Engineering Team Leader

The Company

We are recruiting for our outstanding FMCG Tyne and Wear based client, they are looking to recruit a Maintenance Team Leader to join their team. If you are electrically biased and have strong managerial skills working within the food/packaging industry this role could be ideal for you.

The Role

• Maintenance of Production and site facility equipment.
• Minor project and continuous improvement delivery.
• Team work and development.
• Equipment spares procurement and budget control.
• Maintenance of Production and site facilities.
• Ensure timely and effective remedial repairs are delivered to Production and all other site facility equipment including minor building works.
• Develop and deliver and effective PPM equipment schedule.
• Effectively deploy and mange the Engineering Team.
• Maintain a high standard of hygiene to Engineering areas to ensure food safety standards.
• Identify and implement minor projects initiatives to completion.
• Promote, develop, implement initiatives through structured CI process.
• Assist Engineering Manager with site capital expenditure requirement proposals and implementation.
• Determine staff training needs, internal/external as required to ensure staff are fully trained to fulfil their roles.
• Initiate statutory refresher training as required.
• Responsible of timely individual appraisal of Engineering Team.
• Responsible for the staff management including records, attendance and discipline.
• Effectively communicate and brief staff regarding company issues, developments and instructions.
• Site key holder for out of hours.
• Ensure appropriate levels of component support are maintained.
• To identify and procure cost effective components.

The Person

• HNC qualified in electrical engineering.
• Candidates should have a strong electrical background.
• Good man management skills.
• Packaging, food or pharmaceutical industry experience.

Benefits

• Competitive package.
• Excellent company to work for.