Full job descriptionLEAD MAINTENANCE ENGINEERJob Title: Lead Maintenance Engineer
Location: Normanton
Salary: £46,397
Shift: Days (1 in 4 weeks back shift)
The RoleWe are offering an exciting opportunity for an experienced Lead Maintenance Engineer to join a modern, highly automated manufacturing facility. This is a hands-on leadership role, ideal for an engineer who enjoys leading by example while driving reliability, continuous improvement, and engineering best practice.
Working within a fast-paced production environment, you will provide technical leadership to the engineering team while carrying out planned preventative maintenance, fault finding, and breakdown support across a range of automated production equipment. You will play a key role in improving equipment reliability, minimising downtime, supporting continuous improvement initiatives, and ensuring engineering standards are maintained.
Sector: Manufacturing / Factory Maintenance
Essential Requirements*Proven maintenance engineering experience within an industrial manufacturing environment.
*Experience leading, supervising, or mentoring maintenance engineers.
*Strong hands-on experience with planned, reactive, and breakdown maintenance.
*Excellent fault-finding and diagnostic skills.
*Recognised engineering qualification (Mechanical, Electrical or Multi-Skilled).
*Experience working on automated manufacturing equipment.
Desirable Skills*Previous experience as a Lead Engineer, Senior Maintenance Engineer, Engineering Supervisor, or Team Leader.
*Electrical fault-finding and PLC diagnostic experience.
*Experience driving continuous improvement and equipment reliability initiatives.
*Experience working within a UK manufacturing environment.
What’s on Offer*Opportunity to join a market-leading manufacturing business with continued investment in automation and technology.
*A hands-on leadership role with genuine career progression opportunities.
*Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package, including pension, life assurance, and gym membership.
*Ongoing training, technical development, and support for career progression.
If you are an experienced Maintenance Engineer looking to step into a leadership role, or an existing Lead Engineer seeking your next challenge, we would like to hear from you.
For further details, please contact Consultant Name at Pioneer Selection.
As a registered candidate with Pioneer Selection Ltd, you will automatically become eligible for our referral scheme, offering £250 for every candidate successfully placed in permanent employment following your recommendation. Terms and conditions apply.