Engineering Team Leader - Manufacturing £65,000 - DAYS in Barking and Dagenham, London

Energy Jobline CVL; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Lead Maintenance Engineer in East London to manage maintenance teams and ensure operational excellence within a fully automated production facility. The ideal candidate will have experience in automated environments and strong leadership skills. This position offers a competitive salary of £65,000 plus benefits.

Benefits

Very good pension

Bonus

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading and managing maintenance teams in an automated or continuous process environment.
• Multi-skilled across mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation engineering disciplines.
• Experience with preventive and predictive maintenance techniques.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of maintenance technicians, ensuring safety, quality, and productivity targets are met.
• Plan, schedule, and prioritise daily and weekly maintenance activities, including preventative, planned, and reactive tasks.
• Collaborate with senior engineers and other departments to maintain plant reliability and performance.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives and implement cost-effective engineering solutions.
• Monitor maintenance procedures and compliance with health, safety, and environmental policies.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Planning

Problem solving

Mechanical skills

Electrical skills

Instrumentation skills

Education

Relevant engineering qualifications

Job description

Energy Jobline is the largest and fastest growing global Energy Job Board and Energy Hub. We have an audience reach of over 7 million energy professionals, 400,000+ monthly advertised global energy and engineering jobs, and work with the leading energy companies worldwide.

We focus on the Oil & Gas, Renewables, Engineering, Power, and Nuclear markets as well as emerging technologies in EV, Battery, and Fusion. We are committed to ensuring that we offer the most exciting career opportunities from around the world for our jobseekers.

Lead Maintenance Engineer – London (East London)

Salary: £65,000 + very good pension and bonus
Shifts: Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week
Sector: Automated Manufacturing / Production

We are partnering with a world-class manufacturing company renowned for quality, investment, and exceptional workforce development. Due to continuous growth, they are seeking a Lead Maintenance Engineer/ Engineering Team Leader to take a key role within their engineering team at a fully automated production facility.

Overview

We are seeking an experienced Engineering Team Leader to lead a team of multi-skilled maintenance technicians within a fast‑paced manufacturing environment. The successful candidate will optimise plant performance, manage maintenance activities, and drive continuous improvement initiatives. This role offers the opportunity to lead, mentor, and develop a high‑performing team while ensuring operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of maintenance technicians, ensuring safety, quality, and productivity targets are met.
• Plan, schedule, and prioritise daily and weekly maintenance activities, including preventative, planned, and reactive tasks.
• Collaborate with senior engineers and other departments to maintain plant reliability and performance.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives and implement cost‑effective engineering solutions.
• Monitor maintenance procedures, engineering standards, and compliance with health, safety, and environmental policies.
• Administer and review maintenance systems for trend analysis, reliability metrics, and budgeting.
• Act as a mentor and coach, fostering the development of the team and promoting the role of Engineering Team Leader across the organisation.

Requirements

• Proven experience leading and managing maintenance teams in an automated or continuous process environment.
• Multi‑skilled across mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation engineering disciplines.
• Experience with preventive and predictive maintenance techniques.
• Strong leadership, communication, planning, and problem‑solving skills.
• Relevant engineering qualifications.

Application Process

If you have the above skills and wish to be considered for this Engineering Team Leader/ Lead Maintenance Engineer position or find out more details, please contact Simon on (phone number removed) or submit your CV to (url removed) or simply click apply below.

Lead Maintenance Engineer is commutable from Grays, Purfleet, Rainham, Barking, Tilbury, Dartford, Erith, Barking, Stanford Le Hope, Gravesend, Chelmsford, Stratford, Enfield, Epping, Romford, Brentwood, Edmonton, Walthamstow, Tottenham, and other parts of London, Kent and Essex.

Why Work with Proactive?

Proactive Global are an industry leading, specialist engineering recruitment agency focused on the automation, manufacturing and robotics sectors. We offer specialist recruitment services to a niche customer base, vetting that our clients offer the best opportunities for your career. Proactive encourages and promotes equality and within the workforce. We act with honesty, integrity and impartiality, ensuring your application is considered on its own merits and without bias.

Equality and Non‑Discrimination

Proactive Global is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Proactive Global is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

If you are interested in applying for this job please press the Apply Button and follow the application process. Energy Jobline wishes you the very best of luck in your next career move.