Planned Maintenance Lead

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.