Bradford | Food Manufacturing | 2-2-3 Panama Shift | 18:00-06:00
Competitive salary + excellent benefits
Are you an experienced Engineering Manager, Engineering Team Leader or Senior Engineer ready to take ownership of an engineering function on a permanent night shift?
This is an opportunity to join a large-scale, highly automated food manufacturing site in Bradford, where you'll lead an engineering team, drive reliability and help shape the way engineering operates across the night shift.
This isn't simply a senior engineer role with a different job title.
You'll have genuine responsibility for people, performance, maintenance standards and continuous improvement, working closely with production to keep the site running safely and efficiently.
The Shift
Panama shift pattern: 2-2-3
18:00-06:00
You'll work a structured permanent night shift, giving you a consistent pattern and clear ownership of the engineering operation during your shift.
What You'll Own
As Engineering Shift Manager, you'll lead the engineering team on shift and make sure the site has the right level of support to maintain production performance.
You'll be responsible for:
Leading, coaching and developing the engineering team
Setting clear expectations around engineering standards and performance
Supporting engineers with complex electrical and mechanical faults
Driving planned and preventative maintenance performance
Reducing repeat breakdowns and equipment downtime
Improving reliability across a highly automated production environment
Managing engineering priorities throughout the shift
Working closely with production and other site functions
Supporting engineering projects, equipment upgrades and capital investment
Promoting a strong culture of ownership, accountability and continuous improvement
Ensuring engineering activity is carried out safely and to the required food manufacturing standards
You'll be expected to be visible, practical and involved.
This isn't a desk-based management position. You'll be leading from the front, supporting your engineers when problems arise and making sure the team leaves the shift in a stronger position than when it started.
The Environment
You'll be working within a large-scale food manufacturing operation with significant automation, where engineering reliability has a direct impact on production performance.
The site has the scale and resources to allow you to make meaningful improvements.
You'll have the opportunity to move the engineering function away from simply reacting to breakdowns and towards a more proactive, planned and reliability-focused approach.
What We're Looking For
We're open to candidates from a range of engineering leadership backgrounds.
You could currently be an:
Engineering Manager
Engineering Shift Manager
Engineering Team Leader
Maintenance Manager
Senior Maintenance Engineer ready to step into leadership
You'll ideally have:
Previous engineering leadership experience within FMCG, food manufacturing, manufacturing or a similarly automated environment
Strong electrical and mechanical engineering knowledge
Experience leading, managing or developing engineering teams
A recognised engineering qualification such as NVQ Level 3, ONC, BTEC Level 3 or equivalent
Strong fault-finding and problem-solving ability
Experience working in a fast-paced production environment
The confidence to make decisions and prioritise effectively under pressure
A practical approach to engineering leadership
Knowledge of HACCP and food manufacturing standards would be advantageous
Most importantly, you'll be someone who can get the best out of engineers while maintaining high engineering standards yourself.
What's In It For You?
Competitive salary
Permanent 2-2-3 Panama night shift
18:00-06:00
6 weeks' holiday including bank holidays
Excellent pension and life assurance
Healthcare and digital GP support
Career progression and development opportunities
Staff discounts from day one
Additional family and friend discount scheme
Subsidised onsite canteen
Free onsite parking
Retail, leisure and gym discounts
Long-service recognition awards
Enhanced family leave benefits
Why Make the Move?
This is a chance to take ownership of an engineering team within a large, established manufacturing operation and make a visible difference to reliability, performance and culture.
You'll have the scale, resources and backing to implement improvements rather than spending every night chasing the same breakdowns.
If you're an experienced engineering leader who enjoys developing people, improving reliability and getting stuck into the engineering, this role gives you the opportunity to make that impact on a much larger operation.
Engineering Shift Manager | Bradford | Permanent Nights | 2-2-3 Panama | 18:00-06:00
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Salary description
£60000.00 - £60000.00 per year