Job Description
Lead Engineer - Manufacturing Location: Milton Keynes / Leighton Buzzard / Luton / Hemel Hempstead / Aylesbury Salary: £55,000 per annum Hours: Monday - Friday Days No Weekends No Overtime The Opportunity We are currently recruiting for an experienced Lead Engineer to join an established and successful manufacturing business specialising in the production of high-quality packaging for the food and pharmaceutical industries. This is an excellent opportunity for a skilled, hands-on Engineer with previous leadership experience to take responsibility for a small engineering team, providing technical guidance, day-to-day support and engineering direction across a busy manufacturing operation. The successful candidate will ideally have an electrical engineering background, although applications from mechanically biased Engineers with sound electrical knowledge and experience will also be considered. Reporting directly to the Engineering Manager, you will play a key role in maintaining plant reliability, improving equipment performance, supporting production and developing the capabilities of the engineering team. Key Responsibilities Lead, manage and support a team of five Engineers, providing day-to-day guidance and technical direction. Carry out hands-on mechanical, electrical and electronic maintenance and repair work. Ensure all planned preventative maintenance (PPM) activities are completed effectively and on schedule. Diagnose faults, troubleshoot machinery and implement ..... full job details .....