Lead Maintenance Engineer

Lead Maintenance Engineer

Wisbech

Monday-Friday Days + Weekend On-Call Cover

£50,000

Our client is a leading distribution organisation, that is part of a global group with facilities throughout the UK. Due to internal growth within the site they are looking for a Lead Maintenance Engineer to work hands-on with the team and lead the engineering operation.

Role & Responsibilities:

• Provide electrical & mechanical support & repairs for all automated materials handling systems
• Carry out PPM's, reactive maintenance & project work
• Leading a team of 5 engineers on site
• Responsible for MHE equipment, facilities, building services, refrigeration, site services
• Dealing with motors, electrical, contactors, gearboxes, hydraulics, pneumatics, relays, electronics
• Carry out staff appraisals, training, disciplinaries, reviews, holiday management
• Accident and incident investigations
• Ordering and management of spare parts & suppliers
• PPM planning & scheduling, workload allocation
• Out of hours support - on-call weekends when needed

Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

• Ideally be a multi-skilled engineer
• Must have worked as a maintenance lead / supervisor / team leader previously
• Strong character, with excellent leadership traits
• Qualified to minimum NVQ Level 3 in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering
• Ideally apprenticeship trained
• Must have worked in some form of automated environment
• Happy working at heights - up to 32 metres on some retrieval cranes
• Comfortable working in cold and some freezer storage ( -22 degrees ) conditions
• Strong electrical & mechanical fault finding and problem solving skills
• Experienced in working on conveyors, rollers, stackers, refrigeration, chillers, site services
• PLC - electrical fault finding skills
• Be an open character and team player, willing to help in all areas across the site

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