Senior Maintenance Engineer

Senior Maintenance Engineer
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Senior Maintenance Engineer (B Shift) Lincoln

Lead by example, drive true root-cause fixes, and grow your career.

Shift pattern

B Shift 06:0018:00
Week 1: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Week 2: Thursday, Friday, Saturday

About the role

Were looking for a proactive, hands-on Senior Maintenance Engineer to be the first point of contact for production on B Shift. Youll coordinate and mentor a small team of engineers, lead fault-finding at the line, and build a fix-first-time culture that reduces unplanned downtime.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate the B Shift maintenance team on the shop floor, prioritising work to maximise uptime.
• Act as the go-to for operations during production issues, triaging breakdowns and directing the team to respond quickly and safely.
• Be hands-on in fault-finding across electrical and mechanical systems, driving true root-cause analysis rather than repeat fixes.
• Own planned maintenance compliance, ensuring tasks are completed to the right standard and on time.
• Use the CMMS (Shire) in real time for job logging, parts booking, shift reports, and data-driven decision making.
• Champion continuous improvement using 5S, DMAIC and RCA; standardise best practice and embed a fix-first-time mentality.
• Maintain a safe working environment: permits to work, risk assessments, contractor control, and clean-as-you-go workshop standards.
• Support equipment upgrades and reliability projects, working with the Maintenance Manager and cross-functional teams to plan and deliver improvements.

What youll bring

• Time-served multi-skilled engineer (Level 3 minimum; HNC/HND or equivalent desirable).
• FMCG manufacturing experience; food industry background is a plus.
• Proven people leadership, perhaps as a Team Leader or Senior Technician, able to coordinate a shift and mentor others.
• Exceptional diagnostics and problem solving; comfortable with systematic root-cause fault finding.
• Confident using CMMS (ideally Shire) and basic data tools to track performance and drive decisions.
• A safety-first mindset with solid knowledge of H&S best practice and compliance.

Why join Branston

• Were investing in our equipment and reliability programmes and want your ideas to make a real impact.
• A clear progression pathway, develop towards Maintenance Manager or Engineering Manager roles as you grow.
• Training and development tailored to you, from leadership skills to advanced diagnostics.
• Enhanced pension contributions, discretionary company bonus, life assurance, company sick pay, and yesfree potatoes.

Location

Lincoln site.

Apply

Ready to step up and lead a high-performing shift team? Apply via our careers page.

Were an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates and will always consider flexible approaches to how and when the work gets done.