Senior Engineer

Johnsons Workwear; Little Hulton; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Share Save Scheme

Employee wellness programme

Company pension scheme

Life assurance

Award-winning training academy

Job summary

Johnsons Workwear is seeking a Senior Engineer to lead the Engineering Department and oversee maintenance, repair, and servicing of plant, buildings, and equipment. The role ensures operational reliability, compliance with legislation, and achievement of departmental targets.

You will manage the engineering team to support safe, efficient, and continuous production operations across mechanical, electrical, and building systems. Strong leadership and maintenance planning skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience leading an engineering department and overseeing maintenance of plant, buildings and equipment.
• Proven ability to manage maintenance planning, safety checks and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities

• Lead the engineering team and ensure activities support safe, efficient production operations.
• Address mechanical, electrical, plant and building issues promptly and effectively.
• Carry out safety checks and statutory testing as required.
• Ensure systems comply with current legislation and regulatory requirements.
• Develop and manage a planned preventative maintenance programme to maximise uptime.
• Monitor energy usage and report on consumption and efficiency.
• Advise on repairs, upgrades, new installations, and equipment replacement.
• Organise and oversee installation and commissioning of new process equipment.
• Produce maintenance plans, reports and accurate records as required.
• Recruit, train and develop engineering staff including performance reviews.
• Promote staff welfare and lead by example within the engineering team.
• Undertake ad-hoc duties to support operational needs.

Skills

Leadership

Maintenance management

Safety compliance

Team training

Problem solving

Job description

We are currently seeking a Senior Engineer to lead the Engineering Department and oversee the maintenance, repair, and servicing of plant, buildings, and equipment. This role is responsible for ensuring operational reliability, compliance with legislation, and the achievement of departmental performance targets.

The role

As Senior Engineer, you will have responsibility for managing the engineering team and ensuring engineering activities support safe, efficient, and continuous production operations.

• Ensuring all mechanical, electrical, plant, equipment, and building issues are addressed promptly and effectively
• Carrying out and overseeing safety checks and statutory testing as required
• Ensuring mechanical, electrical, and steam systems comply with current legislation and regulatory requirements
• Developing and managing a planned preventative maintenance programme to maximise equipment uptime and minimise downtime
• Monitoring energy usage and reporting on consumption and efficiency
• Advising on the most effective solutions for repairs, upgrades, new installations, and equipment replacement
• Organising and overseeing the installation and commissioning of new process equipment
• Producing maintenance plans, reports, and accurate records as required
• Recruiting, training, and developing engineering staff, including ongoing skills development and performance reviews
• Promoting staff welfare and leading by example within the engineering team
• Undertaking ad-hoc duties as required to support operational needs

What We Offer

• Access to a company Share Save Scheme
• Employee wellness programme
• Company pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Access to an award-winning training academy focused on technical and leadership development

About Us

Johnsons Workwear is one of the UK’s leading providers of textile service solutions, supplying thousands of customers across a wide range of industries — including food manufacturing, engineering, motor trade, healthcare, and specialist industrial environments.

Our customers range from large multinational organisations to independent family-run businesses, and we pride ourselves on delivering consistently high standards of service. We are independently reviewed by our customers each year and are recognised as a high-performing provider within our sector.

We are an employee-focused organisation, committed to developing our people and building strong engineering capability across the business.