Harbro Ltd
Maintenance Lead
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Maintenance Lead | Birkhill, Scotland
South Lanarkshire Scotland - Full Time Permanent (on site)
Right to Work in the UK Essential
Lead Engineering Excellence. Drive Reliability. Deliver Continuous Improvement.
Are you an experienced engineering professional with a passion for leadership, operational excellence, and hands-on problem solving? Harbro is seeking a Maintenance Lead to take ownership of the maintenance function at our Birkhill manufacturing site, ensuring our plant, equipment, and infrastructure operate safely, reliably, and efficiently.
This is a key leadership role that combines strategic maintenance management with practical engineering expertise. You'll lead a dedicated maintenance team, drive continuous improvement initiatives, manage engineering projects, and play a critical role in supporting site performance and business growth.
About the Role
As Maintenance Lead, you will:
- Lead and develop the site's maintenance team, fostering a high-performance culture.
- Manage proactive and reactive maintenance activities to maximize plant availability.
- Drive Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) strategies and reliability improvements.
- Oversee engineering projects, equipment upgrades, and site improvement initiatives.
- Ensure compliance with all relevant engineering and safety legislation.
- Work closely with Production, Planning, Quality, HSE, and Group Engineering teams.
- Manage maintenance budgets, contractors, spare parts, and engineering resources.
- Champion continuous improvement, operational efficiency, and engineering best practice.
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What We're Looking For
You will bring:
- HNC/HND (or equivalent) in Mechanical, Electrical, or Engineering discipline.
- Proven leadership experience within a manufacturing, industrial, or process environment.
- Strong knowledge of maintenance planning, asset management, and CMMS systems.
- Excellent fault-finding, problem-solving, and project management capabilities.
- A proactive, hands-on approach with the ability to motivate and develop others.
- A strong commitment to Health, Safety, Quality, and Environmental standards.
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Desirable Experience:
- Degree qualified in Engineering.
- NEBOSH or IOSH qualification.
- Multi-skilled engineering background.
- Experience within manufacturing, food production, agriculture, or process industries.
- Lean Manufacturing or Continuous Improvement experience.
Why Join Harbro?
At Harbro, we're committed to investing in our people, our facilities, and the future of our business. This is an exciting opportunity to join a respected and growing organisation where you'll have genuine influence over engineering performance, team development, and operational success.
If you're ready to lead from the front and make a lasting impact, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today and help shape the future of engineering excellence at Harbro.
www.harbro.co.uk/careers and submit your CV
Closing Date: 23rd October 2026
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