
Lead Maintenance Engineer
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Job Description
Salary: £42,000 - £60,000, depending on skills and experience
Company van
Full time, with flexibility for part-time
37 hours a week, permanent
Location: Grimsby and Kings Lynn
Private health care
Double-matched pension
Virtual GP service for you and your household
Life assurance at 8 times salary
Make Every Drop of Your Potential Count
What will you be doing?
The Lead Maintenance Engineer will play a pivotal role in the oversight and delivery of critical maintenance activities, with a particular focus on process safety critical tasks. The role is responsible for delivering a comprehensive maintenance programme across designated sites, including time-based, condition-based, and performance based interventions through the local maintenance teams and designated framework contractors, while driving improvements that reduce asset downtime and increase asset availability.
You will also play a key role in aligning planned work with local shutdowns to improve efficiency in the delivery of planned, condition-based, and performance-based maintenance activities. We are seeking an individual who thrives in a collaborative environment and possesses strong communication skills to effectively liaise with a wide range of teams.
You will:
- Drive improvements in the performance and efficiency of operational assets and maintenance activities within the assigned area.
- Ensure the effective day-to-day delivery of planned and reactive maintenance work.
- Own the design, development, and optimisation of Condition-Based Monitoring (CBM) routes and associated alerts.
- Ensure all safety critical equipment maintenance activities are completed on time and in line with compliance requirements.
- Provide mechanical and electrical technical support to Maintenance Managers and their teams. Lead and undertake project work within the area, including initiatives to reduce operating costs and optimise mechanical and electrical asset performance
What does it take to be a Lead Maintenance Engineer?
- Possess a NVQ Level 3/4 or equivalent in a relevant maintenance discipline is essential
- Proven practical experience of fault finding and improvement of mechanical and electrical assets through Planned Preventative Maintenance and strong Root Cause Analysis skills
- Good understanding of Contractor management and MOC policies and procedures
- Knowledge of Water Recycling processes and associated Health and Safety requirements knowledge is essential
- Experience using various IT programmes including SAP, IRIS and Power BI
- Flexible approach to work as the sites operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
- Ability to work autonomously
- Advocate of collaboration
- Forward thinking and pro-active individual
- Full UK driving license
As a valued employee, you’ll be entitled to:
Personal private health care
Life assurance (up to 8 x salary)
Personal accident cover (up to 5 x salary)
Double-matched pension (maximum 6% employee contribution)
26 days annual leave – rising with length of service and the ability to buy more
Excellent family friendly policies, such as 26 weeks full pay for maternity / adoption leave, as well as 4 weeks paid paternity / partner leave. Opportunity for shared parental pay
Bonus scheme
Flexible benefits to support your wellbeing and lifestyle.
If you are interested in adding value to our team and progressing your career with us, please apply today!
Closing date: Sunday 29th March
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