Lead Engineer

Lead EngineerLocation: PeterboroughSalary: 50,000- 56,000Hours: 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 HandS, QA, and Management of Change processes- Focus on reducing downtime and improving plant efficiencyWhat You''ll Need- Strong engineering background in a manufacturing environment (food/FMCG preferred)- Experience as a Team Leader, Senior Engineer, or similar and ready to step up- Confident leading small teams and driving standards on shift- Good understanding of compliance, maintenance systems, and safety standards- Comfortable working with contractors and production teams- Strong fault-finding and problem-solving capability- IT literate ..... full job details .....