Engineering Team Lead

Cambridgeshire | £28.22 per hour (£58,697 per annum) Permanent | Rotating Days & Afternoons | Only 2 Weekends in Every 8 Are you an experienced Engineering Team Leader, Maintenance Supervisor or Senior Multi-Skilled Engineer looking for your next career move? Would you like to lead a skilled maintenance team while remaining hands-on with engineering, fault finding and continuous improvement? We're recruiting an Engineering Team Leader to join a major food manufacturing business in Linton, Cambridgeshire.

This is a fantastic opportunity to combine your technical engineering expertise with team leadership, supporting a busy manufacturing operation where equipment reliability, engineering performance and continuous improvement are key priorities. And with no night shifts and only two weekends worked in every eight, the shift pattern offers a great balance between work and home life. What's in it for you?

£28.22 per hour – approximately £58,697 per annum Permanent, full-time employment Average 40 hours per week Rotating shifts: 6am–2pm and 2pm–10pm No night shifts Only 2 weekends worked in every 8-week rotation Opportunity to lead an established maintenance engineering team Hands-on engineering and leadership responsibilities

Career development and progression opportunities Join a major, established food manufacturing business

The Role As Engineering Team Leader, you'll lead and support a team of Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineers, ensuring machinery, equipment and site services operate safely, efficiently and reliably. You'll remain actively involved in engineering while coordinating planned maintenance, responding to breakdowns and supporting improvements across the manufacturing operation. Your responsibilities will include:
Leading, supporting and coordinating a team of maintenance engineers. Managing planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance activities. Providing hands-on electrical and mechanical fault finding. Supporting engineers with complex breakdowns and technical issues. Maintaining and improving production machinery, including PLC-controlled equipment. Ensuring engineering work is completed safely and to a high standard. Supporting maintenance of site services, including boilers, cooling and water systems.

Working with pneumatic and hydraulic equipment. Identifying opportunities to improve machinery reliability and reduce downtime. Driving continuous improvement, efficiency and cost-saving initiatives. Using CMMS systems to manage maintenance activity and engineering records. Supporting engineering projects and site improvements. What We're Looking For We're looking for a technically strong, hands-on engineer who enjoys solving problems, supporting colleagues and getting the best out of an engineering team.

Ideally, you'll have:
Experience as an Engineering Team Leader, Maintenance Team Leader, Engineering Supervisor or Senior Maintenance Engineer. Previous experience leading, supervising or supporting other maintenance engineers. Electrical and mechanical engineering qualifications. Strong multi-skilled maintenance and fault-finding experience. Experience working in manufacturing, production, food manufacturing or FMCG. Knowledge of PLC-controlled production machinery.

Experience with hydraulics and pneumatics. Good understanding of PPM, reactive maintenance and equipment reliability. Experience using CMMS or maintenance management systems. A practical, hands-on leadership style and strong communication skills. Experience maintaining boilers, refrigeration, cooling equipment, water systems or other site utilities would be advantageous. Already a strong Senior Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer? If you're technically confident, naturally support…