Lead Maintenance Engineer

Marshalls plc; Sittingbourne; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 63,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

26 days holiday

Healthcare Cash Plan

Enhanced family leave

Cycle to Work

Employee discounts

Share Purchase Scheme

Life Assurance

Job summary

Marshalls plc in Sittingbourne is seeking a Lead Maintenance Engineer to lead a two-person on‑shift team, ensuring continuous production by fault finding and preventive maintenance of hydraulic, pneumatic and electrical systems.

The role offers a £57,596 per annum salary (including shift allowance), 42 hours per week on a 4 on/4 off rota, with overtime and benefits. You’ll work in a manufacturing environment focused on safety, reliability, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Electrical and/or mechanical qualifications (preferably time served apprenticeship).
• Experience in a medium/large automated manufacturing operation.
• Experience in leading an engineering team is preferable, although not essential.
• Knowledge of current environmental and health and safety issues and regulatory requirements.
• Experience in electrical fault finding, defect rectification, and routine maintenance activities.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of two engineers on shift to ensure continuous production by fault finding and maintenance of equipment, including hydraulic, pneumatic, and electrical/electronic control systems.

Skills

Electrical qualifications

Mechanical qualifications

Team leadership

Fault finding

PLC knowledge

VSD knowledge

Education

Time served apprenticeship

Tools

PLC systems

VSDs

Job description

Lead Maintenance Engineer
Sittingbourne (ME10 3NB)
£57,596 per annum (including shift allowance) plus overtime & benefits
42 hours per week (4 on 4 off, 6:00am to 6:00pm and 6:00pm to 6:00am)

At Marshalls plc, we believe building tomorrow's world starts with what we can create together today. Since the 1890s, we've grown from a Yorkshire stone business into a leading UK manufacturer of building, roofing and landscaping solutions. Built on generations of expertise, we're known for quality, innovation and sustainability, helping our customers bring their vision to life and create places that work today and last for generations. Together, we're building tomorrow's world.

Marshalls Landscaping delivers innovative hard landscaping solutions for projects across the UK, from city centre transformations and public realm schemes to housing developments and community spaces. Combining outstanding design, quality and sustainability, our market-leading range of paving, kerbs, edgings and street furniture helps create places where people live, work and connect.

Keeping our operations running, driving innovation and solving complex challenges is what our Engineering team does best. From maintenance, machining and installation to technical design, software development and project management, their expertise helps power our sites, develop customer solutions and support continuous improvement across the business.

We're looking for a Lead Maintenance Engineer to join the team and play a key role in shaping innovative solutions and supporting our long-term success.

So, what's the mission?

Your main responsibilities will be to lead a team of two engineers on shift, to ensure the continuous running of the production process by eliminating downtime through a safe and logical approach to fault finding and maintenance of equipment. You and your team will work on various different types of equipment, including complex hydraulic, pneumatic, and electrical/electronic control systems.

What are the mission critical skills?

• Electrical and / or mechanical qualifications (preferably time served apprenticeship)
• Previous experience of operating in a medium / large automated manufacturing operation
• Experience of leading an engineering team would be preferable, although not essential
• Good understanding of current environmental and health and safety issues and knowledge of associated regulatory requirements
• Experience in electrical fault finding, defect rectification, and routine maintenance activities
• Ability to interrogate / understand maintenance problems to provide accurate plant condition information / recommendations.
• Excellent communication skills, dealing with operatives, Team leaders from both maintenance and production
• PLC and VSD Knowledge is advantageous
• Previous experience in mechanical fitting, hydraulics, and pneumatics

Why join Marshalls?

Our colleagues have been at the heart of Marshalls for generations and will continue to be the driving force behind our success for generations to come. That's why we're committed to creating opportunities for our people to develop their skills, grow their careers and realise their potential.

Visit www.marshalls.co.uk/careers to learn more about us!

What's in it for you?

• 26 days holiday plus bank holidays (This will be prorated if you work part time and / or work a shift pattern)
• Healthcare Cash Plan, helping towards dental, optical, prescriptions and much more
• Enhanced family leave policies, available from day one
• Ongoing learning and development opportunities
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Employee discounts on Marshalls and Marley products
• Discounts with hundreds of leading retailers
• Access to the Marshalls Wellbeing Centre, supporting your Move, Money and Mind goals
• Share Purchase Scheme
• Life Assurance

Equal Opportunities

Whoever you are and whatever your background, you'll find a fair and supportive workplace at Marshalls. You're unique, and we want you to bring your whole self to work every day. We're committed to ensuring equal opportunities for everyone. To us, this is more than a legal, moral or ethical responsibility, it's the right thing to do. We want our colleagues to reflect the diverse nature of the communities we serve and create an environment where everyone feels valued and respected. At Marshalls, you're valued for the contribution you make, and where you can grow and develop by being entirely yourself.

Every great build starts with strong foundations. Start yours here.

Applications close on Friday 30th October 2026