Lead Engineer - Hands-On Team Leader (Rail & Heavy)

Ganymede Solutions; Mid Suffolk; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Ganymede Solutions is seeking an experienced Team Leader in heavy engineering to plan, coordinate, and lead a skilled engineering team. You will work hands-on with the team on freight wagons while also managing day-to-day operations, safety, and performance reporting.

The role combines technical oversight with people leadership, offering opportunities to influence continuous improvement and staff development within a rail/ freight engineering context in the UK.

Qualifications

• Strong mechanical engineering background with experience in heavy plant, rolling stock, agricultural machinery, heavy vehicles, or a similar heavy engineering environment.
• Experience in team coordination, coaching, supervision, or shift leadership would be advantageous.
• Ability to lead people, organise workloads and provide clear performance updates.

Responsibilities

• Planning and organising the daily workload and allocation of resources across the team.
• Working hands-on alongside the engineering team, carrying out maintenance, inspection, fault-finding and repair work on freight wagons.
• Providing technical support and guidance to team members, ensuring work is completed safely and to the required quality standards.
• Monitoring progress against operational and engineering targets and taking action where required.
• Conducting team briefings and debriefs, ensuring priorities, expectations and key information are clearly communicated.
• Providing regular updates and debriefing senior managers and stakeholders on operational performance, progress, issues and achievements.
• Supporting coaching, development and performance management within the team.
• Identifying opportunities for continuous improvement and helping implement more efficient ways of working.
• Ensuring company procedures, health and safety requirements and quality standards are consistently followed.
• Managing day-to-day issues and escalating significant operational or technical concerns appropriately.
• Providing leadership and continuity during periods of holiday, sickness or other absence, ensuring the department remains effectively resourced and operational.
• Supporting the wider management team with planning, coordination and departmental priorities.

Skills

Mechanical engineering

Team leadership

Planning and organising

Hands-on maintenance

Job description

Ganymede Solutions is seeking an experienced Team Leader in heavy engineering to plan, coordinate, and lead a skilled engineering team. You will work hands-on with the team on freight wagons while also managing day-to-day operations, safety, and performance reporting.

The role combines technical oversight with people leadership, offering opportunities to influence continuous improvement and staff development within a rail/ freight engineering context in the UK.