Site Services Team Leader

Samworth Brothers; Leicester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading food manufacturer as a Site Services Team Leader in Leicester. You will oversee the engineering function, ensuring safety and efficiency while leading a dedicated team. With a focus on collaboration and personal growth, this role offers opportunities for training and development in a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Enhanced pension scheme

Private health scheme

Employee discount scheme

Experience annual pay reviews

Profit related pay

Training and growth opportunities

Qualifications

• Relevant Mechanical or Electrical engineering qualification required.
• Experience in a food manufacturing or fast-paced production environment preferred.
• Proactive, safety-first mindset and ability to make decisions under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support the engineering team to deliver against KPIs and improve site performance.
• Promote a strong health & safety culture ensuring compliance with all regulations.
• Manage contractor activity and maintain stock levels for engineering parts.

Skills

Planning

Organisation

People Management

Clear Communication

Education

Mechanical or Electrical Engineering Qualification

Job description

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Join the Samworth Brothers Team and become part of our dynamic family!

At Samworth Brothers, we genuinely care about our colleagues and strive to create an engaging environment that values your unique contributions. We are committed to your success and offer a range of exceptional benefits that we believe supports your life and personal aspirations: -

• Enhanced pension scheme
• Private health scheme
• Employee discount scheme
• Experience annual pay reviews
• Profit related pay
• Unlock your potential through training and growth opportunities
  
  
  

The Opportunity

As Site Services Team Leader, you'll report directly to the Site Services Manager and be responsible for leading the day-to-day engineering function — ensuring safety, compliance, efficiency, and people development are at the heart of everything we do.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and support the engineering team to deliver against KPIs and improve site performance
• Maintain and operate an effective PPM system
• Promote a strong health & safety culture and ensure compliance with all regulations
• Manage contractor activity and maintain stock levels for engineering partsSupport strategic decisions and continuous improvement initiatives
  
  
  

The Ideal Candidate

We believe that success is built upon collaboration and diverse perspectives. At Samworth Brothers, we welcome candidates who are passionate about working together to achieve greatness. As a valued member of our team, you will bring the following skills and experience: -

• A relevant Mechanical or Electrical engineering qualification
• Strong planning, organisation, and people management skills
• Experience in a food manufacturing or fast-paced production environment preferred
• A proactive, safety-first mindset and ability to make decisions under pressure
• Clear and confident communication across all levels
• A collaborative and determined leadership style
  
  
  

We also want you to thrive in an engaging and inclusive work culture where you will have the opportunity to take on personal accountability and take pride in your work. We encourage positive communication, and the building of strong collaborative relationships is essential to every role.

Join us at Samworth Brothers, where you'll be more than just a team member - you'll be an integral part of our thriving family. Apply today and embark on an exciting journey with us!

We are a fourth-generation family business producing high quality own-label products for many of the UK’s best-known retailers along with our own brands including Ginsters, Soreen, Higgidy, Dickinson & Morris, Urban Eat, West Cornwall Pasty Company and Walker & Son. We employ over 10,000 people in well-invested modern food manufacturing sites around the country.

At Samworth Brothers we take pride in our family feel within our businesses and work together to make things happen. We can offer you the stability of a wider group as well as the opportunities that that offers if you wish to progress your career with us. We are family and we would like to invite you to be part of that and support our teams in delivering great products to all of our customers.

Samworth Brothers do not engage with unlicensed gangmasters or third parties. Samworth Brothers will NEVER ask you for money in order to provide you with employment. If you are in any doubt, please contact an official Samworth Brothers representative.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Other

• Industries

  Food and Beverage Services

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