Maintenance Engineer

Overview

Tek Alloy are looking for an experienced Maintenance Team Leader to join a leading precision engineering and manufacturing business in Sheffield. Our client, a specialist manufacturer supplying high-precision components into the aerospace, defence, and energy sectors, is strengthening its maintenance team with the appointment of a hands-on Maintenance Team Leader. This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing business where you will maximise machine uptime, develop preventative maintenance strategies, and lead the next generation of engineers.

• Take ownership of all maintenance activities across the facility, ensuring machinery is maintained to high standards while driving continuous improvement through preventative maintenance and Total Productive Maintenance (TPM).
• Lead the maintenance function, ensuring all machinery is serviced and inspected in line with maintenance schedules and legal requirements.
• Develop and implement preventative maintenance and TPM programmes across the site.
• Carry out preventative maintenance and servicing on a wide range of CNC machine tools.
• Respond quickly and effectively to equipment breakdowns to minimise downtime.
• Manage maintenance records, ensuring documentation remains accurate and up to date.
• Oversee external contractors carrying out maintenance and installation work.
• Obtain quotations and manage plant maintenance projects.
• Sign off new machinery installations and ensure equipment is fully operational.
• Monitor coolant systems and maintain coolant health throughout the factory.
• Ensure all machinery remains safe, compliant, and fit for purpose.
• Mentor and develop maintenance apprentices, carrying out regular appraisals and identifying training requirements.
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement, safety, and operational excellence.

• Previous experience leading or supervising a maintenance team.
• A strong maintenance background within a manufacturing environment.
• Apprentice trained or equivalent engineering qualification.
• Excellent knowledge of preventative maintenance and continuous improvement techniques.
• Strong organisational and communication skills.
• Experience coordinating contractors and external suppliers.

• Job Type: Full-time, Permanent
• Location:
  
  Sheffield
• Hours:
  
  Monday to Thursday 7:30am – 4:00pm;
  Friday 7:30am – 3:00pm
• Package: up to £42,500

• Excellent career progression opportunities
• Pension scheme
• Ongoing training and development
• Modern manufacturing facility
• Opportunity to work within a growing business supplying the aerospace, defence, and energy sectors
• Canteen
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free parking
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Sick pay

Please submit your CV for a confidential conversation. We want to know exactly what ticks your boxes so we can show you why this opportunity could be the next step in your engineering career.

Work Location:

In person.