Engineering Team Leader

About the role

Leading a team of 3 engineers on shift, this is a hands-on role, managing and taking part in all aspects of the day to day maintenance of the site.

Working on a 4 on 5 off rota covering days and night. This is a permanent contract with great potential for progression within Kerry.

About Kerry

Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. Our vision is to be our customers' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.

Key responsibilities

Working closely with the Production Team Leads / Managers taking responsibility for delivering a high quality engineering service in support of the achievement of operational targets.

Supervise and co-ordinate the activities of a team to provide engineering support to manufacturing operations.

Achieve team Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) in respect to equipment performance, reliability, breakdown & maintenance completion.

Coach and develop the engineering team regarding safe working practices and the rapid diagnosis and resolution of faults.

Plan and co-ordinate team resources to complete all work allocated to the team in a timely manner.

Motivate and manage people activities to meet performance targets. Identify development areas relating to skills, behaviours and competencies and implement team development plans.

Participation in Continuous Improvement and Lean Manufacturing activities including leading short interval control other teams / departments where required.

Managing non-conformance processes and corrective action activities to ensure compliance.

Qualifications and skills

Previous experience of working within a FMCG environment

Time served apprenticeship in an engineering discipline, holding an Electrical Engineering HND/HNC/BTech or equivalent experience.

High level of PLC fault finding experience

Previous experience in a team leader role would be beneficial but not necessarily required.

What's in it for me?

Opportunity for career development, matched pension scheme to up to 10% and access to an employee assistance program and employee benefit platform. 

​Our recruitment, selection and assessment process are based on the skills and competencies of the specific roles and based entirely on merit. We are committed to and value Diversity and Inclusion in all recruitment processes within Kerry and do not discriminate based on gender, race, class, economic status, ethnic background, sexual orientation, age, political beliefs, veteran status, marital status or any other protected characteristic.