£41000 - £46000 per annum + 33 days leave + Healthcare + Benefits Bristol

Lead Mechanical Technician

Lead Mechanical Technician
Bristol
£41,000 – £46,000 + 33 days leave + Share incentive plan + Private Medical + EAP + Benefits

£41,000 – £46,000
33 days leave
Share incentive plan
Private Medical
EAP
Benefits

Are you a hands on Mechanical Technician ready to take the next step in your career? We’re looking for a Lead Mechanical Technician to join a well-established manufacturing business in Bristol, where you’ll play a key role in maintaining production equipment, leading technical improvements, and leading a small but skilled engineering team.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing company that invests in its people, offers genuine career progression, and provides a varied role combining fault-finding, maintenance, assembly, project work, and team leadership. You’ll be at the heart of the operation, helping to drive reliability, efficiency, and continuous improvement across the manufacturing facility.

The Role:

Supported team leadership and mentored junior technicians.
Assembled complex, high-tech products.
Produced and maintained SOPs to support Lean processes.
Ensured compliance with BOMs, quality, and ISO standards.
Resolved build issues to keep production on schedule.
Escalated shortages and technical risks to minimise delays.
Managed workloads and team performance when deputising for the Team Leader.

What we are looking for:

Vacuum industry fitting experience preferred.
Able to read engineering drawings.
Strong fault-finding skills.
Continuous Improvement mindset.
Apprentice mentoring experience.

The Benefits:

£41,000 – £46,000
33 days leave
Share incentive plan
Private Medical
EAP
Benefits

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If you are interested in this position please click ‘apply’.

Hunter Selection Limited is a recruitment consultancy with offices UK wide, specialising in permanent & contract roles within Engineering & Manufacturing, IT & Digital, Science & Technology and Service & Sales sectors.

Please note as we receive a high level of applications we can only respond to applicants whose skills & qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010.

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