Job Description

We're looking for a hands on

Engineering Team Leader

to take ownership of engineering performance within the

Process Department

at Refresco Bridgwater. This is a fantastic opportunity to lead a skilled team, deliver real improvements to our process systems, and make a meaningful impact on production performance and reliability.

Engineering Team Leader - Process

Salary:

64,886

Shift:

Days, Monday - Friday

What's in it for you?

Completive pay with annual pay reviews Overtime paid at X1.5 Life assurance Enhanced holiday allowance Free online medical support Access to employee benefits platform - Cheers which includes flexible benefits such as healthcare plans, dental plans, car schemes, activates pass and much more! State-of-the-art facility with lots of variety Career succession planning


You'll be an integral part of a supportive and collaborative engineering team--working closely with production and operations colleagues to deliver safe, efficient, and high-quality results.

Key Responsibilities:

Lead, supervise, and coordinate the activities of the process engineering team, ensuring a high level of technical support to manufacturing operations. Work closely with Production Team Leads/Managers to ensure engineering support aligns with operational targets and production schedules. Drive performance through effective planning, prioritisation, and coordination of maintenance and improvement activities. Coach, develop, and motivate your team to uphold safe working practices and achieve rapid diagnosis and resolution of process faults. Ensure preventative and corrective maintenance tasks are completed efficiently and to company standards. Identify skill gaps and implement training and development plans to build technical capability within the team. Contribute to continuous improvement and reliability initiatives within the process area.

About You

As the Engineering Team Leader - Process Department, you'll be a proactive and confident leader who works well with others, communicates effectively, and leads by example. You'll take pride in supporting your team and helping the site achieve its operational goals.


You'll have:

Proven experience leading and managing a team of multi-skilled engineers, ideally within a process or production environment. A strong electrical bias, with an apprenticeship or time-served background as a Multi-Skilled Engineer. Experience in a Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) environment - experience in food or beverage manufacturing would be a distinct advantage. A good working knowledge of Computerised Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) and a clear understanding of quality and safety standards within a manufacturing environment. Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to lead root cause analysis and reliability improvement initiatives.

Why Refresco?

At Refresco, we believe in empowering our people. You'll be part of a supportive team that values safety, quality, and innovation. In return for your expertise and commitment, we offer opportunities for professional growth, ongoing training, and a great team culture within a fast-paced environment.


Sustainability is built into every part of our process operations. Through smarter engineering, energy-efficient systems, and waste-reduction initiatives, we're focused on improving resource efficiency while reducing our environmental footprint. Our teams work together to find innovative, practical solutions that make our production more sustainable and resilient for the future.

About Refresco:

Refresco is the global independent beverage solutions provider for Global, National and Emerging brands, and retailers with production in Europe, North America, and Australia. Refresco offers an extensive range of product and packaging combinations from juices to carbonated soft drinks and mineral waters in carton, PET, Aseptic PET, cans, and glass. Refresco continuously searches for new and alternative ways to improve the quality of its products and packaging combinations in line with consumer and customer demand, environmental responsibilities, and market demand.



Refresco is headquartered in Rotterdam, the Netherlands and has more than 13,500 employees. www.refresco.com.



Our drinks on every table. That's the Refresco vision. We're a global business and currently produce 12 billion litres of soft drinks from 64 manufacturing plants in 12 countries and we're only just getting started.



We're the proud owners of six drinks manufacturing sites within the UK. Our UK business provides a great place to work for over 1,800 employees, who produce private label soft drinks and fruit juices for all the leading retailers. Whether it's packed in cartons, bottles or cans, we ensure that our products are made to the highest quality standards. Our products get where they need to be when they need to get there to meet the needs of our high-profile customers.



Refresco believes that equal opportunity for all is fundamental to our company's values and all our applicants can expect fairness and transparency in our recruitment process.



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The recruitment process

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1

Do you think you have what it takes? Apply for this vacancy via our website. Please include your resume in your application.

2

We'll review your application and when we think we could be a match we will invite you for an interview to get to know you better. Sometimes the interviews will take place over multiple rounds.

3

If you are the preferred candidate for the role, we'll offer you a contract and welcome you to the Refresco team!


Refresco believes that the principle of equal opportunities is fundamental to our company's values. Our long-held aim is to provide just and fair treatment for all employees. We will not discriminate on the grounds of sex, age, disability, marital status, colour, race, religion, ethnic origin, sexual orientation or gender reassignment.