About this role
Engineering & Maintenance Lead - Burnley - £45,000 to £50,000
37.5 hours per week, fully site-based
ACR is working with an established manufacturing business recruiting an Engineering & Maintenance Lead to take ownership of site maintenance, manufacturing engineering and facilities activity. This newly structured role would suit an experienced Maintenance Supervisor, Senior Maintenance Engineer or Manufacturing Engineer ready to step into broader responsibility for people, CapEx, automation and continuous improvement.
Benefits
£45,000 to £50,000 salary25 days' holiday plus bank holidaysLife assuranceFree on-site parkingFlexible start times - Monday-Friday (7 AM, 8 AM, 9 AM etc.)Friday early finish at 2 PM5% employer pension contribution The Role
Reporting to the Plant Manager, you will lead maintenance and manufacturing engineering activity across the site, managing two maintenance technicians and coordinating specialist contractors where required.
Manage planned, preventive and reactive maintenance across the manufacturing siteCoordinate two maintenance technicians, external contractors and specialist engineering supportManage CapEx projects covering new machinery, equipment upgrades and manufacturing improvementsDrive automation and continuous improvement projects across production processesMonitor maintenance activity through the site maintenance management systemAssess machinery breakdowns and coordinate the most effective internal or external responseSupport machine moves, equipment layouts and manufacturing engineering projectsManage engineering and maintenance budgets and support capital-investment justificationCoordinate facilities requirements and environmental data including energy, water and CO2 reportingRepresent the Engineering & Maintenance Lead function in regional and global engineering discussions The Requirements
Strong maintenance engineering or manufacturing engineering experience within a production environmentExperience of planned maintenance, preventive maintenance and reactive maintenanceGood practical understanding of manufacturing machinery and engineering processesExposure to CapEx, machinery installation, equipment upgrades or automation projectsSome supervisory, team-leadership or people-management experience, or clear readiness to step upExperience managing contractors, engineering budgets or external technical suppliersA relevant engineering qualificationCAD or AutoCAD experience for machine or plant layouts would be advantageous Why Apply
This Engineering & Maintenance Lead position offers a genuine step into broader engineering leadership without the scale of a large maintenance department.
You will gain ownership of maintenance, manufacturing engineering, CapEx and automation while receiving support from senior leadership. If this Engineering & Maintenance Lead sounds like the right fit, please apply now or email me on