Engineering Team Leader

Company: Swisslog
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Location: Derby
Job Description:

Overview

As Engineering Team Leader you will steer a multidisciplinary engineering team to deliver high-quality maintenance services within KPI guidelines. You’ll coordinate daily activities of Resident Engineers, ensuring safe, compliant work and strong customer service. The role combines hands-on management with process improvement in a fast-paced, customer-facing environment. You’ll lead by example, drive safety, and contribute to on-site continuous improvement in a global robotics and intralogistics context.

Pay / Benefits

  • private health care
  • company contributory pension scheme

Responsibilities

  • Lead and coordinate a multidisciplinary engineering team to deliver the engineering service within KPI guidelines
  • Plan and manage daily activities of the Resident Engineers
  • Represent Swisslog professionally in all interactions with customers
  • Ensure work meets SLA requirements and safety standards
  • Conduct performance reviews and coach team members
  • Provide risk assessments, method statements, and maintenance documentation
  • Drive continuous improvement on site and ensure compliance with health and safety legislation

Key requirements

  • Previous experience as an Engineering Team Leader
  • Apprentice-trained Mechanical or Electrical Engineer with Level 3 qualification
  • Experience working with automation
  • Ability to work at heights
  • Strong communication skills for a customer-facing role
  • Adaptability and integrity in knowledge sharing
  • ONC or HNC advantageous
  • Experience with automated warehouses
  • PPM planning
  • IOSH qualification
  • Health and Safety (ISO 45001) understanding
  • Computer literacy with MS Office
  • strong communication
  • leadership and mentoring
  • ability to perform under pressure
  • automation experience
  • controls understanding
  • PPM planning

Posted: September 14th, 2026