Lead Engineer - Food Manufacturing Maintenance

TXM Recruit; Tetford; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

TXM Recruit is seeking an Engineering Team Leader to join a busy food manufacturing site in Thetford. The role leads a multi-skilled maintenance team across continental shifts, driving reliability, safety and productive output.

You will oversee PPM and reactive maintenance, provide technical guidance, monitor equipment performance and champion continuous improvement while developing engineering talent and maintaining accurate records.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer in manufacturing.
• Experience leading or mentoring an engineering team.
• Strong electrical or mechanical engineering background.
• Experience in food manufacturing or fast-paced production.
• Strong fault-finding and diagnostic skills.
• Recognised engineering qualification, NVQ Level 3 or equivalent.
• Good communication and organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead, motivate and support a team of engineers across the shift.
• Coordinate daily engineering activities, prioritising workload in line with production requirements.
• Oversee planned preventive maintenance and reactive breakdown activities.
• Provide technical support and guidance to engineers when diagnosing and resolving mechanical and electrical faults.
• Monitor equipment performance, identifying opportunities to improve reliability and reduce downtime.
• Ensure engineering work is completed safely and in line with company procedures.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records and ensure all relevant documentation is completed.
• Work closely with production management to minimise disruption and maintain output.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives and engineering best practice.
• Assist with the development, training and performance management of engineering team members.

Skills

Team leadership

Fault finding

Electrical engineering

Mechanical engineering

Communication skills

Education

NVQ Level 3 or equivalent

Job description

TXM Recruit is seeking an Engineering Team Leader to join a busy food manufacturing site in Thetford. The role leads a multi-skilled maintenance team across continental shifts, driving reliability, safety and productive output.

You will oversee PPM and reactive maintenance, provide technical guidance, monitor equipment performance and champion continuous improvement while developing engineering talent and maintaining accurate records.