Engineer Team Leader


Company:	Workforce Unlimited
Salary:	£56,500
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Old Leake, PE22 9JT
Working pattern:	On-site
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	4 Aug 2026
Closing date:	3 Sept 2026

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Summary

Engineer Team Leader – Permanent position

Pay: £56,500 a year

Pay breakdown on this role:

Basic rate per hour will be £24.37 + shift bonus of £1.50 per hour

Overtime rate per hour will be £30.47 + shift bonus of £1.50 per hour

This equates to a yearly salary of £56,500

Based just 15 minutes from the centre of Boston.

Are you a multi-skilled maintenance engineer team leader with experience in conveying systems, product detection, and packaging machinery in a Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) environment, looking to join a forward-thinking family-owned business? Our Client are investing over £10 million in their operations and infrastructure, and they want passionate, expert engineers to help drive their success.

Your Role as an Engineer Team Leader

They want their engineers to have the autonomy to find improvements that can be made, order the relevant parts through their stores, and make the improvement. This not only improves the safety and performance of how the machinery runs, but it also makes the job they do more engaging and ultimately more enjoyable.

Reporting to the Maintenance Manager, you will use your engineering knowledge and skills as a team in the upkeep and improvement of this factory, its amenities, and its production equipment.

Key Responsibilities:

Carry out planned and reactive maintenance on a wide range of machinery and systems. Including: Automated, network-linked milling, process, and packing equipment, Gas fired ovens, Mill equipment designed to grind, sieve, store and handle ingredients, Extruders and mixers, Conveying systems with associated motors and drive systems, QR coded CMMS system, Forklift trucks, cherry picker & scissor lift, Lighting & electrical supplies, Steam boiler with associated pipework and valves, Hydraulics and pneumatics, Site amenities. Diagnose and troubleshoot breakdowns, minimising downtime and ensuring quick resolution.

Work collaboratively with production teams to optimise equipment performance.

Contribute to improvement projects as part of their ongoing investment in the facility.

Maintain accurate maintenance records and ensure compliance with health & safety standards.

What They’re Looking For:

• Passionate about engineering, with a strong focus on problem-solving and equipment reliability

• Experienced multi-skilled engineer with electrical and mechanical maintenance qualifications

• Strong team player who communicates well in a shift-based environment

• Committed to energy efficiency and sustainability goals

What They Offer:

• Supportive, family-first culture where your input is valued

• Part of a £10m investment programme driving growth and modernisation

• Ongoing training and career development opportunities

• A strong commitment to sustainability and reducing environmental impact

Their current shift pattern is four days on, four off, four nights on, four off, rotating with the option of overtime if you have a project or improvement which requires your undivided attention.

Why Join?

Our Client likes to invest in their engineers, so if there are skills that you feel aren’t strong, they’ll do what they can to improve these; for example,

Mechanically biased engineers with electrical experience but without the qualifications, we offer a 15-day Industrial Electrical Maintenance course, and this will allow you to obtain the following:

> EAL Level 3 in Industrial and Panel Wiring

> C&G Fundamental Electrical Principles and Practices for Industrial Practices

> C&G 2391-52 Initial Inspection and Periodic Testing of Electrical Installations

Electrically biased engineers with a passion for PLCs, we offer:

> C&G PLC course

or instead, for those who prefer to strengthen their electrical testing skills

> C&G 2391-52 Initial Inspection and Periodic Testing of Electrical Installations

Welcome Bonus: You will automatically receive £150 after successfully completing your probationary period, plus a further £150 3 months later.

Site wide bonus scheme based on the companies and individuals’ performance.

Benefits:

Company pension

Cycle to work scheme

Employee discount

Free parking

Health & wellbeing programme

Life insurance

On-site parking

If you are interested in this position and have experience, please email your CV to laura@workforceunlimited.com or call on 01205 355899 to discuss this role further.

Due to the high volume of applications, it is not always possible to respond to all candidates. If you have not had a response from us from within 7 days from applying then please assume that your application was unsuccessful.

Workforce Unlimited is a Recruitment Agency and acting on behalf of a Client. By submitting your CV or application to Workforce Unlimited, you are consenting to your details being forwarded onto our Client in relation to the position applied for and, unless advised otherwise, we will retain your information for consideration for future relevant vacancies for a limited time.

Location: Old Leake, Boston

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