Engineering Lead: Lean & Predictive Maintenance

PE Global (UK); Chirk; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 67,000; Full time

Job summary

PE Global are currently recruiting for an Engineering Lead for a contract role with a leading multinational food manufacturing client based in Chirk, Wrexham.

Initial 6 months contract with potential for extension or turning into a perm opportunity later. The role oversees all engineering operations, driving lean manufacturing and transforming maintenance from a reactive model to a preventative/predictive programme, leading a multidisciplinary team at a traditional heavy engineering site.

Qualifications

• Extensive leadership experience in manufacturing or maintenance.
• Experience implementing lean techniques (5S, Kaizen, TPM).
• Experience with CMMS, preferably SAP.
• Ability to lead 24/7 operations and improve reliability and safety.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop an engineering/maintenance team across mechanical, electrical and instrumentation disciplines.
• Set clear performance objectives and drive continuous improvement.
• Manage resource planning, shift coverage and skills development.
• Act as senior technical authority on-site for complex engineering challenges.
• Champion lean principles across engineering and maintenance activities.
• Lead implementation of lean tools (5S, Kaizen, VSM, SMED, TPM, RCA).
• Identify and eliminate waste to reduce downtime and costs.
• Establish and track KPIs aligned with lean objectives.
• Facilitate cross-functional workshops and training sessions.
• Develop strategic roadmap to move to preventative/predictive maintenance.
• Continue SAP CMMS implementation to schedule and track activities.
• Develop condition-based monitoring techniques to predict failures.

Skills

Leadership

Lean manufacturing

Maintenance leadership

Team coaching

Problem solving

Education

Degree in Engineering

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt

Tools

SAP

CMMS

Job description

PE Global are currently recruiting for an Engineering Lead for a contract role with a leading multinational food manufacturing client based in Chirk, Wrexham.

Initial 6 months contract with potential for extension or turning into a perm opportunity later. The role oversees all engineering operations, driving lean manufacturing and transforming maintenance from a reactive model to a preventative/predictive programme, leading a multidisciplinary team at a traditional heavy engineering site.