Lead Maintenance Engineer
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Stonehouse, Gloucestershire
£53,000 + Benefits
Days | Permanent
Are you an experienced Engineering Team Leader, Supervisor or Lead Engineer looking to take the next step in your career? Do you have a strong background within food manufacturing or FMCG and enjoy leading teams while remaining technically involved?
We are recruiting for a Lead Engineer to join a well-established food manufacturing business. This is a fantastic opportunity for an electrically biased, multi-skilled engineer who can combine strong leadership with hands-on engineering support to drive reliability, continuous improvement and engineering excellence across the site.
The Role
Reporting directly to the Site Manager, you will lead the engineering function, developing the site's engineering strategy while ensuring equipment reliability, legal compliance and continuous improvement. This is a predominantly leadership-based role (approximately 70%) with around 30% hands-on engineering support when required.
Key Responsibilities
Lead, motivate and develop the site engineering team.
Develop and implement the site's engineering strategy.
Drive improvements in engineering KPIs, including breakdown reduction, maintenance completion and cost control.
Manage engineering budgets and expenditure.
Oversee and continuously improve the planned preventative maintenance (PPM) programme.
Ensure the CMMS is fully utilised to plan, record and monitor engineering activities.
Manage engineering compliance across all relevant statutory areas, including LOLER, electrical systems, pressure systems, refrigeration, boilers, calibration, asbestos, legionella and change management.
Manage engineering stores and spare parts.
Ensure site services remain reliable and capable of supporting future production growth.
Manage contractors and external service providers.
Lead capital expenditure (CAPEX) projects, including equipment upgrades and site improvements.
Provide technical guidance and hands-on support to engineers during complex breakdowns when required.
The Ideal Candidate
Previous experience leading an engineering team within a food manufacturing or FMCG environment.
Multi-skilled engineer with a strong electrical bias preferred. xgikmsk
Proven experience improving engineering performance and driving continuous improvement.
Strong knowledge of engineeri...
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