Maintenance Shift Leader

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate day-to-day maintenance activities to maximise plant reliability and uptime
• Drive and manage an effective Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) programme
• Lead and embed strong 5S standards across engineering and production areas
• Manage planned maintenance schedules and prioritise reactive breakdown support
• Mentor, coach, and develop engineers to strengthen technical capability
• Drive a strong safety-first culture, ensuring all HSE standards and KPIs are achieved
• Conduct detailed electrical fault finding and root cause analysis
• Organise and control contractors, ensuring compliance and safety standards
• Build and wire electrical control panels where required
• Deliver effective team briefings and communicate performance to stakeholders

Requirements

• NVQ Level 3 (minimum) in Electrical Engineering or a relevant discipline
• Time-served maintenance engineering background in manufacturing or production
• Strong electrical fault-finding and diagnostic skills on automated equipment
• Proven leadership and mentoring experience
• Experience with Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) systems
• Ability to build, wire, and fault-find electrical panels
• Working knowledge of Lean Manufacturing principles
• IT literate, including CMMS, Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Preferred Qualifications

• Multi-skilled engineering experience
• Experience within woodworking, furniture manufacturing, or CNC machinery industries

Benefits

• Subsidised canteen
• Up to 80% off kitchen ranges and products
• Flexible holidays via holiday purchase scheme
• Wellbeing support including virtual GP and employee assistance
• Cycle to work scheme and lifestyle perks

About the Company

Magnet is the UK’s leading kitchen specialist with over 100 years of heritage, focused on innovation and delivering high-quality products to customers.