Job Detail

Lead Engineer

• Field: Military/Government
• Deadline: 2026-03-22 02:03
• Northampton

Lead Maintenance Engineer (Electrical Bias)

Training and Unrestricted Progression

Salary: £58,000
Shift: Days and Nights
Location: Northampton

We are currently recruiting for a well established, blue chip FMCG manufacturing business that is looking to appoint a Lead Maintenance Engineer with an electrical bias at its modern, fully automated Northampton site.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced engineer who is ready to step into a leadership role, take ownership of engineering performance on shift, and play a key part in driving standards, reliability, and continuous improvement across the site.

The business is a market leader within FMCG, recognised for its long term investment in people, training, and automation, offering genuine and unrestricted career progression.

The Lead Engineer must have:

The successful Lead engineer must be multi skilled (Electrical or Mechanical)
The successful Lead engineer must have leadership experience
The successful Lead engineer must have a minimum Level 3 Engineering Qualification 
The successful Lead engineer must be from a manufacturing or automated environment 
The lead Engineer will benefit from:

£58,000 salary with regular pay reviews

Days and nights shift pattern

World class manufacturing environment

Specialist OEM training

Private healthcare

Private pension

Unrestricted progression opportunities

Commutable from: Kettering, Thrapston, Wellingborough, Corby

If you are interested in this role and feel you have the right skills, please click apply at the bottom of this advert.

For further details, contact Adem Halil