Lead Maintenance Engineer

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.

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.

• 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

• 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

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.