Lead Engineer - Leicester, United Kingdom - Alecto Recruitment

Description

RL29364

Lead Engineer - Nights Only

Leicester

Paying £47k

Alecto Recruitment is looking to hear from an experienced Mechanical Engineer with industrial experience, interested in a full time, permanent role based in Leicester working nights only.

Key Responsibilities

You will drive the engineering team in line with the Engineering Manager & Supervisor and pursue daily engineering issues that affect production and plant availability.

Take responsibility for day-to-day engineering functions.
Plan and execute site PPMs in line with priorities and operational requirements.
Take ownership of and communicate stock usage.
Plan activities in line with Engineering Manager & Supervisor to pre-empt spares and labor requirements to minimise operational disruptions.
Respond to reactive breakdowns in a timely manner to minimize downtime.
Ensure shift handovers and reports are completed effectively and communicated daily to the Management team.
Manage engineering documents (PPM's, excel stock ordering, etc)
Ensure team members and contractors are briefed, trained, and are completing their duties as required.
Drive site KPI's daily through engineering and operations teams: availability, efficiency, throughput, end products, etc.
Develop, train, and share knowledge with staff to improve skills.
Ensure housekeeping is maintained to high standards.

Requirements

Mechanical engineering qualification NVQ Level 3 minimum (Desirable but not essential)
Electrical engineering qualification is desirable
Process-minded with experience within an industrial maintenance role utilizing Computerised Maintenance Management Systems.
Good verbal and written communicator
Previous experience in the waste industry - particularly with heavy plant and conveyors.
Benefits

Ongoing career development, training, and coaching
Generous pension scheme.
Retail and leisure discounts.
Holiday and travel discounts.
Life cover.
To apply for this role, please send your CV to or call (phone number removed) for more information.

If this role would not be of interest to you but may be a suitable friend or colleague, we can offer paid referral fees for successful placements