Lead Maintenance Engineer – FMCG Plant (Shift)

ESB Recruitment Limited; Annesley; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bank holidays paid

Good work-life balance

17 days annual leave + 8 lieu days

Pension contributions up to 7.5%

Influence continuous improvement

Job summary

Our client, a leading UK food manufacturer, seeks a hands-on Lead Engineer to own an engineering shift at a high‑volume site in Nottingham. You will lead the team, be hands-on with maintenance, and drive reliability while mentoring engineers to improve production performance.

You will report to the Maintenance Manager and shape health, safety and food-safety standards, developing staff and collaborating with production to optimise plant output.

Qualifications

• Completed a recognised engineering apprenticeship (time served).
• Electrically biased engineer with good mechanical competence.
• Experience with control engineering and fault finding.
• Minimum 2–3 years' experience leading or supervising an engineering team.
• At least 5 years' experience within FMCG manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Lead and motivate a team of engineers on shift.
• Coordinate planned preventative maintenance and reactive breakdowns.
• Fault finding across electrical, mechanical and control systems.
• Drive equipment reliability and continuous improvement.
• Support production to maximise plant performance.
• Ensure Health & Safety, Food Safety and GMP standards.
• Coach and develop engineers within the team.

Skills

Electrical bias

Control engineering

Fault finding

Team leadership

FMCG manufacturing

Education

Engineering apprenticeship

HNC/HND in Engineering

Job description

Our client, a leading UK food manufacturer, seeks a hands-on Lead Engineer to own an engineering shift at a high‑volume site in Nottingham. You will lead the team, be hands-on with maintenance, and drive reliability while mentoring engineers to improve production performance.

You will report to the Maintenance Manager and shape health, safety and food-safety standards, developing staff and collaborating with production to optimise plant output.