Engineering Team Leader

Engineering Team Leader

Location: Rogerstone, Newport

Excellent Remuneration + Company Benefits Package + Progression in Management

Hours: Working days/shifts: 7-day Fortnight - 2 weeks of days 2 weeks of nights - 07:00 - 19:00, 19:00 - 07:00

About Us

Joining 2 Sisters means becoming part of the UK's largest food manufacturer, with a £3 billion+ turnover and over 13,500 employees. Our Rogerstone site is Europe's largest ready meals facility, consistently enhanced with significant investments, and producing high-quality meals for diverse clients. Here we live up to our mantra of "Making Every Meal Moment Special."

The Role

We are looking for a hands-on Engineering Team Leader to support our food manufacturing operation on shift. You will ideally be an experienced, time-served engineer who is strong both mechanically and electrically, enjoys being on the tools, and is ready to take the next step into leadership.

As the senior engineering presence on shift, you'll take the lead on day-to-day engineering activities, ensuring breakdowns, issues, and risks are reported, escalated, and resolved effectively. You'll be comfortable making decisions, thinking on your feet, and setting the standard for engineering best practice and discipline on shift.

What You'll Be Doing

• Act as the lead engineer on shift, setting standards and direction
• Carry out hands-on mechanical and electrical fault finding and repairs
• Ensure breakdowns, issues, and risks are reported, escalated, and resolved effectively
• Support and guide engineers on shift, providing direction when needed
• Make confident decisions under pressure and think on your feet
• Maintain engineering discipline, safety, and best practice
• Communicate clearly with operations and senior stakeholders
• Complete shift reporting and handovers

What We're Looking For

• Time-served, multi-skilled engineer with strong mechanical & electrical capability
• Strong experience in a manufacturing environment (food preferred)
• Previous supervisory or acting team leader experience (6-12 months ideal)
• Comfortable taking ownership and leading by example
• Confident decision-maker with a calm, practical approach
• Strong communication and escalation skills

Benefits:

• Highly competitive salary & package.

Why Join Us?

At 2Sisters Food Group, we value innovation, teamwork, and dedication. This is an exciting opportunity to take on a strategic role and make a significant impact on our operations. If you are a forward-thinking engineering professional ready to lead and inspire, we want to hear from you!

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