Engineering Team Leader - Manufacturing - 4 on 4 off DAYS

Proactive Technical Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4 on 4 off days

Excellent work-life balance

Opportunity for leadership progression

Job summary

Proactive Global, a leading manufacturing group based in Wembley, North West London, is seeking an Engineering Team Leader. The role suits an experienced Maintenance Engineer ready to step into leadership or an existing leader seeking a new challenge.

The successful candidate will manage a small team of maintenance engineers, drive improvements, coordinate contractors, and partner with Production to meet KPI targets, all while maintaining health and safety standards.

Qualifications

• Experience leading maintenance teams in manufacturing.
• Strong multi-skilled engineering knowledge.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to coach and develop engineers.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support a small team of maintenance engineers.
• Conduct regular 1-to-1s and annual appraisals.
• Manage performance, development and training.
• Set objectives and support engineers' career development.
• Coordinate attendance and address performance issues.
• Manage contractors on site and safety procedures.
• Collaborate with Engineering Manager on resource planning.
• Attend management meetings and represent the team.
• Work with Production and other departments to meet KPIs.
• Support PPM and reactive maintenance programs.
• Identify improvements and drive engineering standards.
• Support continuous improvement and site projects.

Skills

Lead a small team

Maintenance engineering

Communication skills

People management

Contractors management

Education

Manufacturing background

Job description

Engineering Team Leader London (will look at a good Maintenance Engineer with leadership skills and some experience to step up).

AT A GLANCE

• 4 on 4 off DAYS ONLY - excellent work-life balance
• Lead a small team of Maintenance Engineers
• Wembley, North West London
• Award-winning, highly successful manufacturer
• Excellent team morale and supportive management
• Responsibility for people management, contractors and engineering performance
• Structured career progression
• Manufacturing background essential
• Must be UK based with full right to work in the UK

THE OPPORTUNITY

Are you an experienced Maintenance Engineer ready to take the next step in your career, or an established Engineering Team Leader looking for your next challenge?

We are recruiting for an Engineering Team Leader to join an award-winning manufacturer based in Wembley, North West London.

The business is open to both experienced Team Leaders and strong Maintenance Engineers who are ready to step into their first leadership position. The key is having the technical understanding, communication skills and maturity to lead a team effectively.

This is a leadership focused role, with responsibility for the day-to-day management and development of the engineering team.

THE ROLE

You will be responsible for:

• Leading and supporting a small team of Maintenance Engineers
• Conducting regular 1-to-1s and annual appraisals
• Managing individual performance, development and training
• Setting objectives and supporting engineers with their career development
• Managing attendance and addressing performance issues where required
• Coordinating and managing contractors working on site
• Working with the Engineering Manager to plan engineering resource and priorities
• Attending management meetings and representing the engineering team
• Working closely with Production and other departments across the site
• Monitoring engineering performance, maintenance activity and key KPIs
• Supporting the delivery of PPM and reactive maintenance programmes
• Identifying areas for improvement and driving engineering standards
• Supporting continuous improvement and site engineering projects
• Ensuring health, safety and engineering procedures are followed

ABOUT YOU

You may already be an Engineering Team Leader, or you could be an experienced Maintenance Engineer looking to make the move into leadership.

You will ideally have:

• Previous Maintenance Engineering experience within a manufacturing or production environment
• Strong understanding of multi-skilled engineering and maintenance
• Good electrical and/or mechanical engineering knowledge
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• The ability to lead, motivate and develop a team
• Confidence managing people and handling challenging conversations
• A professional and organised approach
• Experience working with contractors or external suppliers
• The ability to work effectively with Production and senior management
• A proactive approach to problem solving and continuous improvement
• A strong understanding of health and safety
• Full right to work in the UK

WHY JOIN?

• 4 on 4 off DAYS ONLY
• Excellent work-life balance
• Genuine opportunity to progress into engineering leadership
• Award-winning manufacturer with a strong reputation
• Excellent engineering team and workplace culture
• Supportive management and clear career progression
• Stable, successful business with continued investment
• Opportunity to develop your leadership career within a well-run engineering function

Lead Maintenance Engineer is commutable from Watford, Acton, Southall, Slough, Staines, Twickenham, Edgware, Stanmore, Rickamansworth, Hendon, Ruislip, Harrow, Heathrow, Beaconsfield, Amersham, Barnet, Hounslow, Ickenham, Windsor and other parts of Herfordshire, Buckinghamshire and London

Proactive Global is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.

Proactive Global is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.