Night Shift Engineering Team Lead

Cranswick PLC; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company events

Company pension

Cycle to work scheme

Free parking

On-site parking

Job summary

Cranswick PLC in Leeds is seeking an Engineering Team Leader for nights to oversee maintenance and engineering activities on the production line. The role focuses on leading a night-shift engineering team, coordinating resources, and ensuring food safety standards are met.

You will work closely with production, operations, and technical teams to improve engineering performance, manage permits to work, and maintain the Pirana Planned Preventative Maintenance system.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Engineering Supervisor to organise engineering resources and contractors within all site operations and activities to meet the daily production and maintenance requirements of the factory, whilst maintaining a high standard of food and health and safety standards.
• Work closely with production, operations, and technical to improve engineering standards and efficiencies, and assist in the training and development of the engineering team.
• Monitor and direct the day-to-day running of the engineering team under your control, including workload, record keeping, training requirements, and department responsiveness.
• Maintain and improve site services, utilities, plant, machinery and buildings with a focus on safety and compliance.
• Ensure permits to work are maintained and followed for on-site engineers, suppliers and contractors.
• Maintain the Planned Preventative Maintenance System (Pirana) and achieve KPI targets including reactive maintenance time, project completion, and cost efficiency.
• Maintain standards of discipline with contractors and suppliers, and ensure data/reports are stored efficiently and retrievably.
• Foster constructive relationships with internal departments and external contacts to support engineering risk management.

Job description

Cranswick PLC in Leeds is seeking an Engineering Team Leader for nights to oversee maintenance and engineering activities on the production line. The role focuses on leading a night-shift engineering team, coordinating resources, and ensuring food safety standards are met.

You will work closely with production, operations, and technical teams to improve engineering performance, manage permits to work, and maintain the Pirana Planned Preventative Maintenance system.