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Lead Maintenance Engineer

Stirling Warrington

Greater London

On-site

GBP 57,000 - 60,000

Full time

6 days ago
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Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Lead Maintenance Engineer to spearhead a dedicated team in delivering exceptional maintenance services. This role involves overseeing both reactive and proactive maintenance, ensuring operational excellence across all equipment and infrastructure. The successful candidate will drive site performance, liaise with external contractors, and maintain high safety and compliance standards. Join a dynamic environment where your leadership will contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and the overall success of the organization. If you are ready to take on a challenging yet rewarding position, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Enhanced company pension
Private healthcare
Cycle to work

Qualifications

  • Experience in a team leader or supervisory role is essential.
  • Must be multi-skilled or mechanically biased with NVQ3 in Mechanical Engineering.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the shift maintenance team, ensuring timely completion of maintenance tasks.
  • Drive site performance by reducing downtime and improving reliability.

Skills

Team Leadership
Reactive Maintenance
Proactive Maintenance
Risk Assessment
Continuous Improvement

Education

NVQ3 in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Maintenance Tools

Job description

Lead Maintenance Engineer

£57,000 - £60,000

London

4 on 4 off, days & nights

Benefits:

  • Enhanced company pension
  • Private healthcare
  • Cycle to work

We are looking for a lead maintenance engineer to join our team of hardworking engineers. Our turnover is over £55 million a year, establishing the success of the business.

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Lead the shift maintenance team, delivering both reactive and proactive maintenance across all operational equipment and infrastructure.
  • Carry out, complete, and sign off planned maintenance and ensure timely completion across the team.
  • Drive site performance by reducing downtime, improving reliability, and leading improvement initiatives.
  • Liaise with external contractors for maintenance tasks, checking RAMS, issuing permits to work, and ensuring safe practices.
  • Conduct risk assessments for all maintenance and unplanned work.
  • Ensure maintenance staff maintain tools and workspaces to a high standard.
  • Work closely with the SHEQ team to resolve H&S, environmental and compliance issues.
  • Maintain logs, check sheets, and ensure all compliance records are correctly filled.
  • Participate in continuous improvement projects and attend relevant training.
  • Any other duties reasonably requested by the management team.

Experience and Qualifications:

  • Experience in a team leader or supervisory role.
  • Multi-skilled or mechanically biased.
  • NVQ3 minimum mechanical engineering.
  • Time-served engineer.

For more information, please get in touch with Adam Baldwin regarding this or any role around London and the Southeast.

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