Lead Maintenance Engineer – Day Shifts, Hands-On Leader

Odin Recruitment Group; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Odin Recruitment Group is seeking a Lead Maintenance Engineer for a heavy industrial site in the UK. You will lead a small team and stay hands-on with electrical fault finding while driving planned maintenance to maximise plant reliability.

The role operates on a Monday–Friday day pattern with 1 in 3 weekend on-call rota and an early finish on Fridays; weekend on-call is compensated separately and there is no regular weekend working.

Qualifications

• Experience leading maintenance teams in heavy industry.
• Hands-on electrical fault finding and maintenance experience.
• Ability to read electrical schematics and technical drawings.
• Comfortable working in a 24/7 site with on-call responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support a small team of two Maintenance Engineers and one Apprentice Engineer.
• Provide day-to-day technical leadership, coaching and development.
• Coordinate maintenance activities to maximise plant reliability and minimise downtime.
• Carry out planned preventative maintenance and reactive breakdown repairs.
• Lead electrical fault finding across industrial machinery and production equipment.
• Read and interpret electrical schematics and technical drawings.
• Work with three‑phase electrical systems, sensors, motors, drives and control systems.
• Diagnose and resolve complex electrical and mechanical faults.
• Support maintenance planning, prioritisation and continuous improvement.
• Ensure maintenance work is completed safely and to a high standard.
• Support the development and training of the Apprentice Engineer.
• Collaborate with production to minimise equipment downtime.
• Promote safety, reliability and engineering culture across the site.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records and participate in reliability initiatives.

Skills

Team leadership

Electrical fault finding

Planned maintenance

Maintenance supervision

Job description

Odin Recruitment Group is seeking a Lead Maintenance Engineer for a heavy industrial site in the UK. You will lead a small team and stay hands-on with electrical fault finding while driving planned maintenance to maximise plant reliability.

The role operates on a Monday–Friday day pattern with 1 in 3 weekend on-call rota and an early finish on Fridays; weekend on-call is compensated separately and there is no regular weekend working.