Egineering Shift Lead

Engineering Shift Lead | East Kilbride 

A well established, multi-site manufacturer is looking for an Engineering Shift Lead to join their engineering team at their East Kilbride site. This is a great step-up opportunity for an experienced engineer ready to move into a leadership role, roughly 60/40 split between leading the shift day to day and coaching/developing the wider engineering team, so you'll stay hands-on while building your management experience.

What you'll be doing:

Managing week-ahead and day-to-day planned preventative maintenance schedules to maximise reliability

Triaging in-day breakdowns and work requests, assigning priority and resource to keep production downtime to 2% or below

Acting as coach and technical liaison for the wider engineering team, advising on fault-finding strategies and troubleshooting approach

Managing direct reports, driving their development and feeding into succession planning

Ensuring all shift activity is accurately captured in the site CMMS

Getting involved in continuous improvement projects across the site

Upholding GMP and site safety standards across all engineering areas

What's needed:

Apprentice trained, qualified multi-skilled engineer (mechanical/electrical), City & Guilds minimum

Proven track record of front-line people management within an FMCG environment

Strong understanding of PPM techniques and legislative standards within FMCG

Numerate, analytical and a proactive approach to problem solving

A genuine desire to coach and develop team performance

On offer:

Monday to Friday role

Genuine progression within a wider group with multiple sites across the UK

Interested? Apply to find out more, all enquiries handled confidentially