Shift Engineering Team Lead: Mechanical & Electrical

2 Sisters Food Group; Bungay; On-site; GBP 51,000 - 63,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Assured Employee Assistance and

Grocery Aid

50% discount at restaurants

Cycle2Work Scheme

Job summary

2 Sisters Food Group in Flixton is seeking an experienced Engineering Team Leader to drive day-to-day maintenance on shift, combining hands-on engineering with leadership responsibilities and a focus on safety and continuous improvement.

You will lead multi-skilled engineers, perform fault finding, set standards, and coordinate with operations to minimise downtime while developing your team's capabilities and career progression.

Qualifications

• Time-served, multi-skilled engineer with strong mechanical and electrical capability.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment, food industry preferred.
• Supervisory or acting team leader experience, or senior engineer seeking leadership.
• Ability to own and lead by example.
• Comfortable setting engineering standards and best practice.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineer on shift, setting standards and direction.
• Carry out hands-on mechanical and electrical fault finding and repairs.
• Ensure breakdowns, issues, and risks are reported, escalated, and resolved effectively.
• Support and guide engineers on shift, providing direction when needed.
• Maintain engineering discipline, safety, and best practice.
• Communicate clearly with operations and senior stakeholders.

Skills

Mechanical skills

Electrical skills

Leadership experience

Manufacturing experience

Food industry experience

Job description

2 Sisters Food Group in Flixton is seeking an experienced Engineering Team Leader to drive day-to-day maintenance on shift, combining hands-on engineering with leadership responsibilities and a focus on safety and continuous improvement.

You will lead multi-skilled engineers, perform fault finding, set standards, and coordinate with operations to minimise downtime while developing your team's capabilities and career progression.