Lead maintenance engineer

Location: NorthamptonSalary: £55,000Shift: Days and Nights

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a 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.

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• Support the engineering team in planned, reactive, and breakdown maintenance
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• Electrical and PLC fault finding on automated machinery
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• Respond to breakdowns and drive root cause analysis
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• Ensure safe, efficient maintenance operations
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• Drive continuous improvement and reliability initiatives
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• Mentor and develop junior engineers
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• Electrical bias with industrial maintenance experience
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• Strong PLC fault-finding experience
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• Must come from an Automated Factory or Industrial Manufacturing Background
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• Recognised engineering qualification (NVQ Level 3 or equivalent)
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• Experience in manufacturing or industrial environments
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• Proactive, hands-on approach
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• Team player with leadership capability
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• FMCG or automated manufacturing background
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• Ex-Armed Forces engineers encouraged
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• £55,000 salary with regular reviews
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• Days and nights shift pattern
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• State-of-the-art, fully automated facility
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• OEM and specialist training opportunities
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• Private healthcare and pension
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• Clear progression into senior/management roles
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Commutable from: Kettering, Thrapston, Wellingborough, Corby

For further details, contact Adem Halil at Pioneer Selection