Lead Maintenance Engineer

Lead Maintenance Engineer
Sittingbourne (ME10 3NB)
£57,596 per annum (including shift allowance) plus overtime & benefits
42 hours per week (4 on 4 off, 6:00am to 6:00pm and 6:00pm to 6:00am)

At Marshalls plc, we believe building tomorrow's world starts with what we can create together today. Since the 1890s, we've grown from a Yorkshire stone business into a leading UK manufacturer of building, roofing and landscaping solutions. Built on generations of expertise, we're known for quality, innovation and sustainability, helping our customers bring their vision to life and create places that work today and last for generations. Together, we're building tomorrow's world.

Marshalls Landscaping delivers innovative hard landscaping solutions for projects across the UK, from city centre transformations and public realm schemes to housing developments and community spaces. Combining outstanding design, quality and sustainability, our market-leading range of paving, kerbs, edgings and street furniture helps create places where people live, work and connect.

Keeping our operations running, driving innovation and solving complex challenges is what our Engineering team does best. From maintenance, machining and installation to technical design, software development and project management, their expertise helps power our sites, develop customer solutions and support continuous improvement across the business.

We're looking for a Lead Maintenance Engineer to join the team and play a key role in shaping innovative solutions and supporting our long-term success.

So, what's the mission?
Your main responsibilities will be to lead a team of two engineers on shift, to ensure the continuous running of the production process by eliminating downtime through a safe and logical approach to fault finding and maintenance of equipment. You and your team will work on various different types of equipment, including complex hydraulic, pneumatic, and electrical/electronic control systems.

What are the mission critical skills?

Electrical and / or mechanical qualifications (preferably time served apprenticeship)
Previous experience of operating in a medium / large automated manufacturing operation
Experience of leading an engineering team would be preferable, although not essential
Good understanding of current environmental and health and safety issues and knowledge of associated regulatory requirements
Experience in electrical fault finding, defect rectification, and routine maintenance activities
Ability to interrogate / understand maintenance problems to provide accurate plant condition information / recommendations.
Excellent communication skills, dealing with operatives, Team leaders from both maintenance and production
PLC and VSD Knowledge is advantageous
Previous experience in mechanical fitting, hydraulics, and pneumatics
Why join Marshalls?
Our colleagues have been at the heart of Marshalls for generations and will continue to be the driving force behind our success for generations to come. That's why we're committed to creating opportunities for our people to develop their skills, grow their careers and realise their potential. Visit

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