Engineering Team Leader

Title: Engineering Team Leader
Location: March, Cambridgeshire
Salary: £62,000
Shift: 4 on, 4 off permanent nights | 6pm6am
Are you an experienced Engineering Team Leader who enjoys leading from the front rather than sitting behind a desk?
This Engineering Team Leader position offers a salary of up to £62,000, a consistent four-on, four-off night shift and the opportunity to take real ownership of engineering performance across a busy food-packing site.
You wont be managing a huge department. The site needs someone organised, dependable and capable of keeping maintenance priorities under control throughout the night.
The role
As the Engineering Team Leader, you will be the senior engineering presence on shift, responsible for organising the workload and ensuring production receives an effective engineering service.
Your responsibilities will include:
Leading and supporting one Maintenance Engineer
Prioritising breakdowns and planned maintenance
Remaining hands-on with electrical and mechanical maintenance
Minimising downtime across the production and packing lines
Organising PPMs and ensuring engineering work is completed properly
Working closely with production to manage engineering priorities
Supporting improvements to equipment reliability and site performance
Maintaining high standards of safety, housekeeping and engineering documentation
What theyre looking for
The Engineering Team Leader they need will be a strong, multi-skilled engineer with experience working within a fast-paced manufacturing or production environment.
You will ideally have:
Electrical and mechanical maintenance experience
Experience within food, FMCG, packaging or another manufacturing environment
Previous supervisory, team-leading or senior engineering experience
Strong fault-finding and breakdown experience
The ability to organise maintenance activity and set clear priorities
A practical, hands-on approach to leadership
The confidence to make decisions and take ownership during the night shift
This could also suit an experienced Senior Maintenance Engineer or Lead Engineer who is already supporting others and is ready to step formally into an Engineering Team Leader role.
Whats on offer?
Salary up to £62,000
Four on, four off shift pattern
Permanent nights
6pm6am working hours
A small team with genuine responsibility and autonomy
The opportunity to make a visible impact on how engineering is organised and delivered
The site is based near March and is commutable from Peterborough, Wisbech, Chatteris, Ramsey, Ely and the surrounding Cambridgeshire area.
If this Engineering Team Leader opportunity sounds like the right next move, apply today or contact Mike at Orange Monkey Recruitment for a confidential conversation.

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