Engineering Team Leader

Position: Engineering Team Leader (DAYS ONLY)
A well-known and long-standing food manufacturing business in Leicester is looking to appoint an Engineering Team Leader to join its site engineering team.

The Role:

This is a hands-on leadership position for someone who can combine technical engineering ability with strong people management. You'll take charge of an engineering shift team, keeping production equipment reliable and downtime to a minimum, while working alongside colleagues in Operations, Technical and Hygiene to maintain high standards across the site. What You'll Be Doing
- Leading and organising a team of shift engineers to keep plant equipment running safely and reliably
- Overseeing planned maintenance schedules, troubleshooting faults and carrying out repairs
- Providing clear direction on shift, acting as the main point of contact for engineering matters
- Stepping in for the management as needed
- Reviewing maintenance and performance data to spot patterns, flag risks and identify areas for improvement
- Planning resource and labour allocation to keep production moving efficiently
- Upholding health, safety and food hygiene standards across all engineering work
- Getting involved in wider site projects, plant upgrades and improvement initiatives

What We're Looking For:

- Solid background in an engineering or maintenance role, ideally within manufacturing (Food most favourable) - Track record of supervising, mentoring or coaching a team of engineers - NVQ Level 3 or equivalent qualification (Electrical preferable) - Comfortable making quick, confident decisions when troubleshooting under pressure - A methodical, level-headed approach with good prioritisation skills - IT literate, with experience using CMMS/maintenance software and the Microsoft Office suite On Offer
- Enhanced Pension scheme
- Wellbeing benefits
- Staff discount scheme
- Annual salary reviews
- Profit-related bonus pay
- Extended leave options
- Free on-site parking
- Ongoing training and career development support Please reach out to Josh on or for further information. As you know over here at Zest we like to do things properly and always want to keep you, the candidate in the loop. Applying to this 'one of a kind' role you give Zest permission to hold your information. If you want to know more about how Zest look after your personal information please visit our privacy policy on the website