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Engineering Shift Team Leader
Tewkesbury
Engineering Shift Team Leader Location: Tewkesbury Shift Pattern: Week 1: Monday to Saturday, 06:00-14:00 Week 2: Monday to Friday, 13:45-21:45
We are working with a well-established, long-standing manufacturing business seeking an experienced Engineering Shift Team Leader to join their operation in Tewkesbury. This is a shift-based, on-the-floor leadership role supporting Engineering across a busy Production and Distribution environment.
The successful candidate will provide hands-on support to engineers, act as a point of escalation for maintenance issues, and deliver high standards of workmanship across a range of automated and high-speed machinery. An electrical bias is essential.
Key Responsibilities: - Support the Engineering Manager in delivering departmental objectives - Supervise, train, and mentor Engineers through practical guidance and support - Coordinate and deliver planned and preventative maintenance schedules - Carry out repairs and testing of electrical and mechanical plant equipment - Undertake electrical and mechanical fault-finding - Support with administrative tasks, paperwork, and record keeping - Assist with mentoring Apprentices where required - Deputise for the Engineering Manager in their absence - Provide holiday cover for Engineers and support staff - Participate in equipment breakdown call-out on a rota basis
Key Skills & Experience: - Electrical apprenticeship or equivalent engineering qualification (minimum requirement) - Experience working with high-speed machinery, ideally within an FMCG environment - Strong knowledge of automated machinery - Proven ability to perform electrical fault-finding to a high standard - Self-motivated and able to work with minimal supervision - Adaptable with the ability to manage changing priorities - Able to work to tight deadlines and deliver high-quality work - Strong communicator with the ability to foster excellent working relationships - Previous experience in supervision or people management
How to Apply: Please submit your CV to jillw@rerecruitment.com .
All CVs will be handled confidentially.
Interviews will take place in January 2026.
ENG1
We are working with a well-established, long-standing manufacturing business seeking an experienced Engineering Shift Team Leader to join their operation in Tewkesbury. This is a shift-based, on-the-floor leadership role supporting Engineering across a busy Production and Distribution environment.
The successful candidate will provide hands-on support to engineers, act as a point of escalation for maintenance issues, and deliver high standards of workmanship across a range of automated and high-speed machinery. An electrical bias is essential.
Key Responsibilities: - Support the Engineering Manager in delivering departmental objectives - Supervise, train, and mentor Engineers through practical guidance and support - Coordinate and deliver planned and preventative maintenance schedules - Carry out repairs and testing of electrical and mechanical plant equipment - Undertake electrical and mechanical fault-finding - Support with administrative tasks, paperwork, and record keeping - Assist with mentoring Apprentices where required - Deputise for the Engineering Manager in their absence - Provide holiday cover for Engineers and support staff - Participate in equipment breakdown call-out on a rota basis
Key Skills & Experience: - Electrical apprenticeship or equivalent engineering qualification (minimum requirement) - Experience working with high-speed machinery, ideally within an FMCG environment - Strong knowledge of automated machinery - Proven ability to perform electrical fault-finding to a high standard - Self-motivated and able to work with minimal supervision - Adaptable with the ability to manage changing priorities - Able to work to tight deadlines and deliver high-quality work - Strong communicator with the ability to foster excellent working relationships - Previous experience in supervision or people management
How to Apply: Please submit your CV to jillw@rerecruitment.com .
All CVs will be handled confidentially.
Interviews will take place in January 2026.
ENG1
Salary: Market related
