Date: 21 Aug 2026
Location: Glasgow, GB
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Company: Hovis
Job Title: Lead Engineer (Engineering Team Leader)
Location: Glasgow
Shift: The Pitman rotating shift pattern not 4on/4off
So what’s it all about
As our next Lead Engineer (Engineering Team Leader), you will play a key role in providing both technical leadership and hands-on engineering expertise within our Glasgow bakery.
We are specifically looking for an electrically qualified engineer with strong automation and controls experience who can act as a technical expert on shift. You will need to be confident fault-finding on complex electrical and automated equipment, supporting your engineering team through technical issues and driving effective root-cause solutions to improve equipment reliability.
This is a hands-on leadership role, so alongside leading and developing the engineering team, you will be expected to provide technical support during breakdowns, planned maintenance and improvement activities.
Working within a fast-paced manufacturing environment, you will ensure safe working practices while supporting production through effective preventative maintenance, planned engineering works and rapid response to breakdowns. Strong communication, prioritisation and escalation skills will be essential to ensuring resources are effectively deployed and downtime is minimised.
You will work a Pitman rotating shift pattern, providing an excellent balance between work and time away from site.
The Key Requirements...
1. Minimum Level 3 or equivalent in electrical engineering
2. Previous experience as an Engineering Team Leader, whether on a permanent or stand-in basis
3. History of working within a food, FMCG or industrial manufacturing environment
We’ll provide you with opportunities to learn new skills, grow and develop and we aim to provide our colleagues with a job for life! We have many long-serving colleagues, some with over 30 years' experience with us. This opportunity is ideal for someone who enjoys working in a collaborative and friendly team environment.
Why work for us and our benefits:
At Hovis, we understand the importance of looking after our colleagues, so we provide a variety of benefits in addition to their salaries. The benefits we provide at Hovis are as varied as the people who receive them but they are offered with the intention of creating value to them personally over and above their salaries
There is a range of colleague benefits available, which individuals can select based on their needs.
Our benefits scheme is called Hovis Choice, which offers a variety of savings and cashback offers on day to day living and much more including eyecare vouchers, and a healthcare scheme to suit everyone. It also includes our Cycle to Work scheme where you can obtain a brand new bike at a significant saving
We offer competitive annual leave entitlement and flexibility where possible in order to create a healthy work-life balance
We celebrate loyalty with our generous long service and colleague recognition schemes
We offer three levels of pensions
Hovis values diversity and is committed to promoting equal opportunities in the workplace. Every job applicant, employee or worker will be treated fairly and equally with dignity and respect regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, social class, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religious belief, union membership, political opinion, sex, sexual orientation or any other protected characteristic.
