Lead Shift Maintenance Engineer

Advertised by Elevation Recruitment Group

Location
Rotherham
Salary
£55,000 - £65,000 a year 21% Pension!
Job type
Permanent
Sector
Engineering
Posted
14 October 2026
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Job description

Lead Shift Maintenance Engineer - Manufacturing

Rotherham | £55,000 - £65,000 | 4 on 4 off (Days and Nights)

Benefits:

  • 21% pension (14% employer, 7% employee)
  • 33 days holiday including bank holidays
  • Westfield Health level 4 and 4x death in service
  • On-site gym and free parking

The Role:

  • Find and fix the root cause of repeat breakdowns, planning long-term fixes instead of reacting to them
  • Lead continuous improvement and planning, and check the quality of PPMs and engineering work
  • Work alongside the shift supervisors and Maintenance Manager, and improve handovers between shifts
  • Mostly off the tools, hands-on only for support or to investigate long-term issues

What We’re Looking For:

  • Strong engineering background as a maintenance engineer, electrical or mechanical bias
  • Experience in continuous improvement, planning or root cause analysis
  • Heavy industry background advantageous

Commutable From: Rotherham, Sheffield, Barnsley, Doncaster, Mexborough, Worksop, Chesterfield

Suited candidates previously hold roles such as: Maintenance Engineer, Lead Maintenance Engineer, Senior Maintenance Engineer, Shift Engineer, Lead Shift Engineer, Maintenance Team Leader, Shift Team Leader, Reliability Engineer, Continuous Improvement Engineer, Maintenance Planner, Electrical Maintenance Engineer, Mechanical Maintenance Engineer, Multi-skilled Maintenance Engineer, Maintenance Technician, Engineering Technician, Mechanical Fitter, Maintenance Electrician

Reference 225725799

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