Manufacturing Support Engineering Shift Lead (nights)
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Job Location:
Southampton - UK
Yearly Salary:
GBP 60000 - 70000
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Job Description
Manufacturing Support Engineering Shift Lead (Nights)
Southampton
up to 55k 26% shift allowance (up to 69k total)
7pm7am 4 on 4 off (nights)
This role sits at the sharp end of a highly automated manufacturing operation leading a team of Manufacturing Support Engineers on the night shift within a 24/7 production environment where uptime quality and pace genuinely matter. Youll take full ownership of nights balancing hands-on engineering support with people leadership performance management and forward planning.
Youll be accountable for leading an engineering team in a clean-room high-volume environment reacting to faults overseeing planned preventative maintenance and resolving operational issues in real time during the night shift. Alongside this the role requires strong analytical capability using data from nights to identify trends plan improvements and feed into wider engineering performance.
Strong people leadership is essential. This role requires proven experience of managing engineers through appraisals coaching development plans disciplinaries and regular 1-to-1s while maintaining engagement and standards on a permanent night pattern.
This environment suits candidates from highly automated sectors such as automotive medical devices pharmaceuticals or FMCG and is also well aligned to experienced military engineers transitioning into manufacturing leadership roles.
What youll need
Proven leadership experience managing technical teams
Background in high-volume highly automated manufacturing
Confidence working hands-on with engineering faults PPM and breakdowns
Ability to balance shop-floor leadership with analysis planning and reporting
Experience operating in clean-room or tightly controlled environments
Salary and benefits
Salary up to 55000
26.09% night shift allowance
Annual salary reviews
5% employer pension contribution
Health Cash Plan
Life Assurance and Income Protection
Gym Flex Cycle to Work and additional lifestyle benefits
If youre looking for a night shift leadership role with real engineering ownership clear accountability and a package that properly rewards working nights this is a chance to run your shift like its your own operation.
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- Engineering Support
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