Senior Engineer — Lead Plant & Equipment Maintenance

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

Benefits offered by this job

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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

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.