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Lead maintenance engineer

Job Posted: 3 hours ago

Salary: £ 58,000 - 58,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Northampton

Expire in: a month

Job Description

Lead Maintenance Engineer (Electrical Bias)

Location: Northampton
 Salary: £58,000
 Shift: Days and Nights

Job Role

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Lead Maintenance Engineer (Electrical Bias) to join a market-leading FMCG manufacturing business in Northampton. This hands-on role offers long-term job security, structured training, and clear progression within a highly automated, modern facility.

You will lead a skilled engineering team, maintaining and improving automated production machinery, ensuring maximum efficiency, reliability, and uptime across the site.

Key Responsibilities

Lead and support the engineering team in planned, reactive, and breakdown maintenance
Electrical and PLC fault finding on automated machinery
Respond to breakdowns and drive root cause analysis
Ensure safe, efficient maintenance operations
Drive continuous improvement and reliability initiatives
Mentor and develop junior engineers

Non-Negotiable Requirements

Electrical bias with industrial maintenance experience
Strong PLC fault-finding experience
Planned, reactive, and breakdown maintenance experience
Recognised engineering qualification (NVQ Level 3 or equivalent)

Additional Requirements

Experience in manufacturing or industrial environments
Proactive, hands-on approach
Team player with leadership capability

Desirable

FMCG or automated manufacturing background
Ex-Armed Forces engineers encouraged

Benefits

£58,000 salary with regular reviews
Days and nights shift pattern
State-of-the-art, fully automated facility
OEM and specialist training opportunities
Private healthcare and pension
Clear progression into senior/management roles

Location

Commutable from: Kettering, Thrapston, Wellingborough, Corby

For further details, contact Adem Halil at Pioneer Selection (phone number removed)

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