Maintenance Lead

As a Maintenance Lead, you’ll be the lead Maintenance Engineer for a production area and part of a close-knit leadership team alongside the Process Lead and Line Lead. Your focus will be on delivering robust maintenance processes that reduce machine stoppages and ensure the right asset care strategies are in place for every piece of equipment.

You’ll lead and coach the area team to deliver true Autonomous Maintenance, review losses, develop action plans and drive sustained improvement. You’ll also play a key role in supporting our zero loss journey by building the right engineering capability, delivering your own improvement activity and supporting larger capital projects within your area.

• A minimum level 3 electrical qualification with hands-on experience and strong practical engineering knowledge

• Proven engineering and problem-solving skills, with the confidence to lead technical discussions and decisions

• Experience of working in a TPM or RCM maintenance environment, applying structured maintenance strategies

• An understanding of Lean tools and techniques to support continuous improvement activity

• Coaching or people development experience, with the ability to motivate and build capability across a team

Our purpose
At KP Snacks, we're passionate about creating happy snacking moments through our great tasting snacks and iconic brands. Every day, millions of people enjoy our products, including Hula Hoops, McCoy's, KP Nuts, Tyrrells, Skips, POM-BEAR and Butterkist, making us one of the UK's leading snack manufacturers.

For decades, we've been delighting consumers by combining well-loved favourites with exciting innovations that reflect changing tastes and expectations. We're equally passionate about our people and committed to creating a workplace where everyone can grow, develop and make a real impact.

As part of the Intersnack Group, one of the world's leading snack manufacturers, we combine global expertise with a shared commitment to creating happy snacking moments every day.

We’re committed to inclusion
We’re building a workplace where everyone belongs. If you don’t tick every box, we’d still love to hear from you – your unique perspective could be just what we need. And if there’s anything we can do to make the process easier for you, just let us know.

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