Lead Technician

Job Title: Lead Maintenance Engineer

Location: Normanton

Salary: £46,397

Shift: Days (1 in 4 weeks back shift)

We are offering an exciting opportunity for an experienced Lead Maintenance Engineer to join a modern, highly automated manufacturing facility. This is a hands-on leadership role, ideal for an engineer who enjoys leading by example while driving reliability, continuous improvement, and engineering best practice.

Working within a fast-paced production environment, you will provide technical leadership to the engineering team while carrying out planned preventative maintenance, fault finding, and breakdown support across a range of automated production equipment. You will play a key role in improving equipment reliability, minimising downtime, supporting continuous improvement initiatives, and ensuring engineering standards are maintained.

Sector: Manufacturing / Factory Maintenance

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• Proven maintenance engineering experience within an industrial manufacturing environment.
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• Experience leading, supervising, or mentoring maintenance engineers.
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• Strong hands-on experience with planned, reactive, and breakdown maintenance.
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• Excellent fault-finding and diagnostic skills.
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• Recognised engineering qualification (Mechanical, Electrical or Multi-Skilled).
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• Experience working on automated manufacturing equipment.
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• Previous experience as a Lead Engineer, Senior Maintenance Engineer, Engineering Supervisor, or Team Leader.
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• Electrical fault-finding and PLC diagnostic experience.
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• Experience driving continuous improvement and equipment reliability initiatives.
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• Experience working within a UK manufacturing environment.
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• Opportunity to join a market-leading manufacturing business with continued investment in automation and technology.
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• A hands-on leadership role with genuine career progression opportunities.
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• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package, including pension, life assurance, and gym membership.
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• Ongoing training, technical development, and support for career progression.
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If you are an experienced Maintenance Engineer looking to step into a leadership role, or an existing Lead Engineer seeking your next challenge, we would like to hear from you.

For further details, please contact Consultant Name at Pioneer Selection.

As a registered candidate with Pioneer Selection Ltd, you will automatically become eligible for our referral scheme, offering £250 for every candidate successfully placed in permanent employment following your recommendation. Terms and conditions apply.