Electrical Team Lead (Maintenance)

Ambitek Limited; Manchester; On-site; GBP 54,000; Full time

Job summary

A manufacturing client in Manchester seeks a Lead Electrical Maintenance Engineer to supervise electrical activities and drive maintenance improvements. The ideal candidate will have at least 10 years of engineering experience, strong leadership skills, and educational qualifications in engineering. This full-time permanent position offers a salary of £53.5K plus additional benefits including a call-out retainer and extensive holidays.

Benefits

26 days holiday plus 10 bank holidays

£320 weekly call-out retainer

Time and a half for call-outs

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years engineering experience.
• Lean mindset is essential.
• Mechanical competence is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Drive a safety first culture.
• Lead and motivate the maintenance team.
• Drive energy reduction programs.
• Manage all activities to maximize production.

Skills

Organisational skills

Time management skills

Computer literate

Leadership skills

Effective teamwork

Education

Degree in engineering or equivalent

Tools

SAP

Job description

Overview

Our manufacturing client, based in Radcliffe, requires a Lead Electrical Maintenance Engineer.

Purpose of the role: To supervise electrical activities across the site working with the Engineering manager, Electrical and Mechanical team whilst continuously driving and executing maintenance improvements to increase overall maintenance effectiveness and efficiency.

Job Responsibilities

• Drive a safety first culture
• Drive and execute improvements to increase overall maintenance effectiveness and efficiency
• Effectively manage all activities across site to maximize production
• Provide leadership in the application of all safety systems and processes
• Lead, motivate and drive engagement within the maintenance team
• Work collaboratively with the operations team to drive year on year OEE improvement
• Drive energy reduction programs
• Attend tier meetings as appropriate

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

Essential:

• Minimum of 10 years engineering experience
• Lean mindset
• Organisational skills
• Time management skills
• Computer literate
• Leadership skills
• Effective team work
• Educated to degree level, or equivalent, in an engineering discipline

Desirable:

• Mechanical competence
• Minimum of 10 years engineering experience gained from within the paper or continuous process related industries
• Experience of using SAP

Hours of work

Monday to Friday: 07.00 - 15.30.

Salary

£53.5K plus call-out retainer of £320 each week on call and time & half if called out. 26 days holiday plus 10 bank holidays (Includes 2 additional)

Job Details

Job Title: Electrical Team Lead (Maintenance)

Company: Ambitek Limited

Closes: Jan 1st 2026

Sector: Contract

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full Time