We are recruiting for a Senior / Lead Maintenance Engineer to join an established, successful, and profitable food manufacturing business in Leicestershire. With continued investment and innovation, the site continues to evolve and grow, creating an opportunity for an engineer who wants to make a real impact. This role also offers a genuine opportunity for further career development as the business continues to invest in both its people and future growth.
This is not a role sat behind a desk writing reports all day. You will be out on the shop floor, fault finding, supporting engineers, improving reliability and helping drive the engineering team forward.
Benefits:
c£52k
+ Bonus
+ Private Healthcare
+ Ongoing Training & career development
Days Shifts only
Shifts: 3 on 3 off Days | 12 Hour Shifts
Why this role could suit you:
Hands on engineering role with leadership responsibility
Genuine opportunity for future career development
Days only shift pattern
Mix of reactive work, planned maintenance and improvement projects
Ongoing training and development
Bonus, private healthcare and pension
Stable business with continued investment and growth
What you will be doing:
Getting stuck into breakdowns and fault finding across production equipment
Supporting and leading a team of engineers day to day
Planned preventative maintenance and reactive repairs
Fault finding to circuit diagram level
Working on processing and automated packing equipment
Supporting boilers, pneumatics, power and site services
Looking for ways to improve reliability and reduce downtime
We are keen to speak with Maintenance Engineers who have:
Engineering qualifications with strong electrical skills
Previous experience leading engineers or stepping into leadership responsibilities
Experience within manufacturing environments
Strong fault finding ability and practical problem solving skills
The attitude to get involved and lead from the front
Food manufacturing experience would be useful but is not essential
If you are currently a Senior Maintenance Engineer, Lead Engineer or a Maintenance Engineer looking for the next step, this could be worth a conversation.
If this sounds like the kind of Maintenance Engineer role you have been looking for, apply now or contact Stuart at Wagstaff for a confidential conversation.
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Salary description
£52000.00 - £52500.00 per year