Engineering Lead - Maintenance & Uptime Champion

Pure Resourcing Solutions; Ely; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Pure Resourcing Solutions are supporting a leading food production business in their search for an Engineering Lead to join their site engineering team.

You will own maintenance, drive continuous improvement, and develop a proactive engineering culture to ensure reliability, maximise uptime and improve site performance. This role requires leadership, strong mechanical or electrical background, and hands-on fault finding across a manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Must have leadership experience and track record in developing teams.
• Strong mechanical or electrical engineering background with hands-on fault-finding.
• Level 3 qualification in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.
• Experience in manufacturing/FMCG and ability to handle pressure.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support engineering team to deliver safe, reliable maintenance.
• Manage preventative maintenance programs with CMMS.
• Provide hands-on fault finding and breakdown response.
• Prioritise activities to minimise downtime.
• Lead projects with suppliers, contractors and stakeholders.
• Identify improvements to reliability, safety and efficiency.
• Develop safe systems of work and procedures.
• Coach and develop the team to improve capability.
• Monitor output and ensure high workmanship standards.
• Maintain relationships with contractors and ensure documentation.

Skills

Leadership

Mechanical Eng

Electrical Eng

Hands-on maintenance

FMCG experience

Communication

Organisational skills

Education

Level 3 Eng Qualification

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Pure Resourcing Solutions are supporting a leading food production business in their search for an Engineering Lead to join their site engineering team.

You will own maintenance, drive continuous improvement, and develop a proactive engineering culture to ensure reliability, maximise uptime and improve site performance. This role requires leadership, strong mechanical or electrical background, and hands-on fault finding across a manufacturing environment.