Electrical Maintenance Lead: Drive Production Excellence

Mansell Recruitment Group; Steyning; On-site; GBP 51,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Mansell Recruitment Group is seeking a Lead Maintenance Engineer (Electrical Focus) for a well-established UK manufacturer in Steyning. You will combine strong electrical expertise with multi-skilled engineering to lead a production maintenance team in a fast-paced environment.

The role emphasizes mentoring, fault diagnosis, and Lean improvements to enhance equipment performance and safety. Monday–Friday days, with a salary up to £56,500 per annum.

Qualifications

• 3+ years' hands-on engineering experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong electrical skills with proven fault finding, repairs and maintenance experience.
• Experience with pneumatics.
• Proven experience with production equipment setup and fault diagnosis.
• Demonstrable leadership or mentoring abilities (formal management is beneficial).

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute preventive and reactive maintenance across all production equipment, with emphasis on electrical systems.
• Lead fault finding, diagnosis and repair of electrical issues.
• Optimize machine performance, safety and availability.
• Set up and operate production equipment to specification.
• Maintain tooling and spare parts inventory.

Skills

3+ yrs exp

Electrical skills

Pneumatics

Equipment setup

Leadership

Tools

PLC experience

Job description

Mansell Recruitment Group is seeking a Lead Maintenance Engineer (Electrical Focus) for a well-established UK manufacturer in Steyning. You will combine strong electrical expertise with multi-skilled engineering to lead a production maintenance team in a fast-paced environment.

The role emphasizes mentoring, fault diagnosis, and Lean improvements to enhance equipment performance and safety. Monday–Friday days, with a salary up to £56,500 per annum.