Engineering Team Leader

Role: Engineering Team Leader
Shift: continental (Days & Nights)
Pay: 55,000
Location: Slough, Berkshire

Are you an experienced Engineering Team Leader looking for a leadership role in a fast-paced production environment? This is your chance to join a well-established and continuously growing business that plays a vital role in supporting essential industries across the UK. With a strong focus on engineering excellence and operational efficiency, this company offers an environment where your leadership skills and technical expertise will be valued and developed.

What's in it for you?

• Competitive Salary: 55,000 per annum.
• Career Growth: Continued training and development opportunities.
• Job Security: Join a business that has seen consistent investment and expansion.
• Work-Life Balance: A structured shift pattern providing regular time off, including weekends.
• Excellent Benefits Package: Including pension scheme, life assurance, employee assistance program and more!

Your Responsibilities:

As an Engineering Team Leader, you'll lead a small team of maintenance engineers, ensuring maintenance and engineering activities run smoothly to keep production moving. Your key responsibilities will include:

• Team Leadership: Managing, mentoring, and motivating the engineering team to achieve KPIs and operational targets.
• Preventative Maintenance: Ensuring machinery operates at peak efficiency through planned maintenance and fault prevention.
• Breakdown Response: Leading fault diagnosis and repair to minimise downtime in a fast-moving, high-volume production environment.
• Contractor & Supplier Management: Overseeing external contractors and engineering suppliers, ensuring work is completed to required standards.
• Compliance & Reporting: Maintaining detailed records of work completed and ensuring all tasks meet safety and quality standards.

What We're Looking For:

• Qualified Engineer: NVQ Level 3 in Electrical & Mechanical Engineering or a completed apprenticeship.
• Manufacturing Experience: A background in engineering within a high-speed, high-volume production environment (FMCG preferred).
• Leadership Skills: Experience managing, mentoring, and motivating a small team of engineers.
• Technical Expertise: Strong fault-finding and troubleshooting abilities, with knowledge of electrical, mechanical, and control systems.
• IT & Communication Skills: A good command of written and spoken English, plus strong IT proficiency.

And this is what you'll get in return:

• A secure, long-term career in an expanding business.
• A structured shift pattern with a mix of days and nights, offering regular time off.
• A competitive salary and benefits package, including life assurance, pension, and additional perks.
• A leadership role with real influence over the success of an essential production site.

If you're an Engineering Team Leader looking for a new challenge in a thriving industrial environment, apply today!

We also offer a referral scheme-if you know someone who might be a great fit, please get in touch.