https://jobs.co.uk/job/lead-engineer-zest--25ddf615-048c-40c7-a0fe-7ced8e813ae5 RSS feed for Lead Engineer at Zest. en-gb Sun, 26 Apr 2026 06:59:36 GMT https://jobs.co.uk/job/lead-engineer-zest--25ddf615-048c-40c7-a0fe-7ced8e813ae5 https://jobs.co.uk/job/lead-engineer-zest--25ddf615-048c-40c7-a0fe-7ced8e813ae5 Sun, 19 Apr 2026 23:00:00 GMT Location: Peterborough | Salary: £50000 - £56000/annum Additional benefits | Type: Permanent | Lead Engineer Location: Peterborough Salary: -50,00056,000 Hours: Monday-Friday A hands-on Lead Engineer role within a fast-paced food manufacturing environment, ideal for a strong Team Leader or Senior Engineer looking to step up, taking ownership of site maintenance activity, reliability improvement, and engineering standards across the plant. Key Responsibilities - Lead planned and preventative maintenance across all production and site equipment - Ensure full statutory compliance and adherence to engineering standards - Drive reliability, uptime, and continuous improvement initiatives - Lead and develop a small multi-skilled engineering team - Manage contractors, maintenance spend, and basic procurement activity - Support breakdown response and long-term fault elimination - Produce routine maintenance performance updates and improvement actions - Support capital works and engineering projects from planning to delivery - Ensure compliance with H&S, QA, and Management of Change processes - Focus on reducing downtime and improving plant efficiency What You''ll Need - Strong engineering background in a manufacturing environment (food/FMCG preferred) - Experience as a Team Le... Permanent