Engineering Team Leader

Avara Foods Ltd; Hereford; On-site; GBP 100,000 - GBP 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food business is seeking an experienced Engineering Team Leader to oversee engineering projects and lead a maintenance team. Located in Hereford, the ideal candidate will have previous leadership experience and relevant engineering qualifications. Benefits include a salary of up to £50,000, generous holiday allowance, life assurance, and access to employee benefits like remote GP services. This role involves a 45-hour work week with on-call responsibilities.

Benefits

Salary up to £50,000

28 days holiday allowance

Life assurance scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme

Employee Benefit Scheme

Qualifications

• Previous experience leading or managing a team.
• Ability to bring a team together with open communication and teamwork.
• Previous experience within the agricultural or food industry would be beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing planning, execution, and delivery of engineering projects.
• Implementing engineering best practices and processes.
• Managing, motivating, and mentoring a team of Engineers.
• Improving equipment reliability and managing maintenance.
• Supporting the backup call-out rota.

Skills

Team leadership

Open communication

Teamwork

Positive work culture

Education

Engineering Apprenticeship or level 3 qualifications

Job description

About the Role:

Are you passionate about solving problems and finding solutions for the future? Looking for a new challenge? Do you have experience leading a team within Engineering?

As an inclusive, forward-thinking business, we take pride in our approach to engineering across Avara Foods and are looking for a highly competent and motivated Engineering Team Leader to join our maintenance team, based at our hatchery in Ower, near Totton. As the Engineering Team Leader you’ll be a key player in ensuring the consistent smooth running of Hatchery machinery including planning maintenance and reactive repairs, along with continually looking for improvements for future processes.

The benefits of working for Avara Foods:

As the Engineering Team Leader you will enjoy a secure, supportive and progressive working environment, where your contribution and achievements will be recognised and rewarded. We offer comprehensive training as well as continuous development as you build your long-term career with us. You can also look forward to benefits that amongst other things, include the following:

• up to £50,000 per year depending on experience
• 28 days holiday allowance increasing by 1 per year to a max of 33.
• Life assurance scheme.
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme
• Access to our Employee Benefit Scheme, which includes unlimited remote GP appointments and unlimited mental health sessions, physiotherapy sessions, medical second opinion consultation, and other discounts and perks, such as savings & discounts on weekly costs.

Working Hours:

You will be working 45 hours per week on a 2-week rota. - with an On call requirement

Week 1: Monday – Friday 06:00 – 15:30

Week 2: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday & Saturday 06:00 – 15:30

What will your key responsibilities as Engineering Team Leader include?

• Overseeing the planning, execution and delivery of engineering projects.
• Implementing and maintaining engineering best practices and processes across site.
• Managing, motivating and mentoring a team of Engineers.
• Improving equipment reliability, stamping out recurring faults.
• Responsibility for equipment servicing and maintenance with external service providers.
• Supporting the back up call out rota.
• On-call will be required for this role. It will run on a week-on/week-off basis (Friday to Friday), alternating with the other engineer on the on-call rota.

What you’ll need to be successful:

• Previous experience leading or managing a team.
• Ability to bring a team together with open communication, teamwork and a positive work culture.
• Have completed an Engineering Apprenticeship or qualifications at level 3 or equivalent.
• Previous experience withing the agricultural or food industry would be beneficial.

Who are we, and what do we do?

You may not have heard of us, but there’s a good chance you’ve enjoyed our products. Avara Foods is one of the UK’s leading food businesses, supplying chicken and turkey to the country’s major supermarkets and well-known restaurants.

We own and manage our entire supply chain, from farms to factory and all the way to the customer door – meaning we have careers that cover a whole range of functions. We have major processing sites across England and Wales, and an agricultural network of over 350 farms, spanning from North Yorkshire to the South Coast and Wales.

What happens after you apply for this role?

After you’ve applied, you’ll be contacted in due course by a Resourcing Officer, to discuss your application and CV further. There’ll also be a chance for you to ask us any questions you may have about the role.

If you’re ready to work in a dynamic environment alongside talented people who take pride in delivering great results, apply today!

We are committed to being an equal opportunities employer.

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