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Maintenance Supervisor / Team Lead
Job Posted: 10 days ago
Salary: £ 55,000 - 60,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Manchester
Expire in: 17 days
Job Description
Location; Manchester
We are working with a specialist UK chemical manufacturing business operating within the industrial chemicals and process manufacturing sector, supplying products into a range of industrial and commercial applications. The site operates a continuous process environment with a strong focus on safety, compliance, reliability and operational efficiency.
This is a great opportunity for an Electrically Qualified Maintenance Engineer to join the site in Manchester, with the added opportunity to take a lead role in building and developing a small engineering team. You will be joining at a key stage of site development where engineering capability and leadership structure are being strengthened.
The role sits within a process-heavy environment involving chemical mixing and utilities systems, including vacuum systems, steam systems, pumps, pipework and process control equipment. This is a hands-on role with added responsibility for supporting team development and driving engineering standards across the site.
This position would suit an electrically biased Maintenance Engineer from a chemical, process, pharmaceutical or industrial manufacturing background, who is looking to step into a more senior or leadership-focused role while still remaining technically hands-on.
responsibilities of a maintenance engineer:
Carry out planned preventative and reactive maintenance across chemical process equipment
Lead and support maintenance activities across electrical, mechanical and process systems
Diagnose and repair electrical faults across plant and process equipment
Maintain and troubleshoot vacuum systems, steam systems, pumps, pipework and mixing vessels
Support installation, commissioning and modification of new and existing equipment
Take a lead role in developing and building a small engineering team on site
Work closely with production and operations teams to maximise uptime and reliability
Ensure all maintenance activity is completed in line with strict health, safety and permit-to-work systems
Support continuous improvement and reliability initiatives across the site
skills & qualifications of a maintenance engineer:
Electrically qualified Engineer (NVQ Level 3 / HNC / HND or equivalent)
Strong electrical maintenance background within a process or manufacturing environment
Experience within chemical, pharmaceutical, food or industrial processing environments
Strong fault-finding skills across electrical systems and process equipment
Experience with pumps, valves, pipework and rotating equipment
Understanding of steam and vacuum systems (desirable)
Ability to read engineering drawings and P&IDs
Leadership potential or previous experience leading small teams (desirable)
Strong communication and problem-solving skills
benefits of a maintenance engineer:
Basic Salary £55,000- £60,000
Opportunity to lead and develop a small engineering team
Stable long-term role within a specialist chemical manufacturing site
Hands-on technical role with leadership responsibility
Training and development opportunities
Exposure to complex process systems and continuous improvement projects
Strong safety-led engineering culture
If you feel this Electrically Qualified Maintenance Engineer / Team Leader role is right for you, please contact Maintech Recruitment for more information or click apply.
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