manufacturing or FMCG environment.
• Experience leading or supervising engineering teams in manufacturing.
• Experience managing KPIs, maintenance planning and CI initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day maintenance activities and ensure planned and reactive work is delivered.
• Act as engineering lead during operational incidents and coordinate escalation.
• Promote collaboration across Engineering, Production, Hygiene, Quality and Health & Safety.

Skills

Maintenance leadership

CMMS knowledge

Maintenance planning

Root cause analysis

Stakeholder management

Team management

Communication

Job description

Engineering Team Leader - Manufacturing - North London - Up to £60,000

About the company

We are working with an established food manufacturing business is seeking an Engineering Team Leader to lead the maintenance function within a fast-paced production environment.

The role is responsible for ensuring high equipment reliability, minimising downtime, leading a team of maintenance engineers, and driving continuous improvement across engineering operations. Working closely with Production, Quality, Health & Safety, and other site functions, you will ensure engineering activities support operational performance, compliance, and long-term asset reliability.

This is a growing business and a real opportunity to be part of something truly exciting...

Engineering Team Leader - The Details

Paying £60,000

• Various perks and benefits
• Excellent working environment
• Scope for progression and development

Engineering Team Leader - Responsibilities & Requirements

• Previous engineering experience within a chilled food manufacturing or FMCG production environment
• Experience leading or supervising engineering teams in a manufacturing setting
• Experience managing engineering KPIs, maintenance planning, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Familiarity with CMMS systems, engineering stores, and spare parts management
• Experience working within customer-focused manufacturing environments
• Strong leadership and people management skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities
• Effective problem-solving and root cause analysis skills
• Promote collaboration across Engineering, Production, Hygiene, Quality, and Health & Safety teams to improve operational performance and food safety
• Lead and support the day-to-day activities of the maintenance engineering team, ensuring effective delivery of planned and reactive maintenance
• Act as the engineering lead during operational incidents, ensuring effective communication and escalation
• Strong planning, prioritisation, and organisational skills
• Logical decision-maker with a proactive approach to continuous improvement