Description
At Weetabix, we believe that diverse teams drive better ideas, stronger decisions, and a more inclusive workplace for everyone . Were committed to building an organisation where people from all walks of life feel they belongwhere different voices, experiences, and backgrounds are valued and respected.

Closing Date: 23rd August
Interview process: 2 Stage Interview Process
Working pattern: 24/7 Panama Shift Pattern

Were happy to make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process. Just let us know how we can support you.
Weetabix is on an exciting growth journey, and many of the opportunities we are recruiting for are newly created roles. These positions reflect our investment in people, capabilities and innovation as we continue to build for the future.
The Recipe (About the Role)
As a Lead Engineer, you will provide day-to-day engineering leadership for a manufacturing shift, ensuring equipment and processes run safely, reliably, and efficiently. Working closely with a team of multi-skilled engineers, you will coordinate planned maintenance,



respond to breakdowns, and support strong shift performance.
Balancing hands-on technical expertise with people leadership, you will support skills development, uphold high engineering standards, and ensure maintenance is delivered effectively. You will play a key role in maximising asset uptime, reducing downtime, and enabling the shift to consistently achieve production, safety, and quality targets.
- Deploy resources effectively to minimise downtime, remove bottlenecks, and improve productivity.
- Support performance management, coaching, and development planning, including apprentices.
- Provide hands-on technical support to resolve breakdowns and maintain safe, efficient operations.
- Produce shift reports, including engineering performance, breakdown trends, and operational impact.
- Ensure compliance with Health & Safety, Food Safety, company standards, and statutory requirements.
- Manage Permit

📌 Lead Engineer (Martos)
🏢 The Weetabix Food
📍 Martos