Salary: £58k per year
Reference: 66623
Location: Northampton
Salary: £58,000
Shift: Days and Nights
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Lead Maintenance Engineer (Electrical Bias) to join a market-leading FMCG manufacturing business in Northampton. This hands-on role offers long-term job security, structured training, and clear progression within a highly automated, modern facility.
You will lead a skilled engineering team, maintaining and improving automated production machinery, ensuring maximum efficiency, reliability, and uptime across the site.
- Lead and support the engineering team in planned, reactive, and breakdown maintenance
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Electrical and PLC fault finding on automated machinery
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Respond to breakdowns and drive root cause analysis
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Ensure safe, efficient maintenance operations
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Drive continuous improvement and reliability initiatives
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Mentor and develop junior engineers
- Electrical bias with industrial maintenance experience
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Strong PLC fault-finding experience
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Planned, reactive, and breakdown maintenance experience
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Recognised engineering qualification (NVQ Level 3 or equivalent)
- Experience in manufacturing or industrial environments
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Proactive, hands-on approach
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Team player with leadership capability
- FMCG or automated manufacturing background
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Ex-Armed Forces engineers encouraged
- £58,000 salary with regular reviews
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Days and nights shift pattern
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State-of-the-art, fully automated facility
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OEM and specialist training opportunities
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Private healthcare and pension
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Clear progression into senior/management roles
Commutable from: Kettering, Thrapston, Wellingborough, Corby
For further details, contact Adem Halil at Pioneer Selection 07458162400
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