Lead Engineer

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At Weetabix, we believe that diverse teams drive better ideas, stronger decisions, and a more inclusive workplace for everyone . We’re committed to building an organisation where people from all walks of life feel they belong—where different voices, experiences, and backgrounds are valued and respected.

We're always looking to connect with talented individuals who can help shape the future of our business.

Closing date : 5th October

Interview process : Face-to-face at our site in Burton Latimer

Working pattern : Panama shift pattern

We’re committed to supporting diversity and enabling everyone to perform their best.

If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, just let us know how we can support you.

We are looking for a Lead Engineer to contribute as an individual to plant-related engineering issues and coordinate and lead the engineering resources on shift.

The successful candidate will be supporting manufacturing operations, dealing with requirements from multiple facilities and effectively prioritising resources to minimise impact on service level and achieve KPI targets.

The Recipe (About the Role)

• Adherence to H&S and Quality Standards, ensuring safe ways of working and audit readiness at all times.
• Lead the multi-disciplined team in effective coordination and prioritisation of planned and unplanned maintenance tasks across multiple plants.
• Provide support with equipment problem-solving activities on shift and coach the team on problem-solving techniques.
• Support the development, objective setting, performance reviews and adherence to all HR processes and procedures for the team.
• To work to, and ensure the team comply with, company practices, procedures, permits, and ensure H&S and Food Safety standard and legal compliance rules are maintained during all activities carried out at all times.
• Adhere to maintenance and business excellence standards, and identify opportunities to improve.
• Support, coach and mentor engineers, apprentices, peers and operators, including the transfer of basic engineering tasks to operators.
• To seek out improvement opportunities across the business.

The Ingredients (What we need from you)

Key Skills

Your Bowl of Perks (Benefits)

Competitive salary & Annual Flexible benefits

We offer a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your wellbeing, career, and life outside work.

To support our employees, we also offer :

To learn more about life at Weetabix, visit our careers page https : / / weetabixfoodcompany.co.uk / careers /

Please note : We benchmark roles based on your skills and experience, so we do not advertise fixed salary ranges.

Unfortunately, we are unable to provide sponsorship for this position; therefore, we are seeking candidates who do not require sponsorship.

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