Lead Maintenance Engineer

Lead Engineer – Wednesbury

A large dual-role laundry site producing linen for the Healthcare and Hospitality sectors. Each week, up to 1.5 million linen items are collected from customers, processed, and returned.

The laundry operates 24 hours a day, 5 days a week, with additional weekend working during peak periods. The engineering department provides 24/7 reactive and proactive maintenance support.

This is a hands-on leadership role, combining day-to-day people management with practical engineering responsibilities. You'll lead by example, supporting the engineering team while actively carrying out maintenance, fault finding, repairs and continuous improvement activities across the site.

Engineering Team
1 Engineering Manager

3 Lead Engineers

4 shifts of 3 Engineers working 12-hour days/nights on a 4-on, 4-off rotation

1 Apprentice

1 Junior Engineer

2 Handymen

Salary, Working Hours & Benefits
Salary: £50,000–£60,000 per annum (DOE)

Company Pension Scheme (minimum 5% employee contribution, company currently contributes 5%)

Company medical insurance

Working hours:

5:00am–1:00pm (Monday–Friday) on odd weeks

11:00am–7:00pm (Monday–Friday) on even weeks

(7:00am–3:00pm when covering absence)

On-call support during 11:00am–7:00pm shifts, providing telephone advice and attending site if required for business-critical breakdowns

Occasional weekend work when required

33 days holiday per year, including bank holidays (bank holidays are normally worked except when New Year's Day or Christmas Day fall on a Monday–Friday, when the laundry is typically closed)

Experience & Qualifications
Ideally 2+ years' experience leading an engineering team (not necessarily of this size), including:

Setting team targets or ensuring targets are achieved

Conducting return-to-work interviews

Managing low-level disciplinary matters

Hands-on maintenance experience with mechanical and electrical equipment in a fast-paced manufacturing or processing environment

PPM planning and small project planning

Experience using a CMMS (Computerised Maintenance Management System)

Parts sourcing, purchasing and stock control

Root cause analysis experience

Reviewing and checking completed corrective and planned maintenance work

Working within departmental budgets

Working towards departmental KPIs and setting targets for engineers

Experience managing engineering compliance, including LOLER, PUWER, PAT Testing and Fixed Wiring

Level 3 Engineering qualification essential

Management qualification desirable

Good IT skills, including Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint

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