Lead engineer Work, Jobs in Rushden, Nth (with Salaries)

Lead Engineer
Weetabix —Burton Latimer
- Full-time
- Maintenance
- Continuous improvement
- Training & development
- Annual leave
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Lead Strategic Cost Engineer
Anglian Water Services Ltd —Peterborough
- Up to £67,000 a year
- Full-time
- Engineering
- Analysis skills
- Continuous improvement
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
Concession Manager
Ribble Cycles —Rushden
- £30,000 a year
- Temporary
- In-person
- Retail management
- Leadership
- Store discount
- Health & wellbeing programme
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13h
Depot Manager
BAM Construction —Wellingborough
- Presentation skills
- SharePoint
- Leadership
Engineering Lead
Anglian Water Services Ltd —Peterborough
- £85,000 a year
- Full-time
- No degree
- Mentoring
- Leadership
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
Warehouse First Line Manager
GXO Logistics —Rushden
- Up to £33,259.20 a year
- Full-time
- Analysis skills
- Continuous improvement
- Leadership
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
10d
Proposals Manager
BAM Nuttall —Wellingborough
- Team management
- Travel
- Business
11d
IT Service Lead Engineer
HBP Group —Peterborough
- £60,000 - £70,000 a year
- Full-time
- Continuous improvement
- Travel
- Leadership
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10d
Lead Software Engineer
Data Idols —Milton Keynes
- £75,000 - £80,000 a year
- Hybrid work
- Azure
- Mentoring
- Software development
- Employee discount
Maintenance Manager
Eurokey Recycling Group —Corby
- £48,000 - £51,000 a year
- Full-time
- Continuous improvement
- Team management
- Leadership
- Free parking
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1d
Product Manager – Portfolio & Projects
U-POL Limited —Wellingborough
- Analysis skills
- Project management
- No degree
Quick apply
Senior Structural Engineer
Thiink Property —Peterborough
- £40,000 - £60,000 a year
- AutoCAD
- Civil engineering
- Engineering
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11d
Senior Operations Coordinator
RSP UK —Bedford
- £32,000 - £34,000 a year
- Full-time
- Supervising experience
- Continuous improvement
- Team management
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18h
Lead Plant Fitter
Wellingborough —Wellingborough
- Full-time
- Mentoring
- Training & development
- Employee discount
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7d
Senior Software Engineer
Equiniti —Woburn
- £115,000 - £130,000 a year
- Full-time
- Computer Science
- Engineering
- English
- Work from home
Operations Project Engineer- Water Recycling
Anglian Water Services Ltd —Bedford
- From £47,345 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Organisational skills
- Communication skills
Service Manager Plant & Equipment
BAM Construction —Wellingborough
- Management
- Maintenance
- Continuous improvement
Head of Operations
GXO Logistics —Northampton
- Up to £80,000 a year
- Full-time
- IT
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
Mobile Plant Mechanic
BAM Construction —Wellingborough
- Maintenance
- Continuous improvement
- Mentoring
Maintenance Manager
Hilton —Towcester
- £35,000 - £37,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hotel
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Annual leave

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Lead Engineer

Weetabix -
Burton Latimer

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Job details

Full-time

Benefits

Annual leave
Company pension
Enhanced paternity leave

Qualifications

Reactive maintenance implementation
Technical troubleshooting
Resource allocation planning
Machinery breakdown fault-finding
Mentoring junior staff
Maintenance
Breakdown recovery
Technical support
CMMS
Food safety and hygiene regulations
Continuous improvement
Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) implementation
Professional development mentoring
Permit-to-work compliance
Training & development
Root cause analysis
Learning and development within manufacturing industry
Leadership
Planned maintenance

Full job description

At Weetabix, we believe that diverse teams drive better ideas, stronger decisions, and a more inclusive workplace for everyone. We’re committed to building an organisation where people from all walks of life feel they belong—where different voices, experiences, and backgrounds are valued and respected.

Interview process: 2 Stage Interview Process
Working pattern: 24/7 Panama Shift Pattern

We’re happy to make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process. Just let us know how we can support you.

Weetabix is on an exciting growth journey, and many of the opportunities we are recruiting for are newly created roles. These positions reflect our investment in people, capabilities and innovation as we continue to build for the future.

The Recipe (About the Role)

As a Lead Engineer, you will provide day-to-day engineering leadership for a manufacturing shift, ensuring equipment and processes run safely, reliably, and efficiently. Working closely with a team of multi-skilled engineers, you will coordinate planned maintenance, respond to breakdowns, and support strong shift performance.

Balancing hands-on technical expertise with people leadership, you will support skills development, uphold high engineering standards, and ensure maintenance is delivered effectively. You will play a key role in maximising asset uptime, reducing downtime, and enabling the shift to consistently achieve production, safety, and quality targets.

Provide day-to-day coordination and assistance to a multi-skilled engineering team, prioritising workload to align with operational needs and maximise efficiency
Deploy engineering resource effectively, matching skills to tasks to minimise downtime, remove bottlenecks, and improve overall productivity
Aid team development through targets setting, performance reviews, coaching and structured development planning, including apprentices
Deliver hands-on technical assist, mitigating to breakdowns and assisting the resolution of priority issues to maintain safe and efficient operations
Prepare and contribute to shift reporting, including engineering updates, breakdown trends and impact on manufacturing performance
Ensure all engineering activity meets company standards and complies with Health and Safety, Food Safety, and statutory requirements
Manage Permit to Work processes, ensuring safe control of contractors, high-risk activities and maintenance work
Maintain accurate use of the Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS), ensuring high-quality data, timely job closure and effective use of maintenance history
Provide coaching and training to engineering and production colleagues, building capability and assisting long-term team development
Carry out additional tasks in line with the role, assisting wider business needs as required
Work across a fast-paced manufacturing environment, prioritising engineering barriers across multiple production facilities
Guide root cause investigations using methods such as Root Cause Analysis, Five Whys, and Failure Modes and Effects Analysis to deliver lasting corrective and preventive actions
Assist major breakdowns and technical issues, driving rapid fault resolution and reducing downtime
Partner with engineering and operational teams to improve reliability, performance, and continuous improvement

The Ingredients (What we need from you)

Key Know How:

Engineering maintenance expertise across mechanical, electrical and control systems in complex manufacturing
Experience developing engineering capability, including assisting teams and apprentices across maintenance and improvement activities
Proficient in Computerised Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS), using data to improve planning and inform outcomes
Clear insight of manufacturing operations and impact on Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), downtime, cost, quality and waste
Works jointly with production and engineering teams to align maintenance planning, scheduling and continuous improvement

Your Bowl of Perks (Benefits)

Competitive salary & Annual Flexible benefits

We offer a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your wellbeing, career, and life outside work.

Annual bonus
Double-matched pension scheme (up to 12% from us)
25 days annual leave increasing with service
Annual Salary review
Healthcare plan
Discounted Weetabix products

To support our employees, we also offer:

Continued investment in your personal development
We believe in balance, whether it's for family, rest or simply time for you. As well as your holiday entitlement, you can purchase up to 5 days of additional annual leave
Access to 24/7 counselling service (via Grocery Aid partnership)
The freedom of Flexible Work Opportunities
Enhanced Maternity / Paternity / Adoption Leave
Additional Time Off for Fertility Treatment and Neonatal Care
Working Parents Support Group
Fully stocked kitchens filled with our delicious products for you to enjoy

To learn more about life at Weetabix, visit our careers page: https://careers.weetabixfoodcompany.co.uk/

Please note: We benchmark roles based on your skills and experience, so we do not advertise fixed salary ranges.

Unfortunately, we are unable to provide sponsorship for this position; therefore, we are seeking candidates who do not require sponsorship.

We utilise our Preferred Agency Supplier Partners as and when we require additional support

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lead engineer jobs in rushden, nth

Lead Engineer

Lead Strategic Cost Engineer

Concession Manager

Depot Manager

Engineering Lead

Warehouse First Line Manager

Proposals Manager

IT Service Lead Engineer

Lead Software Engineer

Maintenance Manager

Product Manager – Portfolio & Projects

Senior Structural Engineer

Senior Operations Coordinator

Lead Plant Fitter

Senior Software Engineer

Operations Project Engineer- Water Recycling

Service Manager Plant & Equipment

Head of Operations

Mobile Plant Mechanic

Maintenance Manager

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