Lead Maintenance Engineer

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Are you a Lead Maintenance Engineer or a Senior Maintenance Engineer looking to join a busy Food Manufacturing company based in Manchester? You will be working (2D,2N 4 off) offering a salary of c£61k. As a Lead Maintenance Engineer you will be apprentice trained and have experience of working within the food/FMCG industry. This food manufacturing business has invested millions of pounds on new cutting edge machinery and are currently running a number of projects, one involving an upgrade on their workshop.

The Role

  • Lead, mentor and develop a team of 2 Engineers
  • Allocate workload and ensure efficient use of site resource
  • Supervise and participate in planned maintenance and repair on food manufacturing equipment
  • Ensure all Maintenance activities are logged and documented accurately
  • Check completed works and verify that the repaired equipment is in a sound and safe operational condition
  • Identify and implement improvements to enhance equipment performance and reliability
  • Ensure all work is carried out in compliance with health and safety regulations
  • Prepare and present reports on engineering activities and performance metrics
  • Provide the Engineering Manager and planner with required records and paperwork of all completed jobs
  • Manage contractor works in line with agreed engineering procedures

Suitable Candidate

  • Apprentice trained Maintenance Engineer
  • Multi Skilled – either bias
  • Experience of working within a food manufacturing facility is advantageous
  • Experience of maintaining food manufacturing equipment
  • Strong communication skills
  • Ability to drive the team forward

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Company: Advanced Engineering
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Location: Stretford
Job Description:

Are you a Lead Maintenance Engineer or a Senior Maintenance Engineer looking to join a busy Food Manufacturing company based in Manchester? You will be working (2D,2N 4 off) offering a salary of c£61k. As a Lead Maintenance Engineer you will be apprentice trained and have experience of working within the food/FMCG industry. This food manufacturing business has invested millions of pounds on new cutting edge machinery and are currently running a number of projects, one involving an upgrade on their workshop.

The Role

  • Lead, mentor and develop a team of 2 Engineers
  • Allocate workload and ensure efficient use of site resource
  • Supervise and participate in planned maintenance and repair on food manufacturing equipment
  • Ensure all Maintenance activities are logged and documented accurately
  • Check completed works and verify that the repaired equipment is in a sound and safe operational condition
  • Identify and implement improvements to enhance equipment performance and reliability
  • Ensure all work is carried out in compliance with health and safety regulations
  • Prepare and present reports on engineering activities and performance metrics
  • Provide the Engineering Manager and planner with required records and paperwork of all completed jobs
  • Manage contractor works in line with agreed engineering procedures

Suitable Candidate

  • Apprentice trained Maintenance Engineer
  • Multi Skilled – either bias
  • Experience of working within a food manufacturing facility is advantageous
  • Experience of maintaining food manufacturing equipment
  • Strong communication skills
  • Ability to drive the team forward

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Posted: May 1st, 2026