Engineering Lead: Reliability & Maintenance Leader

Pure Resourcing Solutions Limited; Ely; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Pure Resourcing Solutions Limited is seeking an Engineering Lead to oversee maintenance operations at a leading food production site. You will take ownership of reliability, guide the engineering team, and drive a proactive culture focused on uptime and performance across the site.

You will lead hands-on fault finding, manage preventative maintenance through CMMS, and collaborate with suppliers and internal stakeholders to deliver safe, compliant, and cost-effective engineering solutions.

Qualifications

• Experience leading engineering teams in manufacturing.
• Strong mechanical or electrical engineering background.
• Hands-on maintenance and fault-finding experience.
• Experience in FMCG/manufacturing environment.
• Strong communication and organisational skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage priorities.
• Proactive mindset with focus on continuous improvement.
• Team coaching and development experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support the engineering team to deliver safe, reliable maintenance activities.
• Manage planned preventative maintenance programmes and drive improvements through the CMMS system.
• Provide hands‑on support with mechanical and electrical fault finding and breakdown response.
• Prioritise engineering activities in line with production requirements to minimise downtime.
• Lead engineering projects, working closely with suppliers, contractors, and internal stakeholders.
• Identify and deliver improvements to equipment reliability, safety, and operational efficiency.
• Develop safe systems of work and engineering procedures.
• Coaching, mentoring, and developing the engineering team to improve capability and performance.
• Monitoring engineering output to ensure high standards of workmanship and compliance.
• Building effective relationships with contractors and ensuring all required documentation and procedures are in place.

Skills

Team leadership

Maintenance management

Fault finding

Project coordination

Education

Level 3 qualification in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Pure Resourcing Solutions Limited is seeking an Engineering Lead to oversee maintenance operations at a leading food production site. You will take ownership of reliability, guide the engineering team, and drive a proactive culture focused on uptime and performance across the site.

You will lead hands-on fault finding, manage preventative maintenance through CMMS, and collaborate with suppliers and internal stakeholders to deliver safe, compliant, and cost-effective engineering solutions.