Lead Engineer (Electrical) Salary: £45,000–£55,000 depending on experience Hours: Monday–Friday, 37.5 hours (approx. 07:30 start, flexible) Location: Sheffield Benefits: Healthcare, pension, 33 days holiday incl. banks, ongoing development Want a role where you shape the reliability and future of a growing manufacturing site? This Lead Engineer position is a mix of hands-on engineering and leading a small electrical team. With major site investment already underway — including two new furnaces commissioned this year — this is your chance to drive reliability, strengthen the PM regime, and help push a key site through a full transformation phase. You’ll have ownership, influence, and the freedom to make things better. And you’ll be the go-to electrical expert on a site that needs someone practical, proactive and positive. What You’ll Be Doing – Lead Engineer (Electrical) • Leading day-to-day maintenance activities with a strong focus on planned maintenance and improving plant reliability. • Supporting reactive breakdown work when needed — diagnosing faults and getting equipment back online quickly. • Managing and developing two Day Electrical Technicians, plus supporting the wider team of day and shift engineers. • Building, developing and delivering an effective PM regime through the new CMMS (Agility). • Taking ownership of shutdown plans and maintenance during planned outages. • Driving standards in safety, housekeeping, part control and 6S. • Working across critical kit including VIM, VAR, ESR, heat-treatment furnaces and other heavy manufacturing plant. • Leading continuous improvement activities such as RCA and problem-solving reviews. • Identifying, specifying and ordering parts while ensuring correct stock management. • Making sound engineering decisions on priorities, plant condition, and risk. • Supporting OEM engineers and managing contractors. • Ensuring departmental KPIs are achieved and reliability continues to improve. What We’re Looking For – The Ideal Lead Engineer (Electrical) • Strong electrical background with an engineering qualification or recognised apprenticeship. • Experience within an industrial or heavy manufacturing environment. • Confident fault-finding skills across electrical, mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic systems. • Comfortable balancing leadership (around 70%) with hands-on work (around 30%). • Someone who takes ownership, communicates well and brings a solutions-first mindset. • Experience with CMMS, PPM and continuous improvement processes. • A steady, reliable engineer who can influence, engage and raise standards. • Flexible attitude — during shutdowns you’ll be fully involved, but outside of that the role allows good give-and-take. Why Join? • A site in transformation with major investment — your work will directly shape the future state. • A leadership role with autonomy, influence and visibility. • Strong team culture and supportive management. • Bonus scheme and a stable weekday shift with TOIL instead of forced overtime. If you want a role where your decisions genuinely matter, this is it. Apply today to find out more.