Shift Engineering Team Leader

4 months ago


Andover, United Kingdom Twinings Full time
DescriptionAre you searching for a career with bags of variety, in an environment that celebrates differences and empowers collaboration, which values individuals and will encourage you to make an impact? Do you want the freedom to explore, and the opportunities to find new ways and to innovate? If so,  TwiningsOvo delivers.  

We’re looking for people who don’t just come here to get the job done, but who have a real passion for the brand and a desire to do the best job they can. In return, we offer an inspiring package of employee benefits - to show just how much we value you. This role will offer you the scope for growth and the tools to aim high.

The Shift Engineering Team Leader is responsible for leading and developing a team of engineers to ensure seamless operations, maintenance, and troubleshooting of equipment and machinery. The role requires strong leadership, technical expertise, and a commitment to safety and quality.

Outside of day-to-day operations this role will play a pivotal part in driving engineering excellence and supporting in the delivery of strategic objectives to optimise factory performance.
Key Responsibilities
  • Supervise, mentor, and motivate a team of cross trade maintenance shift engineers (4-7 direct reports), ensuring a high level of teamwork and productivity.
  • Oversee and prioritise daily engineering works, ensuring that all tasks are completed on time and in accordance with company standards.
  • Represent engineering department during daily stakeholder review and engagement sessions, acting as a primary point of contact for Operations-Engineering alignment.
  • Identify and provide ongoing development opportunities for team members, whilst assisting in coaching new engineers and technical operators.
  • Function as a lead facilitator for Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and problem-solving exercises involving cross functional teams.
  • Review major downtime losses and repeat failures through data driven analysis to identify root cause and implement preventive measures.
  • Champion and facilitate continuous improvement projects using mean manufacturing methodology.
  • Facilitate shift handovers to ensure seamless transition of information and optimise floor management systems to maximise efficiency.
  • Champion compliance of safety regulations, Quality standards and company policies. 
  • Identify and actively participate in small capital projects, whilst supporting the project engineers on complex projects.
  • Review and optimize storage of machine critical spares.
  • Provide technical input into the continuous development of the equipment maintenance strategy and implementation of best practice maintenance techniques. 
  • Provide engineering technical support to NPD department throughout project lifecycle.
  • Support in the development and implementation of engineering KPIs.
  • Support in managing and delivering agreed R&M and Capex budgets. 
  • Assist with reactive plant breakdowns as and when required.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
  • Apprentice trained engineer within engineering/manufacturing environment
  • C&G/NVQ3 in engineering discipline
  • Experience in leading, managing and developing a multi discipline engineering team.
  • Experience in lean manufacturing and root cause analysis techniques.
  • Instinctive leadership ability.
  • Sound analytical skills.
  • Effective communication skills both verbal and written.
  • Good interpersonal skills, able to analyse and pass on knowledge.
  • Good organizational ability, able to prioritize.
  • Ability to read and understand safety information, technical manuals and data.
  • Natural critical thinking skills.
  • Initiative-taking, flexible and able to respond to emergency’s when required.
  • Able to work independently and as a collaborator, working to tight deadlines.


Benefits
  • 25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays and the option to buy and sell holidays. 
  • Yearly bonus based on personal contribution and financial performance.
  • Onsite Gym and Wellbeing Centre.
  • Perkbox – employee discount scheme with discounts online, in high street stores, cinema, holidays, restaurants and many more.
  • Pension scheme with your contributions matched for up to 10% of your salary.
  • Cycle to work scheme.
  • SimplyHealth Cash plan. 
  • Onsite Staff shop and online staff discounts.
  • Electric Car Scheme.
Twinings has become one of the world’s most loved tea companies over its 300-year history because we never stop learning, never stop experimenting and never stop inventing. We are passionate about tea from bud to cup and have been working with some of our tea estates around the world since the early 18th Century. 
More than 300 years later, the passion for tea is still here - and so are we We still sell tea from Thomas's shop, and we still work hard to bring the most exciting new blends to tea lovers around the world. Now, we have over 500 varieties and our teas are cherished all over the world. Our expert master blenders taste more than 3,000 cups of tea every week. So you can be sure the next cup you taste will be every bit as good as the one yesterday or the day before.

How we feel about Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

TwiningsOvo is committed to bringing together humans from different backgrounds and perspectives, providing employees with a safe and welcoming work environment free of discrimination and harassment. We seek to create a diverse, equitable & inclusive environment where everyone can thrive, feel a sense of belonging, and do impactful work together. As an equal opportunity employer, we prohibit any unlawful discrimination against a job applicant on the basis of their race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, family or parental status, disability, age or any other status protected by law and are committed to going above and beyond in fostering diversity across our workplace. Applicants may be entitled to reasonable adjustments under the terms of the Equality Act. A reasonable adjustment is a change in the way things are typically done which will ensure an equal employment opportunity. Please inform our Recruitment or HR Shared Services team if you need any assistance completing your application or to otherwise participate in the application process.

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