Lead Engineer
WEETABIX LIMITED · Kettering, England ·
Description 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.
Closing date: 4th November 2026 Interview process: Two Stage Interview Process Working pattern: 24/7 Panama Shift Pattern As a Lead Engineer, you will provide day-to-day engineering leadership for a manufacturing shift, ensuring equipment and processes run safely, reliably, and efficiently.
Working closely with a team of multi-skilled engineers, you will coordinate planned maintenance, respond to breakdowns, and support strong shift performance. Balancing hands-on technical expertise with people leadership, you will support skills development, uphold high engineering standards, and ensure maintenance is delivered effectively.
You will play a key role in maximising asset uptime, reducing downtime, and enabling the shift to consistently achieve production, safety, and quality targets. We're happy to make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.
Just let us know how we can support you. Key Responsibilities Deploy resources effectively to minimise downtime, remove bottlenecks, and improve productivity. Support performance management, coaching, and development planning, including apprentices.
Provide hands-on technical support to resolve breakdowns and maintain safe, efficient operations. Produce shift reports, including engineering performance, breakdown trends, and operational impact. Ensure compliance with Health & Safety, Food Safety, company standards, and statutory requirements.
Manage Permit to Work processes and the safe control of contractors and high-risk activities. Maintain accurate CMMS records, ensuring quality data and timely job completion. Coach and develop engineering and production colleagues to build capability.
Support engineering activities across multiple production facilities in a fast-paced environment. Lead root cause investigations and implement effective corrective and preventive actions. Respond to ...