Lead Maintenance Engineer

Jenrick Engineering; Stretford; On-site; GBP 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food manufacturing company in Manchester is seeking a skilled Lead Maintenance Engineer to join their dynamic team. The ideal candidate will be apprentice trained and have experience in the food industry, capable of leading and mentoring a small team. Responsibilities include supervising maintenance work, ensuring compliance with safety regulations, and preparing performance reports. The role offers a competitive salary of £59,800 and the chance to be part of an exciting phase of growth within the company.

Qualifications

• Apprentice trained Maintenance Engineer.
• Experience in food manufacturing facilities.
• Experience maintaining food manufacturing equipment.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor and develop a team of 2 Engineers.
• Supervise maintenance and repairs on equipment.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations.
• Prepare reports on engineering activities.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Ability to drive the team forward

Education

Apprenticeship in Maintenance Engineering

Job description

Role Overview

Lead Maintenance Engineer. Shifts: 4 on 4 off days & nights. Salary: £59,800. Location: Manchester.

Are you a Lead Maintenance Engineer or a Senior Maintenance Engineer looking to join a Food Manufacturing company based in Manchester? You will be working (2D,2N 4 off) offering a salary of £59k. As a Lead Maintenance Engineer you will be apprentice trained and have experience of working within the food industry. This food manufacturing business has invested millions of pounds on new cutting edge machinery.

If you are interested in this role, please APPLY NOW via the job board.

The Role

• Lead, mentor and develop a team of 2 Engineers
• Allocate workload and ensure efficient use of site resource
• Supervise and participate in planned maintenance and repair on food manufacturing equipment
• Ensure all Maintenance activities are logged and documented accurately
• Check completed works and verify that the repaired equipment is in a sound and safe operational condition
• Identify and implement improvements to enhance equipment performance and reliability
• Ensure all work is carried out in compliance with health and safety regulations
• Prepare and present reports on engineering activities and performance metrics
• Provide the Engineering Manager and planner with required records and paperwork of all completed jobs
• Manage contractor works in line with agreed engineering procedures

Suitable Candidate

• Apprentice trained Maintenance Engineer
• Multi Skilled / Mechanical bias
• Experience of working within a food manufacturing facility previously
• Experience of maintaining food manufacturing equipment
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to drive the team forward

This is an exciting opportunity to join a leading food manufacturing business who has recently been through some exciting changes and made a huge difference within their maintenance team. With a new Site Engineering Manager, this business is going far and need driven individuals to join their busy facility.