Engineering Team Manager

Do you have the leadership skills to inspire and develop engineering teams within a fast-paced automated environment? Can you balance preventative maintenance, reactive response and operational priorities to maximise equipment availability? Can you build, develop and motivate engineering teams to deliver exceptional equipment reliability, safety and operational performance?

Exciting things are happening at GXO! We're delighted to announce the expansion of our Fashion & Apparel operations with the launch of our newest distribution site in Burnley (BB10). Following significant investment, this site is being brought back to life and will become a key part of our growing UK network.

As an Engineering Team Manager, you'll be responsible for leading the day-to-day delivery of maintenance activities across a highly automated operation. You'll manage engineering resources, drive equipment reliability, support continuous improvement initiatives and ensure engineering teams are equipped to deliver exceptional performance.

This is a unique opportunity to join one of GXO's most exciting site launches, leading engineering teams within a state-of-the-art automation environment featuring conveyors, sortation systems, garment handling equipment and advanced material handling technology.

This is a full time, permanent position working a 4 on and 4 off, rotating shift pattern

Pay, benefits and more:

We’re looking to offer a salary of up to £63,000.00 per annum, and 23.5 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays). Your benefits package includes a company sponsored pension scheme, private medical & dental insurance, a 24/7 online GP service, life assurance and a fully comprehensive employee assistance programme. You’ll also have access to our MyBenefits platform offering a variety of high street discounts, a cycle to work scheme, cashback cards, a saving scheme and much more!

What you’ll do on a typical day:

• Lead, coach and develop engineering teams, creating a strong safety-first and performance-focused culture
• Coordinate preventative and reactive maintenance activities to maximise equipment uptime and operational performance
• Manage engineering resources, labour planning and shift coverage to support business requirements
• Monitor maintenance KPIs, equipment reliability and compliance activities, driving continuous improvement where required
• Support major breakdown investigations, root cause analysis and the implementation of long-term solutions

What you need to succeed at GXO:

• Previous experience leading engineering or maintenance teams within an automated or fast-paced operational environment
• Strong electrical and mechanical engineering knowledge with experience managing maintenance activities
• Experience with resource planning, performance management and team development
• Working knowledge of CMMS systems and maintenance planning processes
• A proactive leadership style with a passion for safety, operational excellence and continuous improvement

We engineer faster, smarter, leaner supply chains.

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GXO is a leading provider of cutting-edge supply chain solutions to the most successful companies in the world. We help our customers manage their goods most efficiently using our technology and services. Our greatest strength is our global team – energetic, innovative people of all experience levels and talents who make GXO a great place to work. GXO is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate, support and thrive on diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.  We believe that diversity and inclusion in our business is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. We are an Armed Forces friendly organisation and Disability Confident Leader as part of the Disability Confident Scheme (GIS) and actively welcome applications from people with disabilities.

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