Lead Maintenance Engineer
Sittingbourne (ME10 3NB) • £57,596 (including shift allowance), overtime and benefits • 42 hours per week, 4 on‑4 off, rotating days & nights.
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. Shift pattern: 4 on‑4 off covering both days and nights, 6 am to 6 pm.
Qualifications and Experience
* Electrical and/or mechanical qualifications (time served apprenticeship)
* 3+ years’ experience operating in a medium/large automated manufacturing operation
* Experience leading an engineering team would be preferable, although not essential
* Good understanding of current environmental and health and safety issues and knowledge of associated 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/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
* Set shift patterns + overtime available
* 34 days per annum (inclusive of bank holidays)
* Guaranteed Christmas holidays
* Training and development opportunities
* 5 % employer‑matched pension scheme
* 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
* Retailer discounts
* Marshalls Wellbeing Centre
* Mobile phone discount for friends & family
* Share purchase scheme
* Life assurance
Equal Opportunities
Whoever you are and whatever your background, you’ll find a fair and supportive workplace. We’re committed to ensuring equal opportunities for everyone. We want our team to reflect the diverse nature of society and the communities we serve.
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