Day Shift Team Leader in Grays, Borough of Thurrock

Day Shift Team Leader

Location: Grays, Essex
Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 40 hours per week
Industry: Industrial Operations / Manufacturing

The Opportunity

We are currently recruiting for a Day Shift Team Leader to join a major new industrial facility in the Essex area.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced operational leader to join a significant new project during its construction and commissioning phases, helping establish safe working practices, develop a high-performing team and prepare the facility for full operational activity.

Working closely with engineering, operations and site management teams, you will provide day-to-day leadership, support operational performance and ensure the highest standards of health, safety and environmental compliance.

This role offers the opportunity to play a key part in shaping the culture, standards and long-term success of a new facility, while developing your experience within a technically complex industrial environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the day-to-day activities of the Operations team, supporting the Operations Manager in maintaining safe and efficient plant operations.

• Provide visible leadership, coaching and development to operational staff and deputy team leaders.

• Supervise contractors working on site, ensuring all activities comply with safe systems of work and relevant safety procedures.

• Oversee permit-to-work processes and plant isolations in accordance with site requirements.

• Support the operation of high-pressure steam systems, boilers, turbines and associated plant equipment.

• Coordinate daily tasks, team briefings, operational handovers and training activities.

• Support planned maintenance outages and annual plant shutdown activities.

• Work closely with engineering and maintenance teams to address equipment defects and support operational reliability.

• Coordinate emergency, health and safety and environmental drills, ensuring all relevant records are maintained.

• Promote continuous improvement and contribute to the achievement of operational, safety and environmental objectives.

• Ensure operational documentation, training records and safety procedures are completed accurately and on time.

The Ideal Candidate

• Previous supervisory or management experience within an operational environment.

• Experience in power generation, utilities, process manufacturing or another heavy industrial environment.

• Strong knowledge of safe systems of work, permit-to-work procedures and safety management processes.

• Experience supervising teams and contractors in safety-critical environments.

• Knowledge of industrial plant systems, such as boilers, high-pressure steam, electrical generation or emissions control.

• Strong communication skills, with the confidence to deliver team briefings and toolbox talks.

• An engineering qualification, ideally ONC, HNC or equivalent.

• A leadership or management qualification would be advantageous.

• Experience working within a DCS-controlled process environment would be beneficial.

• The ability to develop high-performing teams and maintain a strong safety culture.

What's on Offer?

• Competitive salary, dependent on experience.

• Annual bonus scheme.

• 7% pension scheme.

• Healthcare scheme.

• 25 days' annual leave plus bank holidays.

• Monday-to-Friday working pattern, 40 hours per week.

• The opportunity to help establish and develop a major new industrial facility.

• Career development opportunities within a technically challenging operational environment.

Working Pattern

This is a full-time, days-based position working Monday to Friday, 40 hours per week.

If you are an experienced operational team leader with a background in heavy industry, utilities, power generation or process manufacturing, and are looking for an opportunity to take a leading role in a major new project, we would be keen to hear from you.

Apply today to find out more.