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.