Lead Engineer North Yorkshire

Lead Engineer

Salary – Up to £55k
• Location – York
• Shift Pattern – Monday to Friday, 40 Hours Per Week

This is a fantastic opportunity for a Lead Engineer to join an FMCG manufacturer based in York. The role involves overseeing the maintenance and upkeep of all machinery, services, utilities, and site infrastructure. You will also play a key role in enhancing engineering performance, improving reliability, and leading continuous improvement initiatives across the site.

• Coordinate and execute the Planned Preventative Maintenance program, ensuring all engineering tasks are completed efficiently to maximise equipment reliability and uptime.
• Deliver the site engineering maintenance strategy, driving continuous improvement initiatives to enhance productivity, quality standards, and overall operational performance.
• Provide technical support for fault‑finding activities, both on‑site and remotely, ensuring rapid resolution of issues affecting production or engineering systems.
• Ensure full compliance with health, safety, food safety, and legal requirements, implementing safe systems of work and maintaining a safe environment.
• Manage engineering assets, including stores, contractors, permits to work, and multi‑skilled engineering teams while controlling budgets effectively and meeting targets.
• Support and lead engineering projects across full lifecycle, including planning, execution, reporting, and ensuring delivery aligns with business objectives and timelines.
• Train, mentor, and develop engineering team members and apprentices, facilitating knowledge transfer and building team capability while supporting business continuity and flexibility.

• Proven experience within FMCG or food manufacturing environments.
• Experience in a similar role, such as engineering team leader, engineering supervisor, maintenance lead, engineering shift manager, or maintenance supervisor.
• Strong mechanical and electrical engineering skills with dual‑skilled capability, supported by hands‑on experience in maintenance and fault‑finding activities.
• Relevant qualifications such as NVQ Level 3, City & Guilds, or ONC/HNC in engineering, plus completed advanced or food engineering apprenticeship.
• Knowledge of food safety standards including HACCP, BRC compliance, and Level 3 Food Safety certification within a regulated manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated analytical thinking, problem‑solving capability, and experience conducting root cause analysis to eliminate recurring engineering or operational issues.
• Strong communication and leadership skills, with ability to mentor teams, transfer knowledge, and drive continuous improvement initiatives across engineering operations. Experience developing apprentices would be a big advantage.