Lead Maintenance Engineer (Electrical Bias)

Location: Northampton
Salary: £58,000
Shift: Days and Nights

Job Role

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Lead Maintenance Engineer (Electrical Bias) to join a market-leading FMCG manufacturing business in Northampton. This hands-on role offers long-term job security, structured training, and clear progression within a highly automated, modern facility.

You will lead a skilled engineering team, maintaining and improving automated production machinery, ensuring maximum efficiency, reliability, and uptime across the site.

Key Responsibilities

Lead and support the engineering team in planned, reactive, and breakdown maintenance
Electrical and PLC fault finding on automated machinery
Respond to breakdowns and drive root cause analysis
Ensure safe, efficient maintenance operations
Drive continuous improvement and reliability initiatives
Mentor and develop junior engineers