Shift Maintenance Lead Engineer
3 months ago
Blackpool
️ Maintenance Lead – FMCG/Food Manufacturing Location: Blackpool Salary: £63k + Benefits + Bonus Hours: Continental shifts days and nights Are you a driven Maintenance Lead Engineer with a strong background in food manufacturing or FMCG? Do you have a passion for motivating teams, delivering performance, and driving continuous improvement? If so, this could be the ideal opportunity for you. About the Role: We are seeking an experienced Maintenance shift Lead Engineer to lead a multi-skilled engineering team within a high-paced production environment. This role is critical to ensuring uptime, maintaining safety standards, and embedding a culture of CI and lean practices across the department. ✅ Key Responsibilities: Lead a team of engineers, driving accountability, performance, and engagement. Promote a safety-first culture and ensure compliance with IOSH and H&S regulations. Collaborate with production, quality, and CI teams to identify opportunities for improvement. Report on KPIs and contribute to strategic planning and budget management. Ideal Candidate Profile: Apprentice trained with a minimum of an HNC in Engineering (electrical or mechanical). Proven experience as a Maintenance Lead Engineer within a food or FMCG manufacturing environment. Strong working knowledge of automation systems, conveyors, packaging machinery, and production lines. Demonstrates a proactive and safety-conscious mindset, ideally holding an IOSH qualification. Strong leadership skills – able to motivate and inspire engineering teams. Experienced in driving CI/Lean manufacturing initiatives (5S, root cause analysis, Kaizen, etc.). Why Join Us? A supportive, progressive culture focused on development and results. Opportunities to shape and improve site engineering strategy. Work in a collaborative environment with an emphasis on safety, quality, and innovation. Ready to lead, develop, and make a difference? Apply now to take the next step in your maintenance leadership career