Lead Engineer (Electrical Bias)

ESB Recruitment; Nuthall CP; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bank holidays

Pension 7.5%

Panama Shift

17 days + 8 lieu days

Job summary

ESB Recruitment has a Nottingham opportunity for an experienced Lead Engineer (Electrical Bias) on a Panama shift, with a £60,000 basic salary plus pension and Bank Holidays. You will lead a shift engineering team, stay hands-on with maintenance and drive reliability to improve production performance.

You’ll mentor engineers, coordinate planned maintenance and fault-find across electrical, mechanical and control systems, while upholding Health & Safety, Food Safety and GMP standards on site.

Qualifications

• Completed a recognised engineering apprenticeship (time served).
• Electrically biased engineer with good mechanical competence.
• Experience with control engineering and fault finding.
• Minimum 2-3 years' experience leading or supervising an engineering team.
• At least 5 years' experience within FMCG manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Leading and motivating a team of engineers
• Coordinating planned preventative maintenance and reactive breakdowns
• Fault finding across electrical, mechanical and control systems
• Driving equipment reliability and continuous improvement
• Supporting production to maximise plant performance
• Ensuring the highest standards of Health & Safety, Food Safety and GMP
• Coaching and developing engineers within your team

Skills

Electrical bias

Team leadership

Fault finding

Control engineering

FMCG experience

Education

HNC/HND in Engineering

Job description

Lead Engineer (Electrical Bias)

Nottingham

£60,000 Basic + Bank Holiday Payments + 7.5% Pension

Panama Shift

Are you an experienced electrically biased engineer who enjoys leading from the front rather than sitting behind a desk?

Our client, one of the UK's best‑known food manufacturers, is looking for a hands‑on Lead Engineer to take ownership of an engineering shift within their high‑volume manufacturing site in Nottingham.

This is an opportunity to combine your technical expertise with leadership responsibility, driving reliability, mentoring engineers and making a real impact on production performance.

If you're looking for a role where your decisions matter, your ideas are listened to and you can genuinely influence engineering standards, we'd love to hear from you.

What's on offer?

• Up to £60,000 basic salary (depending on skills and experience)
• Paid Bank Holidays (approximately £1,500 per annum)
• Panama Shift Pattern - excellent work/life balance
• 17 days annual leave + 8 lieu days
• Matched pension contributions up to 7.5%
• Join a recognised UK food manufacturer investing in its engineering function
• Genuine opportunity to influence continuous improvement and engineering performance

The Role

Reporting to the Maintenance Manager, you'll lead the engineering team on shift while remaining hands‑on with maintenance activities.

Responsibilities include:

• Leading and motivating a team of engineers
• Coordinating planned preventative maintenance and reactive breakdowns
• Fault finding across electrical, mechanical and control systems
• Driving equipment reliability and continuous improvement
• Supporting production to maximise plant performance
• Ensuring the highest standards of Health & Safety, Food Safety and GMP
• Coaching and developing engineers within your team

The role combines technical expertise with leadership and plays a key part in maintaining site performance.

We're looking for someone with:

Essential

• Completed a recognised engineering apprenticeship (time served)
• Electrically biased engineer with good mechanical competence
• Experience with control engineering and fault finding
• Minimum 2-3 years' experience leading or supervising an engineering team
• At least 5 years' experience within FMCG manufacturing

Desirable

• HNC/HND in Engineering
• Food manufacturing experience
• HACCP Level 2
• Continuous Improvement / Lean experience

This role would suit:

A Senior Maintenance Engineer, Shift Engineer, Engineering Team Leader or Lead Engineer looking for greater responsibility within a fast-paced manufacturing environment.