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Lead Maintenance Engineer

Job Posted: 13 days ago

Salary: £ 50,000 - 53,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Bridgwater

Expire in: 15 days

Job Description

Lead Maintenance Engineer / Planned Preventative Maintenance Lead 
Bridgwater, Somerset 
Full-Time | Permanent 
Up to £53,000 DOE 
Mon - Friday - Day Based Role 
  
Join a Growing Manufacturing Business 
We're currently recruiting for a fast-growing, multi-site manufacturer (target £60M+ turnover) investing heavily in their people and equipment. As a result they are looking for a hands-on Lead Maintenance Engineer in a newly created role to ensure they are running safely, efficiently, and reliably. 
  
Key Responsibilities: 
·Lead and deliver hands-on PPM across production equipment 
·Ensure all maintenance is completed safely and to a high standard 
·Supervise engineers and contractors on-site 
·Carry out post-maintenance checks and safe equipment handovers 
·Identify and escalate faults and follow-up work 
·Plan PPMs (tools, parts, permits, resources) 
·Support continuous improvement of maintenance processes 
·Assist with reactive maintenance and engineering projects 
  
What We're Looking For 
·Strong mechanical and/or electrical maintenance background 
·Experience delivering PPMs in a manufacturing environment 
·Knowledge of CMMS systems 
·Solid understanding of LOTO, permits, and safe isolation 
·Strong fault-finding and problem-solving skills 
·Organised, proactive, and a strong team player

Qualifications 
·NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) in Engineering 
·18th Edition (BS 7671) 
·Electrical qualification (preferred) 
·2391 Inspection & Testing (desirable) 
·PLC/automation experience (advantageous) 

Benefits 
·22 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays 
(increasing by 1 day per year of service up to 25 days) 
·Guaranteed Christmas & New Year shutdown 
(a few days reserved from annual leave allowance) 
·Pension scheme (4% employer / 5% employee contribution) 
·Free on-site parking 
·On-site canteen 
·Access to Wellbeing 360 
·Cycle to Work (Bike2Work) scheme 
·Company uniform provided 
·Ongoing training and development opportunities 
·Career progression within a growing organisation 
  
Key Words: Planned Preventative Maintenance Lead, PPM Engineer Lead, Maintenance Lead Engineer, Lead Maintenance Engineer, Senior Maintenance Engineer, Maintenance Team Leader, Engineering Team Leader , Senior Multi-Skilled Engineer, Manufacturing Maintenance Lead, Production Maintenance Lead, Site Maintenance Lead

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