Job Title: Lead Maintenance Engineer
Department: Engineering
Reporting to: Maintenance Manager
Location: Bridgwater
The Role
We are a rapidly growing, multi-site manufacturing business operating within a specialist sector, with a projected turnover exceeding £60M this year. As part of our continued expansion and investment in our production capabilities, we are seeking a Maintenance Lead Engineer to join our engineering team.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and deliver PPM activities
- Take a hands‑on role in executing and leading scheduled preventative maintenance across a variety of production equipment, ensuring optimal performance and reliability.
- Ensure safety and quality standards: adhere to all health & safety procedures, risk assessments, and safe systems of work, ensuring all maintenance is completed to a high standard and in compliance with relevant regulations.
- Support engineers and contractors: provide supervision, guidance, and technical support to both internal engineers and external contractors during maintenance activities.
- Safe equipment handover: carry out thorough post‑maintenance checks to ensure machinery is safe, fully operational, and ready for production. Complete all required documentation and handover processes.
- Identify and escape issues: proactively identify defects or potential risks, ensuring they are properly recorded and escalated for corrective action.
- Plan and prepare maintenance work: ensure all tools, materials, permits, and documentation are in place ahead of scheduled maintenance activities.
- Continuous improvement: work closely with the Maintenance Manager to refine and improve maintenance procedures and PPM instructions.
- Support wider engineering tasks: contribute to broader engineering activities including reactive maintenance, installations, and improvement projects as required.
Experience & Qualifications
- Strong mechanical and/or electrical maintenance background within a manufacturing or industrial environment
- Proven experience delivering PPM in a production setting
- Experience working with maintenance systems (e.g. CMMS)
- Good understanding of safe systems of work (LOTO, permits, isolations)
- NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) in Engineering
- Electrical qualifications (e.g. 18th Edition Wiring Regulations) desirable
- Inspection & Testing (e.g. C&G 2391) advantageous but not essential
- Experience with PLCs, automation, or control systems beneficial
Skills & Attributes
- Strong fault‑finding and problem‑solving ability
- Able to work independently and as part of a team
- Good planning and organisational skills
- Clear and effective communication with both technical and non‑technical stakeholders
Additional Information
This is a hands‑on leadership role within a growing organisation, offering the opportunity to influence maintenance standards and contribute to ongoing operational success.
Please apply if you have some or most of the skills and qualifications required.
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