Maintenance Team Leader

MAINTENANCE TEAM LEADER

Location:

Accrington, Lancashire

Salary: £52,000

Shift: Rotating 6am–2pm / 2pm–10pm

Weekend Work: 1 in 6 weekends required (with Monday and Tuesday off in that rotation)

An exciting opportunity has become available for a hands‑on Maintenance Team Leader to join a well‑established and fast‑paced food manufacturing business in Lancashire. This role is ideal for a strong multi‑skilled engineer with leadership experience who enjoys motivating teams, driving standards, and making a real impact within a busy FMCG environment. Working closely with the Engineering Manager and Maintenance Manager, you will lead a small team of engineers while remaining heavily involved in hands‑on maintenance activities across the production site.

The business is looking for an ambitious and motivated individual who can support team development, improve engineering performance, and help drive reliability across site.

• Carry out planned preventive maintenance
• Reactive breakdown repairs
• Fault finding
• Continuous improvement activities across a wide range of food manufacturing and packaging equipment

Factory Maintenance / Food Manufacturing

Non‑negotiable Requirements:

• Previous experience within a manufacturing or FMCG environment
• Leadership or supervisory experience within engineering

Desirable Requirements:

• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent engineering qualification

• Joining a recognised and established food manufacturing business
• Excellent long‑term stability and career progression opportunities
• Working within a supportive engineering leadership team
• Pension scheme
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Opportunity to play a key role in driving engineering improvements across site