Maintenance Engineering Team Leader

Agrial Fresh Produce ltd; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 56,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food manufacturing company based in the United Kingdom is looking for a Maintenance Engineering Team Leader to lead a team of engineers in Lichfield. The role includes hands-on engineering tasks, ensuring equipment maintenance, and driving technological advancements. Candidates should have strong electrical and mechanical skills, relevant qualifications, and proven leadership experience. A salary of £56,000 per annum plus benefits is offered, along with opportunities for personal development within the engineering team.

Benefits

Life Assurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Annual leave entitlement

Learning and Development opportunities

Employee discount platform

Free staff transport service

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a leader with people management skills.
• Hands-on engineering experience in a food manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of mechanical and electrical engineering.

Responsibilities

• Lead and motivate a team of engineers.
• Perform routine maintenance and repairs on production equipment.
• Implement hygiene and safety regulations.

Skills

Leadership skills

Mechanical Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Team Management

Education

Relevant technical qualifications (NVQ Level 3)

Tools

Hydraulics

Pneumatics

PC/Inverter Assets

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Maintenance Engineering Team Leader to join our team at Florette in Lichfield (WS13 8NF). Reporting into and assisting the Maintenance Manager, the Maintenance Team Leader will lead one of our shift teams comprising of 2 Maintenance Engineers. You will also carry out engineering duties alongside your team, ensuring routine servicing and conducting repairs across the site is performed at a high quality. The successful candidate will be electrically biased or strongly multi‑skilled across both electrical and mechanical engineering disciplines.

This role is perfect for a current Maintenance Engineer with proven team‑leading and managing skills that is wanting to move into a formal Team Leader position. This role is also perfect for someone looking for their first step up as a Maintenance Team Leader within Engineering with guidance available from other TLs and the Engineering management. You will have a good knowledge of both preventative and reactive maintenance, ideally within a food manufacturing environment. This role offers an opportunity for a proactive and innovative individual to drive forward technological advancements and make a significant contribution to the future of engineering projects within our organisation, that will give the successful candidate notable expansions in their personal development and overall skillset.

Pay: £56,000 per annum

Working hours: Panama Shift – 12 hour shifts | 7am‑7pm & 7pm‑7am | Rotating days & nights

Main Responsibilities

• Motivate and lead a team of engineers whilst encouraging EPIC behaviours (Excellence, Positivity, Innovation and Co‑operation)
• Day to day upkeep of Production Equipment
• Site‑wide Preventative Maintenance
• Reacting to breakdowns quickly in order to reduce downtime
• Equipment repair, technical repairing, in addition to factory start‑up and testing
• Ensure implementation of hygiene and safety regulations, the wearing of protective clothing and the correct use and maintenance of hardware available whilst following general compliance with internal regulations and labour legislation

Skills and Experience Required

• A proven experienced leader with good people skills is essential
• Technical Hands‑On‑Engineering Experience, ideally within a food manufacturing environment, and happy to lead a shift of engineers whilst remaining on the tools
• A Multi‑Skilled Engineer with strong knowledge of both Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, desirably with experience of working with Hydraulics, Pneumatics, and PC/Inverter Assets
• Relevant technical qualifications in either mechanical or electrical fields at a minimum NVQ Level 3, ideally through a recognised time served apprenticeship
• Experience and knowledge of Planned Maintenance and PPM development, with an eye for continuous process improvement
• Proven experience of prioritising resources in a busy environment

What You Will Get In Return

• An annual/hourly salary of £56,000, and a range of employee benefits you’d expect from a market leading business, including:
• Life Assurance: 3x your basic salary paid to your nominated beneficiary
• Employee Assistance Programme and BUPA: Providing a Remote GP service along with a 24/7 helpline for financial, legal, medical and life issues, as well as access to BUPA Membership
• Annual leave entitlement: 23 days annual leave per annum inclusive of UK Bank Holidays which increases with service, as well as the option to purchase up to 2 additional working weeks of holiday per annum
• Learning and Development: Personalised induction and regular learning and development courses and schemes: From L2 to L7 Funded Apprenticeships, Leadership Development Programme, First‑Aid and MHFA Training, and many more!
• Benefits Platforms: Employee discount platform for multiple retailers and access to salary finance schemes for bicycles, gyms, and financial assistance
• Other: Recognition awards, Regular Employee Engagement days, attendance incentives, an annual volunteering day, and a free staff transport service to and from site covering Lichfield, Burton on Trent, Cannock, Rugeley, and Burntwood

Next Steps

It’s an exciting time to join our business as we look for new starters to join us to innovate in everything we do! We’re looking for positive and driven people to join our professional team. If you have the skills or experience we are looking for, and want a fresh challenge we would love for you to join us on our journey!

Please apply directly or alternatively contact Will Kaye, Recruitment Advisor for a totally confidential and informal discussion.

Agri­l Fresh Produce reserve the right to close this vacancy once we have received sufficient applications. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

VISA Sponsorship: This role is only open to applicants who have the permanent right to work in the UK. We are unable to provide or take over visa sponsorship, either now or in the future. Applicants must be able to demonstrate their ongoing eligibility to work in the UK without the need for employer sponsorship.

Agri­l Fresh Produce Ltd is an Equal Opportunities employer. In addition, as part of Responsible Recruitment, Agri­l Fresh Produce Ltd believes in the Employer Pay Principle. No worker should pay for a job – the costs of recruitment should be borne not by the worker but by the employer.