Engineering Team Leader

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Job description

What will you be doing…

You will manage a team of hardware engineers, and will be responsible for the products they develop. Your role will encompass team management, technical delivery and quality management. As a Hardware Engineering Team Lead you will report to an Engineering Manager and work alongside a Product Manager and Controls Engineering Team Lead.

Grow, develop and lead a new engineering team focused on development and delivery of automation systems
Accountable for the hardware engineering delivery from discovery through into product readiness handing over to platform implementation for series production
Partner with Product Management on prioritisation, forward planning, forecasting, tracking and progress reporting
Look ahead to identify risks as soon as possible (technical and organisational) and put in place mitigation plans, escalating when necessary
Work actively to build good relationships and trust between the team and other stakeholders, embedding a 'one Ocado' approach
Manage upwards effectively, making sure your Engineering Manager and Head of Engineering are informed of progress, celebrating team successes and making key risks visible.
Work with engineering management to identify optimal development solutions considering internal and external resources
Set clear goals, expectation and limits for team members, giving timely feedback to aid performance improvement and support / guidance when needed to ensure goals are achieved
Ensure that products developed are optimised in terms of both product BOM cost and operational costs
Ensure the right balance between feature delivery speed, product cost and technical/architectural innovation
Help the team create the right engineering solutions through technical understanding, facilitation and where necessary decision making
Ensure the team's products and services pursue technical excellence and quality
Suggest and implement improvements to identify and reduce waste in our ways of working, understanding cost and opportunity implications

What we are looking for…

A good degree or significant demonstrable experience in an engineering subject such as Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, a related technical subject or equivalent experience
Excellent ability to build trust and strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders
Excellent at collaborating and facilitating collaborative working within and with other teams
Good knowledge of a typical hardware product development lifecycle
Ability to understand mechanical engineering data and manufacturing techniques
Ability to be assertive but diplomatic with a bias for action, collaboration and optimism
Ability to mentor others effectively and support development
Ability to lead and direct your own and others' work to achieve objectives
Ability to produce and present technical findings across all business levels
Proficient in use of MS-Office / G suite
Flexibility to travel to Ocado's other sites within the UK and overseas as and when required

What would make you stand out from the crowd…

Experience or good working knowledge of project management tools
Experience of recruitment
Experience of leading teams
Experience or good working knowledge of agile methodologies
Experience with Solidworks and PDM or PLM systems
Knowledge of using Six Sigma tools in design