Overview
As Lead Maintenance Engineer you will own hands-on maintenance across a high-volume site, guiding a junior engineer and collaborating with the Manufacturing Manager to improve reliability and cut downtime. You’ll diagnose and fix PLC faults (Siemens / Allen-Bradley) and maintain electro-mechanical systems, gears, conveyors and hydraulics in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. This role sits at the intersection of maintenance leadership and technical execution, offering real progression as the business grows. You’ll work days on a close-knit team to drive reliability and uptime while developing your leadership responsibilities. A strong hook is the company’s ongoing investment in facility
Pay / Benefits
- Training & Development
- Days Based
- Autonomy
- Progression
- 25 Days Holiday
- Company Benefits
Responsibilities
- Lead hands-on maintenance across a high-volume site, including PPMs and reactive breakdowns
- Electrical fault finding on PLC-controlled systems, VSDs, motor control circuits, sensors and three-phase power
- Mechanical maintenance on gearboxes, conveyors, pneumatics and hydraulics
- Mentor and supervise one engineer and support day-to-day prioritisation with the Manufacturing Manager
- Support continuous improvement and reliability initiatives to reduce downtime
- Collaborate with site leadership to plan maintenance activities and respond to production needs
Key requirements
- Multi skilled maintenance background within manufacturing / production / industrial environments
- Previous lead / supervisory experience
- Experience with PLCs (Siemens / Allen-Bradley), motor control, VSDs, sensors
- Mechanical skill set including gearboxes, conveyors, pneumatics and hydraulics
- Site-based with occasional travel to other sites
- leadership by example
- mentoring
- prioritisation
- PLC fault finding
- Siemens PLC
- Allen-Bradley PLC
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