Engineering Team Leader
Posted 1 day ago by gap technical
£65,000 Per year
Undetermined
Undetermined
London, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Engineering Team Leader role involves leading an engineering team within a modern FMCG/food manufacturing facility near North London. The position requires overseeing maintenance activities, ensuring equipment reliability, and driving continuous improvement initiatives. Strong leadership and communication skills are essential, along with experience in food or packaging manufacturing environments. The role operates on a 4 on 4 off working pattern, including both days and nights.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and coordinate the engineering team to ensure rapid response to equipment breakdowns, minimising production downtime and maintaining operational performance.
- Oversee planned preventative maintenance (PPM) activities, prioritising workloads and implementing corrective actions to improve equipment reliability and efficiency.
- Provide technical leadership in fault finding and root cause analysis, supporting engineers and operators with complex maintenance and continuous development.
- Work collaboratively with production teams to maximise equipment uptime while ensuring all engineering activities comply with health & safety, quality, and operational standards.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives, monitor engineering performance metrics, and support effective planning and resource allocation across the department.
Key Skills:
- Experience leading teams in an engineering function.
- Previous experience within food, FMCG, or packaging manufacturing environments is highly desirable.
- Strong communication, planning, and organisational skills.
- Eligibility to work in the UK.
Salary (Rate): £65,000.00 yearly
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
While professional experience and qualifications are key for this role, make sure to check you have the preferable soft skills before applying if required.
Location: North London
Salary: £60,000 - £65,000
Working Pattern: 4 on 4 off 6 - 6 (4 days / 4 nights)
gap technical is proud to be representing a leading FMCG/food manufacturing business in its search for a Engineering Team Leader to join a modern production facility near North London.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and coordinate the engineering team to ensure rapid response to equipment breakdowns, minimising production downtime and maintaining operational performance.
- Oversee planned preventative maintenance (PPM) activities, prioritising workloads and implementing corrective actions to improve equipment reliability and efficiency.
- Provide technical leadership in fault finding and root cause analysis, supporting engineers and operators with complex maintenance and continuous development.
- Work collaboratively with production teams to maximise equipment uptime while ensuring all engineering activities comply with health & safety, quality, and operational standards.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives, monitor engineering performance metrics, and support effective planning and resource allocation across the department.
Candidate Requirements
- Experience leading teams in a engineering function
- Previous experience within food, FMCG, or packaging manufacturing environments is highly desirable.
- Strong communication, planning, and organisational skills.
- Eligibility to work in the UK
How to Apply
To apply, please submit your CV using the "Apply Now" option. For further information or to discuss other opportunities, please contact gap technical directly.
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Closing Date: 5th June 2026