Lead Maintenance Engineer

Stirling Warrington; City Of London; On-site; GBP 57,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in London seeks a Lead Maintenance Engineer to lead the shift maintenance team. You will be responsible for proactive and reactive maintenance, ensuring compliance and overseeing external contractors. The ideal candidate has supervisory experience, holds an NVQ3 in Mechanical Engineering, and possesses strong team leadership skills. This role offers a competitive salary and benefits including enhanced pension and private healthcare.

Benefits

Enhanced company pension

Private healthcare

Cycle to work

Qualifications

• Experience in a team leader or supervisory role.
• Multi-skilled or mechanically biased.
• Time served engineer.

Responsibilities

• Lead the shift maintenance team for operational equipment.
• Complete and sign off planned maintenance.
• Drive site performance to reduce downtime.

Skills

Team leadership

Proactive maintenance

Risk assessments

Education

NVQ3 in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Lead Maintenance Engineer

£57,000 - £60,000

London

4 on 4 off, days & nights

Benefits:

• Enhanced company pension
• Private healthcare
• Cycle to work

We are looking for a lead maintenance engineer to join our team of hardworking engineers. Our turnover is over £55 million a year, establishing the success the business has.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead the shift maintenance team, delivering both reactive and proactive maintenance across all operational equipment and infrastructure
• Carry out, complete, and sign off planned maintenance and ensure timely completion across the team.
• Drive site performance by reducing downtime, improving reliability, and leading improvement initiatives.
• Liaise with external contractors for maintenance tasks, checking RAMS, issuing permits to work, and ensuring safe practices.
• Conduct risk assessments for all maintenance and unplanned work.
• Ensure maintenance staff maintain tools and workspaces to a high standard.
• Work closely with the SHEQ team to resolve H&S, environmental and compliance issues.
• Maintain logs, check sheets and ensure all compliance records are correctly filled.
• Participate in continuous improvement projects and attend relevant training.
• Any other duties reasonably requested by the management team.

Experience and Qualification

• Experience in a team leader or supervisory role.
• Multi-skilled or mechanically biased
• NVQ3 minimum mechanical engineering
• Time served engineer

Get in touch with Adam Baldwin, regarding this or any role around London and the Southeast.

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