Lead Maintenance Engineer – Sittingbourne (ME10 3NB)
£55,918 (including shift allowance) plus overtime & benefits. 42 hours per week, 4 on – 4 off, rotating days & nights, 6am to 6pm shift pattern.
Responsibilities
Your main responsibilities will be to lead a team of two engineers on shift, ensuring the continuous running of the production process by eliminating downtime through a safe and logical approach to fault finding and maintenance of equipment. You and your team will work on various types of equipment, including complex hydraulic, pneumatic, and electrical/electronic control systems.
You will be responsible for carrying out a range of planned and reactive engineering activities on site.
Key Skills & Qualifications
* Electrical and/or mechanical qualifications (time‑served apprenticeship)
* 3+ years' experience operating in a medium/large automated manufacturing operation
* Experience leading an engineering team preferred but not essential
* Good understanding of current environmental and health & safety issues and knowledge of regulatory requirements
* Experience in electrical fault finding, defect rectification, and routine maintenance activities
* Ability to interrogate/understand maintenance problems to provide accurate plant condition information and recommendations
* Excellent communication skills, dealing with operatives, team leaders from both maintenance and production
* PLC and VSD knowledge is advantageous
* Previous experience in mechanical fitting, hydraulics, and pneumatics
Benefits
* 34 days per annum (inclusive of bank holidays)
* Training and development opportunities
* Company uniform
* Free onsite parking
* Health care cash plan – support with dental, optical, prescription costs, and more
* Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption pay and leave
* Cycle to work scheme
* Employee discount on Marshalls products
* Life assurance
Equal Opportunities
Whoever you are and whatever your background, at Marshalls you'll find a fair and supportive workplace. We are committed to ensuring equal opportunities for everyone and want our team to reflect the diverse nature of society and the communities we serve.
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