Lead Engineer

TechNichols Resourcing Ltd; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

TechNichols Resourcing Ltd is seeking a Lead Engineer / Maintenance Team Leader for a large industrial site. The role involves overseeing proactive and reactive maintenance, leading a team of engineers on shift, andhands-on support during busy periods.

You will drive continuous improvement, plan with the CMMS, and focus on reducing downtime while upskilling staff. The position offers progression and training opportunities within a flagship site.

Qualifications

• Completed a recognized engineering apprenticeship or hold relevant engineering qualifications.
• Experience managing a team of engineers in maintenance or manufacturing.
• Worked in Production, Manufacturing, Automation or Industrial environments.
• Strong staff/people management skills with ability to inspire and lead.
• Familiar with a maintenance management system and delegation to a team.
• Ability to prioritise and delegate in a fast-paced production environment.
• Knowledge of Health & Safety and compliance procedures.

Responsibilities

• Oversee maintenance and technical work in the factory, proactive and reactive.
• Lead a maintenance and technical team on shift with hands-on support as needed.
• Plan and schedule work using the CMMS system.
• Minimise downtime by diagnosing issues and training engineers.
• Promote health and safety and ensure PPE and procedures are followed.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Staff management

Health & Safety

Planning & scheduling

CMMS experience

Delegation

Education

Engineering apprenticeship

Engineering qualifications

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Role: Lead Engineer / Maintenance Team Leader

Salary: £48,000 to £52,000 per annum, depending on experience, plus benefits and opportunities for further progression and training opportunities

Hours: Monday to Friday days

Location: Commutable from Anstey, Glenfield, Leicester, Groby and surrounding areas

Company

We are currently recruiting for a Lead Engineer / Maintenance Team Leader to work within a large industrial company at one of their automated factories. A flagship site for this company who have just recently had £6million invested into new machinery.

You will benefit from managing a friendly and loyal team of Engineers working in this fast paced environment. You will also benefit from opportunities to gain further qualifications, developing more skills and building a career within this large company.

Responsibilities

Reporting into the Engineering Manager, your role is to oversee all maintenance and technical work in the factory, both proactive and reactive, leading a maintenance and technical team of engineers on shift. This role and opportunity still requires a "hands on" approach, so when the going gets tough, this person will still have an active role to play in supporting the machinery in those occasions and only when required.

• This role is to focus on bringing a sense of positivity and enthusiasm to the team, driving a continuous improvement culture and provide support, guidance, training and delegation of work.
• Planning and scheduling of work, utilising and maximising on the CMMS system.
• To minimise downtime, establish and combat reoccurring problems, look at first fix right fix, and provide necessary training to engineers by way of upskilling and development on their weaknesses.
• Health and safety and compliance will form part of this roles responsibility too, ensuring all correct PPE are provided and worn, and correct procedures are followed.

If your strengths are staff management; leading, motivating, supporting, coordinating and driving teams to meet business and operational objectives, then this could be the role for you.

Requirements

• Completed a recognized engineering apprenticeship and/or hold relevant engineering qualifications
• Management of a team of Engineers, this could be in job positions including Maintenance Team Leader, Maintenance Supervisor, Maintenance Manager, Engineering Manager etc.
• Worked in a similar environment, such as Production, Manufacturing, Automation or Industrial
• Must have great staff / people management skills and experience, someone who can inspire, motivate and lead a team is essential
• Familiar with a maintenance management system and delegation to work to a team.
• Ability to prioritise and delegate workload and use own initiative in a fast-paced production environment
• Exposure and promotion of Health & Safety and Compliance Procedures
• Computer literate

We will endeavour to get back to all applicants but if you have not heard back within 5 working days unfortunately your application has been unsuccessful.