Resident Engineering Team Leader - Peterborough

We are now recruiting for a Resident Engineering Team Leader to join our team.

The Resident Engineering Team Leader is the team's vocal point for the customer on all automation-related topics. They provide a broad-based electrical, mechanical, FM and software technical ability along with a right-first-time mentality and a proactive approach to identifying ways to improve the site’s performance. 

Based on our customer sites, the Team Leader must represent the TGW image at all times and ensure that a professional relationship with the client is developed and maintained.

Tasks

Leadership of a team of Resident Engineers and Apprentices

Accountability and ownership to deliver the contracted KPI’s

Coordinate all maintenance activities, planned repairs and reactive repairs of the automated equipment on-site including, tote conveyors, spiral conveyors, tote elevators, shuttles and Robotics

Support the automation to operate at its maximum efficiency ensuring that the customers’ orders are not missed

Complete all reports in line with the contract and KPI’s using SCADA, TS, WCS, CMMS and Microsoft software packages

Comply to all current, future health and safety legislation at all times

Attend daily customer meetings providing any updates on the automation

Continually improve the performance of the equipment and how you work

Actively work with the customer to optimise the automation performance

Co-ordinate all engineering activities with the customer

Work with a right-first-time mindset at all times

Be operationally minded with all decisions

Lead/co-ordination of any automation breakdowns and escalations

Deliver the installation, commissioning and testing of upgrades and enhancements.

Track serviceability versus targets including analysis of error rates and production of corrective action plans.

Support and manage the business’s automation monitoring equipment.

Devise and implement plans to increase efficiency and improve quality, against measurable standards

Support an environment that inspires continuous improvement and the generation of ideas

Look for opportunities that can add value for the customer and create possible revenues for TGW

Requirements

Minimum NVQ Level 3 / City and Guilds/ BTEC in an engineering discipline

Previous experience leading a team.

Previous experience of working in an operational engineering role within a similar environment

Demonstrated ability for problem-solving

Excellent communication skills and customer focus

Ability to work in a time-critical environment

Experience in managing small teams on a customer site

We offer

We offer a highly competitive salary plus overtime, and a comprehensive benefits package which includes 25 days annual holiday entitlement with the option to buy a further 5 days of flexible holiday, a contributory pension scheme, subsidised gym membership and enrollment into the group-wide profit-sharing scheme.