Maintenance Team Leader

The Role

We are currently recruiting for an experienced Maintenance Team Leader to join a busy manufacturing environment. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced maintenance professional with previous supervisory or people management experience to take responsibility for a small maintenance team and play a key role in improving equipment reliability, reducing downtime and supporting site operations.

The successful candidate will lead and coordinate day-to-day maintenance activities, balancing planned preventative maintenance, breakdown response and continuous improvement projects.

Key Responsibilities

* Lead, plan and prioritise maintenance activities across the site.

* Own and manage the Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) programme.

* Coordinate an effective response to machinery and equipment breakdowns.

* Identify opportunities to improve equipment reliability and performance.

* Manage maintenance spares and consumables.

* Lead and develop a team of Maintenance Technicians.

* Set clear objectives, priorities and expectations for the team.

* Conduct appraisals, provide feedback and support employee development.

* Manage performance, attendance and conduct matters.

* Support recruitment, onboarding and training where required.

* Build effective working relationships with Production, Engineering, Facilities and Senior Management.

* Monitor and report on maintenance KPIs, including downtime, breakdown trends, response times and repeat failures.

* Drive continuous improvement initiatives to reduce downtime and improve efficiency.

* Ensure maintenance activities are carried out in line with Health & Safety and quality requirements.

* Support compliance with relevant ISO standards and operational procedures.

About You

The ideal candidate will have significant maintenance and engineering experience gained within a manufacturing or industrial environment, together with previous experience supervising or managing a team.

You will need:

* Proven maintenance and engineering experience within manufacturing or industry.

* Previous experience as a Maintenance Team Leader, Supervisor or similar.

* Strong people management and communication skills.

* Experience conducting appraisals and managing performance.

* Excellent fault-finding and problem-solving abilities.

* The ability to prioritise workloads and manage competing demands.

* Good IT skills, including Microsoft Teams, Excel and Word.

* A strong understanding of Health & Safety and operational compliance