Engineering Team Leader

Job Title: Engineering Team Leader

Location: Cumbernauld

Contract and working pattern: Permanent, Continental Shift Pattern,

Are you ready to Be Your Best Barr None? 

Lets Grow!!!

We are all about Being Your Best Barr None and having a career with real Moments that Matter!

Employing around 850 people across the UK, we are proud to be a responsible business that takes care of our people, values diversity, gives something back to our communities and works to minimise our environmental impact.

For 150 years AG Barr has been building great brands and is home to some of the nations favourite flavours.

At our core is  IRN-BRU, launched in 1901 and still going strong today, the vibrant RUBICON fruit based brand, Boost making every moment better with a caffeine kick, hydration hit or tasty treat, and FUNKIN where real fruit means authentic taste.

We also have a number of exciting owned brands within our portfolio including MOMA, which crafts quality oats into great tasting oat drinks and porridges.

There's never been a better time to join us!

What we’re looking for...

This is an exciting opportunity to join the leadership team based in Cumbernauld as Engineering Team Leader. The key purpose of this role is to ensure that production equipment is serviced, maintained and operated to maximise production and to ensure the site remains a safe working environment. All areas to be run to minimise cost impact and be in accordance with all audit programs including BRC and Risk audits. The working pattern for this role is a variable 12 hour shift pattern (Continental) working an average of 40.25 hours per week.

Your responsibilities will include…

• Ensuring that safety first is our priority.
• Instigate and monitor the performance of planned maintenance programmes and schedules recommending improvements where appropriate, to ensure efficiencies are maximised.
• Monitor the status of the services quality checks and monitor services performance and energy data, adjusting machinery as necessary to ensure 100% service targets are achieved and quality standards maintained.
• Keep control of the process side of the site in maintaining valves pipework and plant conditioning.
• Analyse services efficiency, wastage and downtime data with a view to identifying areas for performance improvement.
• As the Specific Machine Expert (SME) for services, both locally and company wide, you will be the key contact for resolution of problems, and development of machine specifications. You will also have input into capital projects as necessary.
• Lead a team of engineers.
• Plan with the Maintenance Manager the Weekly Engineering Tasks (PM and Corrective Work Orders), recommending improvements where appropriate, to ensure efficiencies are maximised and manage the allocation and completion of tasks and to ensure works orders are completed on time for area of accountability.
• Identify and drive optimisation projects aimed at increased environmental performance and cost reduction.
• Maintain our flow monitoring system and collating the information to give to the business.

What you’ll bring…

• Preferably educated to degree level in a Mechanical/Electrical engineering discipline or with relevant applied experience within a services, facilities or FMCG environment.
• Experience of statutory requirements associated with maintaining facilities and site services (BOAS, HASAWA, COSHH, LOLER, PSR, PUWER etc.).
• In depth knowledge of maintenance systems and processes.
• Proven knowledge and experience of initiating and implementing continuous improvements, lean manufacturing and Six sigma techniques.
• Strong IT skills with the ability to use Microsoft Office programs and experience of using CMMS systems.
• Experience of managing and leading a high performing team with good coaching, communication and influencing skills.
• Experience of maintenance planning and work scheduling

What we offer…

We believe in creating a diverse and inclusive culture where your voice can be heard.  Our skilled, loyal and committed people are critical to the future success of AG Barr which is why we are continually investing in our employees to develop their talent.

We look after our employees by offering a competitive salary and benefits package which includes;

• Defined contribution Pension
• Up to 34 days holiday (depending on shift pattern)
• Flexible holiday trading
• Flexible cash pot to spend on benefits
• Healthcare Cash Plan
• Flexible benefits e.g. discounts & cashbacks, gym memberships, technology purchases etc
• Life assurance
• Save as you earn scheme
• Staff sales discount
• Free AG Barr products throughout your working day and staff sales
• Annual salary review 
• Ongoing professional development and access to Learning and Development programmes and content

And much more! 

To find out more about what it is like to work for AG Barr, please visit our careers platform here.

We are an equal opportunities employer and happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments that may be needed for successful candidates with a disability, health or mental health condition.

While we have highlighted our ideal requirements for this role, we are realistic that the successful candidate probably won't meet every single requirement in this advert, but we are big advocates of people growing in role. So even if you don’t meet every single requirement, we encourage you to submit an application - you may be just what we are looking for! Apply now!

Speculative CVs from agencies will not be accepted.

Closing date 22nd January 2026

Please note, we may close vacancies early where we receive significant numbers of applications, so apply now!

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