Engineering Lead

Lead Engineer £53,000 + Benefits Monday-Friday Days Gloucestershire An established food manufacturing business is looking to appoint a Lead Engineer to take ownership of the engineering function at one of its production sites. Reporting directly to the Site Manager, you''ll lead a team of engineers, drive engineering performance, manage budgets and projects, and play a key role in improving site reliability and compliance. The Role Lead, motivate and develop a team of five engineers. Develop and implement the site''s engineering strategy. Drive improvements across engineering KPIs including breakdown reduction, PPM completion and maintenance expenditure. Manage the engineering budget and control departmental spend. Ensure a robust planned preventative maintenance programme is in place and continuously improved. Take ownership of the site''s CMMS, ensuring all maintenance activities are accurately recorded and managed. Ensure engineering legal compliance across all statutory inspections, plant systems and duty holder responsibilities. Manage engineering stores and contractor performance. Deliver reactive maintenance standards whilst driving a proactive maintenance culture. Develop and manage CAPEX projects, equipment upgrades and future engineering investment. Work closely with production and senior management to improve operational performance and minimise downtime. Provide technical support and remain hands-on when required. The Person Engineering qualification ..... full job details .....