Engineering Team Leader

K.A.G. Recruitment is partnering with a premier client in Bromborough who are on the lookout for an Engineering Team Leader their growing team. As an integral member of the Engineering Team, you will ensure the best performance and dependability of Manufacturing equipment, contributing to both safety and efficiency across all site assets.

Role: Engineering Team Leader

Location: Brombrorough

Salary: Competitive

Shifts: 4 on and 4 off (days)

Your Role: Your mission is to combine hands-on Maintenance expertise, in-depth equipment knowledge, and robust communication skills to ensure the reliability and availability of all site assets. You will be at the forefront of improving plant performance and fostering a culture of professional engineering and proactive improvement.

What You'll Do:

• To act as a role model to support, coach and motivate your reports to achieve production targets.
• Maximise Engineer utilisation across all departments during your shift.
• Ensure detailed, effective handovers and continuous communication between shifts.
• Ability to train engineering staff on site machinery and equipment.
• Flexible working to set up, changeover, operate machinery, other equipment and tools across all departments as required within standard operating procedures to achieve required outputs and quality.
• Carry out a range of manual tasks and activities across all departments and ensure all tasks are finished within permitted time frames.
• Completion of PPM’s across all departments adhering to schedules, KPI’s and CMMS.
• Complete daily engineering work reports and record work using the required format to ensure it is entered onto the CMMS.
• Ensure accurate recording of engineering downtime and Root Cause Analysis detail then implement RCA findings to prevent repeat issues.
• Actively identify areas of improvement, actively assist the implementation of any improvements.
• To work with the engineering team to record, develop and implement maintenance best practices to maximise plant reliability.
• To perform engineering functions and drive cost saving opportunities concerning site utilities.
• To actively support the implementation of Site and Group driven Projects.
• Manage, Complete and support the Site Management of Change documentation.

Who You Are:

• An Engineer with hands-on experience, ideally within the Food Manufacturing sector, supported by qualifications in Mechanical/Electrical fields (BTEC or similar).
• Skilled in diagnosing and resolving a variety of equipment issues, with a broad knowledge of Hydraulics, Pneumatics, Mechanical and Electrical.
• A staunch advocate for safety, experienced in risk assessment and managing safe working practices, particularly with high-hazard equipment.
• An outstanding communicator who can prioritise effectively in fast-paced environments and elevate the technical skills of others.
• To be successful in this role you will be able to demonstrate good leadership skills, have strong Engineering skills within Automation and Controls systems

Your Impact:

• You embody health & safety, demonstrating the company's 7 core values with unstoppable positivity.
• Always customer-focused, ready to assist and guide.
• Join a Company Recognised for Its Commitment to Excellence and Quality.

To be successful in this role you will be able to demonstrate good leadership skills and have strong Engineering skills within Automation and Controls systems.