Automation & Reliability: Maintenance Shift Lead

Royal Mail; Maidwell; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Shift allowance

Sunday premium

Annual bonus

Benefits package

Job summary

Royal Mail Engineering seeks an experienced Engineering Maintenance Shift Manager to lead a high-performing team at our Midlands Super Hub. You will drive maintenance performance across automation, robotics, PLC-controlled systems and reliability engineering in a fast-paced environment.

You will oversee safety, asset reliability and continuous improvement initiatives while coordinating with Production, Engineering and Procurement on shutdowns and capital projects.

Qualifications

• NVQ level 4 in Electrical and Mechanical or Lead Engineering Maintenance Technician Apprenticeship.
• Experience leading and developing a team of engineers to improve performance.
• Extensive industrial engineering maintenance experience with supervisory lead role.
• Hands-on expertise with PLCs, hydraulics/pneumatics, electrical and mechanical systems.
• Strategic leadership, project and change management.
• Advanced fault-finding and root-cause analysis; Lean/Six Sigma/TPM experience.
• Stakeholder communication and cross-shift team development.
• HNC/HND in Mechanical, Electrical or Engineering Maintenance.
• NEBOSH General Certificate (or higher) and IOSH or working towards.
• ILM/CMI Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management.

Responsibilities

• Lead and promote safety culture including hazard identifications and risk assessments.
• Develop and execute shift maintenance strategies to meet targets and reliability goals.
• Supervise, coach and evaluate maintenance technicians and SMEs.
• Line manage maintenance teams; handle performance, attendance and HR matters.
• Drive maintenance through preventive, predictive and corrective activities.
• Manage shift budgets, track expenses, and implement cost-control measures.
• Lead root-cause analyses of equipment failures and monitor effectiveness.
• Coordinate with Production, Engineering and Procurement for shutdowns and projects.

Skills

Team leadership

Data analysis

KPI monitoring

Stakeholder communication

Continuous improvement

Education

NVQ level 4 in Electrical and Mechanical

HNC/HND in Mechanical, Electrical or Engineering Maintenance

NEBOSH General Certificate

IOSH Managing Safely

ILM/CMI Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management

Tools

PLC systems

Hydraulics

Pneumatics

Electrical systems

Mechanical systems

Job description

Royal Mail Engineering seeks an experienced Engineering Maintenance Shift Manager to lead a high-performing team at our Midlands Super Hub. You will drive maintenance performance across automation, robotics, PLC-controlled systems and reliability engineering in a fast-paced environment.

You will oversee safety, asset reliability and continuous improvement initiatives while coordinating with Production, Engineering and Procurement on shutdowns and capital projects.