Lead Engineer

Ganymede; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

An employee-owned engineering firm in Loughborough is seeking a Lead Maintenance Engineer to ensure reliability and optimization of critical equipment. You'll lead project work, oversee maintenance trends, and coach a team within a supportive environment valuing employee contributions. This is a days-only role offering career growth and stability.

Benefits

Pension Scheme (matched contributions)

Employee Share Bonus Potential

Private Healthcare

Life Assurance

Employee Discount

Qualifications

• Extensive hands-on experience in fault-finding and safe isolation procedures.
• Mechanical capability across belts, conveyors, and switchgear.
• Strong communication, planning, and coaching skills.

Responsibilities

• Ensure reliability and optimisation of critical production equipment.
• Deliver electrical fault-finding and diagnostics.
• Lead KPI meetings using CMMS data.
• Coordinate weekend work and engineer scheduling.

Skills

Fault-finding

Schematic working

Mechanical capability

Project leadership

Communication skills

Planning and coaching

Education

Level 3 City & Guilds, NVQ or equivalent

Job description

Lead Maintenance Engineer - �50,000+ DOE - Loughborough, Leics (LE12)

Monday to Friday Days Only - Pension Scheme (matched contributions) + Employee Share Bonus Potential + Private Healthcare + Life Assurance + Employee Discount

About the client

ATA are representing a long-established, employee-owned business with over 90 years of heritage, currently operating from multiple sites with more than 500 staff. Since transitioning to an Employee Ownership Trust in 2022, this organisation has maintained strong family values, deep investment in technology, and an inclusive culture that places employees at the heart of its success.

What you'll be doing

As a lead maintenance engineer, you are responsible for ensuring the reliability and optimisation of critical production and site service equipment. Operating in a technically challenging and safety-focused environment, this hands-on role involves both reactive response and improvement-led oversight.

You will:

• Deliver electrical fault-finding, diagnostics, and maintenance across AC/DC systems and safe isolations.
• Lead and manage mechanical works including conveyor drives, belts, bearings, processing, and hazardous utilities.
• Review and author Planned Preventive Maintenance schedules following equipment upgrades and installations.
• Analyse downtime and maintenance trends to recommend root-cause corrective actions.
• Coordinate weekend work, shift cover, and engineer scheduling across multiple sites.
• Lead KPI meetings using CMMS data to coach engineers and raise performance standards.
• Oversee stock management for specialist spares and tooling with third-party suppliers.

This lead maintenance engineer role combines in-depth technical delivery with operational leadership, ideal for someone who sees improvement opportunities behind every breakdown and drives best-practice standards throughout the team.

What the client is looking for

To excel as a lead maintenance engineer, you'll have:

• A solid engineering qualification (Level 3 City & Guilds, NVQ or equivalent).
• Extensive hands-on experience in fault-finding, schematic working, and safe isolation procedures.
• Mechanical capability across belts, conveyors, drive systems, switchgear, and sensors.
• Prior experience in leading project work and engineering improvements.
• Strong communication, planning, and coaching skills.
• A proactive mindset with attention to compliance, safety, and continuous improvement.

The right candidate, whether transitioning into a lead maintenance engineer position or already in a similar leadership role, will enjoy autonomy, variety, and long-term career growth in a stable, values-centric environment.

Why you should apply

• Join a business with a deep employee-owned culture and strong heritage.
• Work in a technically rich, well-resourced environment with investment in automation.
• Lead and develop a team, influence standards, and deliver real improvements.
• Weekdays only - no shifts or weekend disruption to family life.

If you believe you're the right lead maintenance engineer for this opportunity, please apply today or contact [e-mail] or call Faisal on 07788 365 715.

ATA is committed to creating a diverse workforce and is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion, or belief.