Lead Maintenance Engineer

Ruth Wagstaff Recruitment

Posted 8 hours ago, valid for 17 days

Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire LE13 1QQ

Full Time

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Sonic Summary

An Independent food manufacturer is looking for a Lead Maintenance Engineer / Team Leader with at least 3 years of experience in a similar role.
The position offers a salary of approximately £47,000 plus up to a 5% bonus, along with private healthcare and life insurance benefits.
The role involves managing a team of two engineers, ensuring safety compliance, workload prioritization, and maintaining quality standards.
Candidates should possess a qualification of C&G’s or NVQ Level 3, with multi-skilled mechanical and electrical experience preferred, ideally with food manufacturing experience.
The job operates on a 4 on 4 off shift pattern, covering both 12-hour day and night shifts, and is ideal for those living in South Nottingham, North Leicestershire, or Melton Mowbray.

An Independent and successful food manufacturer are seeking an experienced multi skilled Lead Maintenance Engineer / Team Leader to work on a 4 on 4 off Days & Night shift pattern. This is a great opportunity to join a profitable, stable and growing business who continue to invest in their brand, site and people.

As Lead Maintenance Engineer you will be managing 2 other Engineers on your shift to ensure safety compliance, workload prioritisation and quality standards.

Salary c£47k + Up to 5% Bonus
4 on 4 off 12 hour Days & Nights shift pattern
Private Health care & Life Insurance
Free parking, drinks and subsidised canteen
Company contributory pension scheme (matched up to 6%)
Will suit engineers who live in South Nottingham, North Leicestershire or Melton Mowbray area

Key responsibilities of Lead Maintenance Engineer:

Manage, guide and mentor your team
Ensure high quality production output is achieved through effective maintenance.
Use PPM`s to ensure minimal downtime.
Monitor processes and equipment, report variances and take corrective and remedial action.
Communicate malfunctions to relevant people or departments.
Respond to unplanned maintenance breakdown events.
Complete engineering project work as required for installation and modifications to equipment and processes.

Experience and skills required:

Qualified maintenance engineer with C&G’s or NVQ Level 3 or ideally ONC / HNC level
Multi skilled, mechanical and electrical skills / experience. (ideally electrically biased)
Ideally apprenticeship trained.
Proactive attitude to solving issues and supporting production.
Food manufacturing experience would be very advantageous.

This is a great opportunity to join a business who are a market leader in their field and who are constantly investing in their site and employees.

To apply

If you are an experienced Lead Maintenance Engineer / Team Leader looking for a new challenge at a great company please apply or if you need further information please contact Stuart Cooper.

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