Engineering Team Leader
Job in
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE1, England, UK
Listed on 2026-10-14
Listing for:
Henderson Brown Recruitment
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-10-14
Job specializations:
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Engineering
Maintenance Technician / Mechanic, Operations Management
Job Description & How to Apply Below
This role offers a 50/50 split between hands-on engineering and administrative responsibilities, leading the team to maintain safety, efficiency, and operational performance while driving continuous improvement.
Engineering Team Leader
Salary - £54,000
Monday to Friday Days (with flexibility during peak periods)
Location - Peterborough
Responsibilities
Lead engineering and machine technician teams, providing technical guidance and resolving engineering issues efficiently.
Coordinate preventative maintenance, statutory inspections, and equipment repairs to maximise reliability and minimise production downtime.
Monitor engineering KPIs alongside the Engineering Manager, identifying opportunities to improve operational performance and maintenance efficiency.
Allocate resources, prioritise workloads, and support engineering projects to meet production requirements and agreed deadlines.
Ensure engineering activities comply with health, safety, environmental, food safety, and relevant legislative requirements.
Maintain accurate maintenance records while promoting continuous improvement, equipment reliability, and high engineering standards.
Requirements
Hold an engineering qualification, such as an HNC, HND, or degree, alongside relevant industry experience.
Demonstrate proven engineering experience within manufacturing or process environments, ideally involving automated production equipment.
Possess experience leading, developing, and coordinating skilled engineering or technical teams within demanding operational settings.
Have working knowledge of preventative maintenance, PLC systems, equipment troubleshooting, and engineering performance improvement.
Understand health, safety, environmental, and food safety requirements, including risk assessments and statutory inspections.
Demonstrate strong leadership, communication, resource planning, and problem-solving skills, with a proactive continuous improvement approach.
Should this be of interest, please apply or call reach out to Duke at Henderson Brown for additional information
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