Maintenance Engineering Team Leader

Role: Engineering Shift Team Leader
Shift: Continental (days and nights)
Salary: Up to £55,800
Location: Poole, Dorset

Are you an experienced engineer ready to step up or already leading a team on shift?
This is a great opportunity to join a growing food manufacturer with strong backing and a clear plan for the future. You'll lead a team of engineers on shift, playing a hands-on role in reducing downtime, improving reliability, and keeping production running smoothly.

What you'll be doing:
As Shift Team Leader, you'll take ownership of engineering activities during your shift - managing priorities, coordinating the team, and getting stuck in where needed. This is a fast-moving environment, so you'll need to balance planned maintenance with reactive repairs, while making sure everything is safe, efficient and well communicated.

Key duties include:

Leading and supporting a team of engineers to deliver planned and reactive maintenance

Prioritising breakdown response and driving a proactive maintenance culture

Carrying out hands-on fault-finding and repairs across mechanical, electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic systems

Ensuring high standards of safety, food hygiene and compliance at all times

Using the CMMS (maintenance system) to log and close out work accurately

Supporting training, onboarding and ongoing development of team members

Being the point of contact on shift for engineering issues and escalation

What we're looking for:
Apprentice-trained or qualified in electrical/mechanical engineering (multi-skilled preferred)

Strong background in a manufacturing or food production environment

Proven experience in fault-finding and repairs across a range of systems

Confident reading engineering drawings and using maintenance systems

Experience leading, supervising or mentoring others in a hands-on setting

Someone calm under pressure who can lead by example and get the best from their team

What's in it for you:
Salary up to £56,000 per annum

Continental shift pattern

Access to high-street discounts, wellbeing support and retail offers

Genuine progression and development opportunities

A stable, supportive environment with investment in both people and equipment

Are you up to the challenge?

If you are a proactive and skilled Engineering Technician looking to join a company that values its people and drives innovation, then we want to hear from you!

Please apply with a CV and feel free to include a cover letter outlining why you're perfect for the role.
Please note, whilst we do our best to contact all candidates, due to the high number of applications we receive, we cannot guarantee this for every role. If you have not heard any-thing from us within 7 days of applying - then unfortunately you have been unsuccessful. Please keep an eye on our website for more opportunities.