Are you an experienced maintenance manager looking for your next challenge — or an ambitious engineer ready to step into a broader management role?
Bioline is world-leading in biological plant protection, focusing on Macrobials. The Bioline team formulates, mass rears, and markets biological control organisms for high-value crop growers across Europe, Africa, and America. In short, we produce beneficial insects to control crop pests.
We are looking for an Engineering & Maintenance Lead to join our growing operation and take ownership of the engineering, maintenance, and facilities function across a unique and fast-paced production environment.
This is an opportunity to play a key role in maintaining and improving a live operational site where reliability, responsiveness, and continuous improvement are critical to success.
The Role
You’ll be responsible for ensuring the smooth running, maintenance, and continuous improvement of a wide range of specialist equipment and site systems, including:
- Growth chambers and environmental control systems
- Packaging and sachet-filling machinery
- Biomass boiler and heating systems
- HVAC and air conditioning
- Fire and safety systems
- Site utilities and infrastructure
Working closely with operations and production teams, you’ll help minimise downtime, improve reliability, and ensure the site operates safely and efficiently.
Depending on experience, the role may involve leading and developing the maintenance team or growing into that responsibility over time.
What We’re Looking For
We’re open-minded about background and experience and would welcome applications from:
Experienced Engineering & Maintenance Managers
You may already be leading a maintenance or engineering function within manufacturing, production, or industrial environments and be looking for a role where you can make a genuine impact.
Ambitious Engineers Ready to Progress
You may currently be a Maintenance Engineer who is ready to take the next step into leadership and wants the opportunity to build a long-term career.
You’ll Ideally Have
- Experience within a manufacturing, production, or industrial environment
- Strong mechanical engineering knowledge
- Electrical knowledge or qualifications would be advantageous
- Experience with maintenance planning and fault finding
- A proactive, hands-on approach to problem solving
- Good organisational and communication skills
- Experience creating or improving engineering processes and procedures would be beneficial
- Leadership or supervisory experience is desirable but not essential for developing candidates
- Degree in Engineering or equivalent vocational/technical qualification preferred
What You’ll Be Doing
- Managing planned and reactive maintenance activities
- Supporting operational continuity in a live production environment
- Developing preventative maintenance systems and engineering processes
- Managing contractors, servicing agreements, and compliance requirements
- Supporting Health & Safety and site compliance activities
- Creating documentation and procedures to improve site knowledge and reliability
- Driving continuous improvement across equipment and facilities
Why You’ll Love Working with Us:
- This is a varied and rewarding opportunity to join a business where engineering plays a vital role in operational success
- Join an open-minded, forward-thinking company that’s making a real difference
- Be part of a fun, supportive, and diverse team from around the world
- Enjoy opportunities for growth and learning in a dynamic environment
All ages and backgrounds welcome.
Additional Information
- Full-time permanent position
- Some out-of-hours support and occasional weekend working required
- Competitive salary dependent on experience
- Opportunity for progression and long-term development
To apply, please submit your CV and a short covering note outlining your experience and interest in the role.
Pay: £40,000.00-£55,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
