Job Description

Lead Maintenance Engineer Kent (near Dartford)
Salary: 58,000
Shifts: Monday to Friday days 40 hours
Sector: Manufacturing / Production
Overview
On behalf of our client, a leading name in the manufacturing sector, we are recruiting for an experienced Lead Maintenance Engineer. This role offers an excellent opportunity for a hands-on engineer with strong leadership skills and an electrical bias to take ownership of maintenance operations within a busy production environment.
The successful Lead Maintenance Engineer will be responsible for both supervising the maintenance team and remaining actively involved in day-to-day maintenance and repair activities across the facility.
Key Responsibilities

• Act as the Lead Maintenance Engineer, overseeing and coordinating all site maintenance tasks.
• Lead, guide, and support a team of multi-skilled maintenance technicians, ensuring smooth operation and minimal downtime.
• Remain hands-on, carrying out fault finding, repairs, and preventative maintenance on a range of electrical and mechanical machinery.
• Diagnose and repair electrical systems, including motors, control panels, sensors, and PLCs.
• Plan and manage preventative maintenance schedules, ensuring all work is completed to high standards and in a timely manner.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives, recommending and implementing efficiency and reliability enhancements.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations and company maintenance standards.
• Liaise with production and operations teams to quickly resolve technical issues and support manufacturing targets.

Candidate Requirements

• Proven experience as a Lead Maintenance Engineer or Senior Maintenance Engineer in a manufacturing or production environment.
• Strong electrical bias with solid knowledge of control systems, electrical fault finding, and machine wiring.
• Previous experience leading or mentoring a maintenance team.
• Recognised engineering qualification (HNC/HND/NVQ Level 3 or equivalent) in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering.
• Strong problem-solving abilities and a proactive approach to maintenance.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Flexibility to support shift patterns or call-out requirements as needed.

Opportunity
This is an exciting opportunity for a driven and capable Lead Maintenance Engineer to join a well-established manufacturer with a strong reputation for quality and innovation. The role offers stability, career progression, and the chance to make a real impact on the performance and reliability of key production assets.
Keywords / Tags: Engineering Team Leader, Lead Maintenance Engineer, FMCG Jobs, Manufacturing Jobs, Reliability Engineering, Maintenance Supervisor, Preventive Maintenance, Leadership in Engineering
Application Process
If you have the above skills and wish to be considered for this Engineering Team Leader/ Lead Maintenance Engineer position or find out more details then please contact Simon on 07799 866285 or submit your CV to simon@proactiveglobal.com or simply click apply below. Lead Maintenance Engineer is commutable from Grays, Purfleet, Rainham, Barking, Tilbury, Dartford, Erith, Greenhithe, Sidcup, Swanley, Maidstone, Gillingham, Bexley, Bromley, Orpington, Snodland, Aylesford, Chatham, Northfleet, Swanscombe, Chafford Hundred, Rochester, Northfleet, and other parts of London, Kent and Essex
Why work with Proactive?
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Proactive Global is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

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