Engineering Team Leader- Nights

Hilton Foods Seachill; Grimsby; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive holiday allowance

Paid overtime

Life assurance

Job summary

Hilton Food Group is seeking an Engineering Team Leader to oversee the night shift in Grimsby. You will act as the main point of contact for the engineering team, coordinate contractors, and drive PPMs and KPI targets while maintaining strict food safety and health & safety standards.

The role requires strong maintenance engineering experience in an FMCG environment, team leadership, and a hands-on approach to continuous improvement. A committed, safety-first mindset is essential for success.

Qualifications

• Must have maintenance engineering experience in an FMCG environment.
• Strong track record leading night-shift engineering teams.
• Experience with PPMs and KPI delivery in manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Be the night point of contact for the engineering team and escalate issues.
• Manage contractors on site ensuring safety compliance.
• Own small projects within the team and drive PPM objectives and KPIs.
• Ensure health and safety and food safety compliance at all times.
• Diagnose faults and improve equipment uptime and performance.
• Communicate handovers to Production effectively.
• Support training and development within the team.

Skills

Maintenance engineering

FMCG experience

Team leadership

Health & safety focus

Education

BTEC Level 3 in Engineering

Tools

Permit to work system

Contractor management

Job description

Role title: Engineering Team Leader Nights

Shift: Sunday-Thursday 22:00-06:00

Salary: Competitive

Location: Grimsby

About the role:

• To be the point of contact for the engineering team throughout the night, escalating issues when needed.
• Managing contractors when on site ensuring they are working safely
• Taking ownership of small projects within the team and driving PPM objectives and meeting KPI's set by the department team managers.
• During all activities ensure that the Health and Safety of themselves and others remains first priority.
• Correcting or if unable to correct, report any hazards which may lead to injury or food safety implications.
• Ensuring all activities are in compliance with food safety legislation and good manufacturing practices.
• Ensuring fast and effective responses to breakdowns and handovers to Production are appropriately communicated.
• Diagnosing faults and taking corrective action to ensure continuous service and identifying further improvements to increase equipment availability.
• Participating in a multi-skilled team within own capabilities and undertake in any training and development exercises to progress.
• Identifying and sharing continuous improvement ideas that may contribute to Health & Safety and equipment uptime or maintenance cost improvements.
• Ensuring planned maintenance work is completed on time and further work required is communicated to the Engineering Supervisor or Manager.
• Having a flexible approach to hours of work and working within the team to provide engineering cover to meet the needs of the business.
• Trained to issue permits to work and contractor permit monitoring
• Ensuring that good food manufacturing practices are maintained at all times.

To succeed as an Engineering Team Leader we ask that you have the following experience/expertise:

• Previously worked in similar FMCG environment
• Specific equipment knowledge and experience preferable
• IOSH Trained preferable
• Time Served recognised apprenticeship
• Strong experience as a maintenance engineer
• BTEC Level 3 or above in Engineering Discipline

What you get in return:

On top of working for a fantastic organisation with a family feel you will receive a great package with competitive holiday allowance, paid overtime, life assurance of minimum two times yearly salary, opportunities for development and internal promotion and free car parking on site.

About us:

We are a company that takes pride in their people as it is our people who are at the centre of everything that we do, if you want to find out more please follow the link below.
Hilton Food Group - Home (hiltonfoodgroupplc.com)