Lead Maintenance Engineer Preston Lancashire area needed for hands on and leadership role in production/ factory - must come from a process or manufacturing background needed for a state of the art production facility that has an impeccable reputation and a very friendly culture and strong teamwork ethic.

The company invest heavily in their staff and sites with world leading technology/ machinery and training.

Lead Maintenance Engineer Preston will be 4 on 4 off off 12 hour DAYS ONLY

Lead Maintenance Engineer up to £57k plus pension, holidays and other perks.

As a Lead Maintenance Engineer this company offer extra training and career progression with exciting growth plans.

Lead Maintenance Engineer duties;

Set the shift up
Lead engineers on shift
Ensure KPI's are met
Be able to a take lead on decision making and problem solving
Report to Engineering Director
Reactive and planned maintenance of production machinery across the whole site and process plant
Working on project related work
Be multi skilled electrical and mechanical 60/40 either way
Help to improve machinery and efficiency
Fault find on machinery and repair
Used to working with pumps, motors, etc.
Keep downtime to minimumRequirements for Lead Maintenance Engineer

A formal engineering electrical or mechanical qualification to at least City & Guilds level 2, NVQ level 3 or equivalent with corresponding practical experience.
Good working knowledge of automated systems/ production machinery
From a manufacturing background
Mechanical and Electrical proven experienceLead Maintenance Engineer role is commutable from Preston, Manchester, Wigan, Southport, Blackburn, Eccleston, Kirkham, Ormskirk and other parts of Lancashire and Greater Manchester.

Application Process

If you have the above skills and wish to be considered for this Maintenance Technician position or find out more details then please contact Simon on (phone number removed) or submit your CV to (url removed) or simply click apply below.

Proactive (about us)

Specialising in FMCG Manufacturing, with an additional growing presence across pharmaceutical, injection moulding and household care. Proactive's FMCG division is broken into four niche and specialist teams; Engineering, Operations (Technical, Production) and Senior Appointments.

Operating from a network of offices, covering London, Surrey, Birmingham, Manchester and USA Proactive supply permanent and contract workforce to clients nationwide. Utilising a long track record of successful partnerships, we understand the challenges that you currently face, working alongside you to find the right role.

I will endeavour to contact all applicants however if you do not hear from me within two weeks then unfortunately you have been unsuccessful.

Proactive Global is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Proactive Global is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy