Engineering Shift Team Leader

  • SourceCo Recruitment
  • Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire
  • Jul 01, 2026
Full time Engineering

Job Description

Engineering Shift Team Leader

Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire

22.26 per hour + Overtime + Call-Out Payments

Permanent Rotating Shift Pattern

Are you an experienced Engineering Team Leader or Senior Maintenance Engineer ready to step into a leadership role?

We're recruiting for an Engineering Shift Team Leader to join a successful manufacturing business, supporting a team of engineers while remaining hands-on with maintenance, fault finding and continuous improvement across a busy production facility.

This is a fantastic opportunity to combine technical expertise with leadership in a stable, well-established manufacturing environment.

The Role

You'll be responsible for supporting the Engineering Manager while leading engineers during your shift to ensure production equipment operates safely and efficiently.

Duties include:

  • Supervising and supporting the engineering team
  • Leading electrical and mechanical fault finding on automated production equipment
  • Coordinating Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM)
  • Carrying out hands-on maintenance and repairs
  • Supporting continuous improvement activities
  • Training and mentoring engineers and apprentices
  • Maintaining engineering records and compliance documentation
  • Deputising for the Engineering Manager when required
  • Participating in the engineering call-out rota

What We're Looking For

To be successful, you'll have:

  • Electrical engineering apprenticeship or equivalent qualification
  • Strong electrical fault-finding ability
  • Experience within FMCG, food manufacturing or another high-speed production environment
  • Experience working on automated manufacturing machinery
  • Previous supervisory, team leader or people management experience
  • Excellent communication and organisational skills
  • A proactive and flexible approach to engineering

What's On Offer?

  • 22.26 per hour
  • Overtime paid at 1.25x after 40 hours
  • Weekly call-out allowance ( 100 standby payment plus 50 per call-out, plus hourly rate when attending)
  • 30 days holiday (increasing with service)
  • Company pension
  • Health & wellbeing benefits
  • Staff discounts
  • Genuine long-term career progression

Shift Pattern

Week 1

  • Monday-Saturday: 6:00am-1:45pm

Week 2

  • Monday-Friday: 1:45pm-9:45pm

If you're an experienced engineer with leadership experience looking for your next challenge, we'd love to hear from you.