Lead Maintenance Engineer

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

Job summary

A leading engineering firm based in London is seeking a Lead Maintenance Engineer. The role involves leading a shift maintenance team, ensuring proactive and reactive maintenance of equipment, and conducting risk assessments. The ideal candidate has supervisory experience and a minimum NVQ3 in Mechanical Engineering. Competitive salary and enhanced benefits package offered.

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.
• Conduct risk assessments for maintenance tasks.
• Participate in continuous improvement projects.

Skills

Leadership

Proactive maintenance

Risk assessment

Mechanical skills

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.