Mechanically biased Maintenance Team Leader

Mechanically biased Maintenance Team Leader

Goole (DN14)

Up to £50,000

Days Only | Mon-Thu 8am-4:30pm | Fri Finish 2pm

Join a well-established manufacturing business as the Mechanical Maintenance Team Leader, leading a small engineering team while remaining hands‑on with maintenance, fault finding and continuous improvement activities. This is an excellent opportunity for a maintenance engineer ready to step into leadership, or an experienced team leader looking for a stable days-based role with no weekend working.

• Lead, motivate and support a small team of one electrically biased and one newly qualified engineer.
• Manage and develop the Preventative Planned Maintenance (PPM) programme.
• Prioritise maintenance activities and coordinate engineering resources.
• Diagnose and repair mechanical and electrical faults.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to improve equipment performance.
• Support production teams with engineering solutions.
• Maintain compliance, documentation and safety standards.
• Assist with contractor management and site improvement projects.

• Apprentice trained Maintenance Engineer (or equivalent qualification).
• Strong mechanical maintenance background within a manufacturing or production environment.
• Experience working with conveyors, pumps, gearboxes, bearings, hydraulics and pneumatics.
• Ability to diagnose faults and resolve mechanical failures using a logical and structured approach.
• Hands‑on experience carrying out repairs, disassembly, alignment, rebuilding and reassembly of mechanical equipment.
• Computer literate with the ability to use maintenance management systems and maintenance records.
• Positive attitude with a commitment to safety, reliability and continuous improvement.

• Multi‑skilled with electrical maintenance experience.
• Knowledge of Lean, Kaizen or other continuous improvement methodologies.
• Experience maintaining filling, blending and packaging machinery.

• Up to £50,000 DOE
• Days only, no shifts and no weekends
• Early finish every Friday
• Lead and develop a small engineering team
• Stable and growing manufacturer
• Varied machinery including filling, blending and packaging equipment
• Genuine opportunity to influence reliability and site improvements

This is an excellent opportunity to join a secure and growing manufacturer, working with a range of filling, blending and packaging machinery in a supportive and friendly environment.