
An excellent opportunity to lead a highly skilled Engineering team, working together to ensure all the plant, equipment and services are operating efficiently within a leading Food Manufacturing business. OPPORTUNITY HIGHLIGHTSWell established food manufacturer.4 on 4 off DaysSuccessful business with plenty of opportunitiesCompetitive salary THE ENGINEERING TEAM LEADERThe role of an Engineering Team Leader is to take responsibility for the coordination of the engineering and maintenance functions on site. You will be responsible for supervising a small team of multi skilled engineers and carrying out both electrical and mechanical work such as planned maintenance activity, reacting to breakdowns, finding out and eliminating the root-cause of problems and working on continuous improvement projects.Key aspects of the role will include:Overall supervisory responsibility of a small engineering team to ensure the highest level of operational efficiency.Assign general engineering and maintenance tasks to the team and follow up on their successful completion.Follow a planned preventative maintenance (PPM) schedule for all plant, equipment and machinery.Carry out PPMs and repairs in a safe and hygienic manner as stated within the company Quality Management System ensuring that operational efficiencies are not adversely affected.Promptly respond to plant, equipment, machinery breakdown or fault to ensure minimal downtime on operations. THE IDEAL CANDIDATEWill need to have a strong background as an Engineer within the food manufacturing industry and ideally had some Supervisory or Management experience too. On top of this you will also need to have:Experience in a similar role. Engineering qualification.An eye for spotting faults and finding effective solutions. Must be able to work independently and possess strong mechanical and electrical skills. If this Engineering Supervisor job is of interest and you would like to investigate further, apply TODAY! "Kandhu Recruitment will consider all applications based on each candidate's suitability to the role or similar roles within the Food Sector and if we feel you are a relevant candidate we will process your application by adding you to our secure recruitment database and then contacting you to progress job opportunities further. We do not contact unsuitable applicants." Kandhu GDPR & Privacy Policy StatementKandhu has fully implemented GDPR & Privacy Policies across its business and a copy of our Privacy Policy can be found by visiting our website. By applying for this role Kandhu will add your details to our database - assuming you have the right level of experience for the roles you apply for, after which we will be in touch.