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Lead Engineer in Peterborough (PE1) | Zest Search Search These jobs were popular with other job seekers Maintenance Engineer APEX APPOINT LTD Market Deeping, Peterborough (PE6) £53,000 per annum + 8 hours 2 weeks ago Mobile Maintenance Engineer (Vacuum systems) Ernest Gordon Recruitment Cambridge (CB1) £45000 - £50000 per annum + + Overtime+ Training + Progression 5 days ago Maintenance Engineer The Collective Network Huntingdon (PE26) Up to £56000.00 per annum 4 days ago Maintenance Engineer Eko Talent Market Deeping, Peterborough (PE6) £56,000 per annum 1 month ago Maintenance Engineer (NVQ/HND/HNC) Ernest Gordon Recruitment Bury St. Edmunds (IP28) £35000 - £40000 per annum + £45K OTE + 2k Call Out Bonus + Training 3 days ago Senior Electrical Engineer - @One Alliance Mott MacDonald Peterborough, Cambridgeshire Competitive 1 week ago Power Generation Commissioning Technician Cummins Peterborough, Cambridgeshire Competitive 2 weeks ago Maintenance Engineer Orion Cambridge (CB2) £42000 - £45000 per annum 3 weeks ago Maintenance Engineer (Contract) Pioneer Selection Fulbourn, Cambridge (CB1), CB21 £20 per hour + · Benefits 1 month ago Maintenance Engineer Pioneer Selection Pennygate, Spalding (PE11), PE11 £48k - 50k per year + Benefits Package 3 days ago Maintenance Engineer APEX APPOINT LTD Market Deeping, Peterborough (PE6) £53,000 per annum + 8 hours 2 weeks ago Mobile Maintenance Engineer (Vacuum systems) Ernest Gordon Recruitment Cambridge (CB1) £45000 - £50000 per annum + + Overtime+ Training + Progression 5 days ago Maintenance Engineer The Collective Network Huntingdon (PE26) Up to £56000.00 per annum 4 days ago Maintenance Engineer Eko Talent Market Deeping, Peterborough (PE6) £56,000 per annum 1 month ago Maintenance Engineer (NVQ/HND/HNC) Ernest Gordon Recruitment Bury St. Edmunds (IP28) £35000 - £40000 per annum + £45K OTE + 2k Call Out Bonus + Training 3 days ago Senior Electrical Engineer - @One Alliance Mott MacDonald Peterborough, Cambridgeshire Competitive 1 week ago Power Generation Commissioning Technician Cummins Peterborough, Cambridgeshire Competitive 2 weeks ago Maintenance Engineer Orion Cambridge (CB2) £42000 - £45000 per annum 3 weeks ago Maintenance Engineer (Contract) Pioneer Selection Fulbourn, Cambridge (CB1), CB21 £20 per hour + · Benefits 1 month ago Maintenance Engineer Pioneer Selection Pennygate, Spalding (PE11), PE11 £48k - 50k per year + Benefits Package 3 days ago Lead Engineer Zest Peterborough (PE1) Permanent Published: 1 day ago £50000 - £56000 per annum + Additional benefits Lead Engineer Zest Lead Engineer Location: Peterborough Salary: £50,000-£56,000 Hours: Monday-Friday A hands-on Lead Engineer role within a fast-paced food manufacturing environment, ideal for a strong Team Leader or Senior Engineer looking to step up, taking ownership of site maintenance activity, reliability improvement, and engineering standards across the plant. Key Responsibilities - Lead planned and preventative maintenance across all production and site equipment - Ensure full statutory compliance and adherence to engineering standards - Drive reliability, uptime, and continuous improvement initiatives - Lead and develop a small multi-skilled engineering team - Manage contractors, maintenance spend, and basic procurement activity - Support breakdown response and long-term fault elimination - Produce routine maintenance performance updates and improvement actions - Support capital works and engineering projects from planning to delivery - Ensure compliance with H&S, QA, and Management of Change processes - Focus on reducing downtime and improving plant efficiency What You'll Need - Strong engineering background in a manufacturing environment (food/FMCG preferred) - Experience as a Team Leader, Senior Engineer, or similar and ready to step up - Confident leading small teams and driving standards on shift - Good understanding of compliance, maintenance systems, and safety standards - Comfortable working with contractors and production teams - Strong fault-finding and problem-solving capability - IT literate (basic CMMS / MS Office) A great next step for someone looking to move into a more senior leadership role with real responsibility for site performance, team development, and continuous improvement. Click 'Apply' to find out more or contact Oli Edwards for a confidential chat 01780 483 999 / As you know over here at Zest we like to do things properly and always want to keep you, the candidate in the loop. Applying to this 'one of a kind' role you give Zest permission to hold your information. 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