Planned Maintenance Lead

Location: Bridgwater Salary: £51,000 - £52,000 Shift: Monday - Friday (Days)

About the Role

This is a permanent hands-on Planned Maintenance Lead role within a well-established and industry leading manufacturing site.

You'll take ownership of how planned maintenance is delivered across the plant - making sure work is properly planned, carried out to a high standard and genuinely improving reliability. This isn't a role sat behind a desk. You'll be out on the shop floor, supporting the team, raising standards and leading by example.

Working closely with the Engineering Manager and shift engineers, you'll play a key role in moving the site towards a more proactive maintenance approach.

What You'll Be Doing

* Owning and developing the site PPM system (CMMS) * Planning and scheduling maintenance across production equipment * Ensuring PPM work is completed properly and consistently * Supporting engineers on breakdowns and technical issues when required * Driving root cause analysis and implementing long-term fixes * Improving asset reliability, uptime and overall maintenance standards * Working closely with production to minimise disruption * Supporting continuous improvement and maintenance best practice * Managing maintenance records, documentation and spares planning

What They're Looking For

* Multi-skilled maintenance engineer with a strong hands-on background * Electrical bias preferred, but not essential * Experience within manufacturing or production environments * Confident fault finding on 3-phase systems, control panels, drives, relays and associated equipment * Experience working with PLC-controlled machinery * Strong understanding of PPM systems and structured maintenance * Mechanical capability including bearings, gearboxes, conveyors, hydraulics and pneumatics * Proactive mindset with the ability to take ownership and lead from the front

Site & Equipment

* Automated manufacturing and production equipment * Conveyors, motors and drive systems * Electrical systems including control panels, inverters and relays * Pneumatic and hydraulic systems * PLC-controlled machinery and automated lines

Why Apply?

* Days-based role with no call-out * Opportunity to take ownership of maintenance standards on site * Growing business with continued investment in equipment and processes * Strong engineering team and supportive leadership

Interested?

If you're a hands-on engineer who takes pride in doing things properly and wants to step into a role where you can genuinely influence standards and reliability, get in touch for a confidential chat