Engineering Team Leader in Westerleigh

The Vacancy

🔧 Engineering Team Leader (Shift)

📍 Location: Westerleigh
🕒 Shift Pattern: 4 on 4 off / rotating shifts days and nights

We're looking for an experienced Engineering Team Leader to lead and support a team of engineers in a fast-paced food manufacturing environment.

This is a hands-on role where you'll drive performance, minimise downtime, and ensure high standards across safety, quality, and engineering delivery.

🔍 Key Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop a team of engineers on shift
• Provide technical support to resolve and prevent breakdowns
• Ensure all PPMs, work orders and breakdowns are completed and closed out
• Work closely with production during start-up and daily operations
• Maintain high standards of health & safety, hygiene and food safety
• Ensure accurate system updates (Holistech) for all work completed
• Deliver shift reports and effective handovers
• Drive continuous improvement and reduce downtime and costs
• Maintain audit-ready engineering areas and strong housekeeping standards

✅ Essential Criteria

• Recognised qualification in Electrical and/or Mechanical Engineering
• Strong multi-skilled engineering knowledge (electrical & mechanical)
• Experience leading or supporting a team in a manufacturing environment
• Good IT skills (Holistech or similar systems)
• Strong problem-solving skills with a focus on delivering results
• Ability to work shifts and adapt to business needs

⭐ Desirable

• Experience within an FMCG or chilled food environment
• Previous experience in a shift leadership role

💡 About You

• Proactive, self-motivated and a strong team player
• Able to drive performance and ensure closure of all tasks
• Excellent communicator with a hands-on approach
• Committed to continuous improvement and personal development

🚀 What You'll Get

• Opportunity to lead a high-performing engineering team
• Work in a fast-paced, evolving manufacturing environment
• Ongoing training and development opportunities

Our Story

Pilgrim's Europe produces some of the best-known and most iconic brands in the UK and Ireland, including Fridge Raiders, Rollover, Denny, Richmond, Oakhouse and Moy Park, alongside a diverse range of industry leading own-label products in categories including fresh pork, lamb and chicken, working with all the major retailers and food service outlets.

Our portfolio extends to authentic chilled and frozen ready meals, snacking ranges, added value and food service products.

Across Pilgrim's Europe we combine 20,000 of the best people in the industry, united by a shared set of core values and a passion for producing the highest quality, most delicious and innovative food, which is enjoyed by millions of people in the UK, Ireland and Europe every day. Our Pilgrim's Europe team are based in our Pilgrim's UK, Moy Park, Pilgrim's Food Masters and Pilgrim's Shared Services businesses.

Rewards & Benefits

Competitive Salary

Competitive Holiday Entitlement

Pension Contribution

Family Friendly Policies

Learning and Development Opportunities

Life Assurance