Senior Maintenance Lead Engineer — Plant Reliability

Comton Group; Darwen; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Comton Group, a leading engineering and manufacturing specialist in stainless steel products, is seeking a Maintenance Lead Engineer to manage hands-on mechanical maintenance and drive reliability improvements on site.

You will lead preventative maintenance, diagnose faults, read engineering drawings and collaborate with production teams to minimise downtime and ensure safe, efficient operation.

Qualifications

• A recognised mechanical engineering qualification, apprenticeship or equivalent practical experience.
• Significant experience in mechanical maintenance within a manufacturing or industrial environment.
• Strong mechanical fault-finding and diagnostic skills.
• Extensive experience with preventative and reactive maintenance.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings.
• Strong understanding of mechanical systems, machinery and industrial equipment.
• Experience leading maintenance teams and driving improvements.
• Proactive approach to identifying and resolving problems.

Responsibilities

• Leading and carrying out planned preventative and reactive mechanical maintenance.
• Diagnosing mechanical faults and identifying root causes of equipment failures.
• Repairing, maintaining and improving production machinery and associated equipment.
• Taking a lead role in responding to breakdowns and minimising production downtime.
• Supporting the installation, commissioning and modification of machinery.
• Providing technical guidance and support to other members of the maintenance team.
• Identifying opportunities to improve equipment reliability, efficiency and performance.
• Maintaining accurate records of maintenance activities, repairs and equipment performance.
• Working closely with production and engineering colleagues to resolve maintenance issues.
• Supporting maintenance projects, upgrades and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensuring all maintenance work is completed in accordance with health, safety and environmental requirements.
• Taking ownership of maintenance issues and seeing them through to effective resolution.

Skills

Fault diagnosis

Preventative maintenance

Reactive maintenance

Reading engineering drawings

Team leadership

Hydraulic & pneumatic systems

Problem solving

Education

Mechanical engineering qualification or apprenticeship

Job description

Comton Group, a leading engineering and manufacturing specialist in stainless steel products, is seeking a Maintenance Lead Engineer to manage hands-on mechanical maintenance and drive reliability improvements on site.

You will lead preventative maintenance, diagnose faults, read engineering drawings and collaborate with production teams to minimise downtime and ensure safe, efficient operation.