Regional Lead Maintenance Engineer

EMR UK Careers; Manchester; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading sustainable materials provider in Manchester seeks a Regional Lead Maintenance Engineer to ensure safe and efficient operations while developing a high-performing team. Ideal candidates will have a strong maintenance background, leadership skills, and the ability to engage effectively across all levels. This role contributes to our commitment to becoming a net zero carbon sustainable materials provider by 2040.

Benefits

Competitive pay rates and bonus scheme

25 days annual leave plus option to buy/sell leave

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

Employee support including life assurance

Wellbeing Scheme access

Financial wellbeing support

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a maintenance or engineering lead role, ideally across multiple sites.
• Background in heavy engineering, construction, steel, or similar environments.
• Multi-skilled with mechanical or electrical bias (both advantageous).
• Confident using CMMS and performance data to enhance reliability and efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Manage and coordinate planned and reactive maintenance across fixed and mobile plant.
• Lead, develop, and support your team, setting high standards for safety, performance, and reliability.
• Plan and allocate work to minimise downtime and maintain production efficiency.
• Drive Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and continuous improvement across all maintenance activities.
• Ensure compliance with Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) standards and procedures.

Skills

Maintenance management

Leadership

CMMS systems

Communication

Job description

What we offer

• Competitive pay rates and a bonus scheme
• 25 days annual leave plus the option to buy or sell leave
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
• Employee support, including life assurance and critical illness pay
• Wellbeing Scheme, provided through Health Shield, giving every colleague – and their dependents – unlimited access to GPs and counselling, as well as cash back on a wide range of health and wellbeing treatments
• 24/7 anonymous access to advice on any aspect of health and wellbeing
• Financial wellbeing support, including access to affordable loans, savings plans, advanced earned pay and financial education
• Savings on online purchases from retailers and utilities to entertainment and beyond
• Cycle 2 work scheme

We’re proud to have achieved Great Place To Work status for three years running and to be recognised among the UK’s Best Workplaces in Manufacturing, Production & Transportation. It’s about so much more than badges to us, it’s about being recognised by our people for the continuous work we do to do better for them.

About Our Opportunity

Are you looking for a sustainable and rewarding career where you can make a real difference? Join us on our journey to become a net zero carbon sustainable materials provider by 2040. As Regional Lead Maintenance Engineer, you’ll play a vital part in maintaining safe, reliable, and efficient operations — helping build a greener, fairer world for future generations.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Manage and coordinate planned and reactive maintenance across fixed and mobile plant.
• Lead, develop, and support your team, setting high standards for safety, performance, and reliability.
• Plan and allocate work to minimise downtime and maintain production efficiency.
• Drive Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and continuous improvement across all maintenance activities.
• Ensure compliance with Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) standards and procedures.
• Utilise CMMS systems to track performance, optimise scheduling, and manage critical spares.

About You

You’re an experienced maintenance professional with a strong technical foundation and proven leadership skills. You can balance hands‑on support with strategic oversight while driving reliability and developing your team.

• Proven experience in a maintenance or engineering lead role, ideally across multiple sites.
• Background in heavy engineering, construction, steel, or similar environments.
• Multi‑skilled with a mechanical or electrical bias (both advantageous).
• Confident using CMMS and performance data to enhance reliability and efficiency.
• Excellent communicator who can engage effectively from shop floor to senior management.

Who we are

Our purpose is to create a future where the materials we use don’t need to be extracted from the planet. At EMR, we give new life to unwanted materials. Every year, we recycle 10 million tonnes of metals and plastics, saving 19 million tonnes of carbon from entering the Earth’s atmosphere, diverting waste from landfill and protecting resources and habitats.

In return for all they do, we do everything we can to create an environment of belonging, value, support and growth, underpinned by our company values of We Care and We Do.

• We Care
  • Integrity – our people are respectful and honest.
  • Trust – our people are collaborative and genuine.
• We Do
  • Accountable – our people are determined and responsible.
  • Innovative – our people have a growth mind‑set and are progressive.

We operate a strict Preferred Supplier List (PSL) and do not accept speculative CVs. Any unsolicited CVs will not be considered.