Maintenance Engineer

Pioneer Selection Ltd; Kempston; On-site; GBP 51,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

Pioneer Selection Ltd is seeking a Maintenance Team Leader to head the engineering team in a fast-paced logistics and distribution environment, coordinating planned and reactive maintenance across automated conveyors and material handling equipment.

The role requires hands-on leadership, strong fault-finding skills, and extensive experience with Maximo CMMS. You will allocate workloads, drive maintenance schedules, and uphold safety standards while supporting engineers on complex breakdowns.

Qualifications

• Previous experience working with Maximo CMMS is essential.
• Previous experience leading or supervising an engineering/maintenance team.
• Strong electrical and mechanical maintenance experience.
• Experience carrying out planned and reactive maintenance.
• Experience working within a fast-paced automated environment.
• Engineering qualification such as NVQ Level 3, City & Guilds, HNC or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Lead the engineering team and allocate workloads.
• Support engineers with complex breakdowns.
• Manage maintenance schedules and record activity in Maximo.
• Drive engineering standards and reduce downtime.
• Ensure planned maintenance is completed effectively.
• Remain hands-on to assist during complex breakdowns.

Skills

Strong leadership skills

Fault-finding & breakdown experience

Communications & teamwork

Maintenance scheduling

Education

NVQ Level 3/City & Guilds/HNC or equivalent

Tools

Maximo CMMS

Job description

Job Title: Maintenance Team Leader

Location: Kempston, Bedford

Salary: £51,000 - £53,000

Shift: 3 Shift

Job Role of the Maintenance Team Leader

As a Maintenance Team Leader, you will lead the engineering team within a fast-paced logistics and distribution environment, ensuring that all machinery and equipment operate efficiently and safely. You will coordinate planned and reactive maintenance across a variety of automated systems, conveyors and material handling equipment.

You will be responsible for allocating engineering workloads, supporting engineers with complex breakdowns, managing maintenance schedules and ensuring that all engineering activity is accurately recorded through the Maximo CMMS system. You will play a key role in driving engineering standards, reducing downtime and ensuring planned maintenance is completed effectively.

The Maintenance Team Leader will remain hands-on when required, supporting the engineering team with electrical and mechanical fault finding while also managing day-to-day engineering priorities.

Sector – Factory Maintenance

Logistics / Distribution / Automated Material Handling

Non-Negotiable Requirements for the Maintenance Team Leader:

• Previous experience working with Maximo CMMS is essential
• Previous experience leading or supervising an engineering/maintenance team
• Strong electrical and mechanical maintenance experience
• Experience carrying out planned and reactive maintenance
• Experience working within a fast-paced automated environment
• Engineering qualification such as NVQ Level 3, City & Guilds, HNC or equivalent

Requirements for the Maintenance Team Leader:

• Confident allocating workloads and managing engineering priorities
• Strong fault-finding and breakdown experience
• Experience working with automated machinery, conveyors and material handling systems
• Ability to manage PPM schedules through Maximo
• Strong understanding of engineering health and safety procedures
• Comfortable remaining hands-on and supporting engineers during complex breakdowns
• Strong communication and leadership skills

Desirable Requirements for the Maintenance Team Leader:

• Previous experience within logistics, distribution or automated warehousing
• PLC fault-finding experience
• Experience driving engineering improvements and reducing downtime
• Previous experience managing engineering KPIs and maintenance performance

Benefits for the Maintenance Team Leader:

• £51,000 - £53,000 salary
• Excellent opportunity within a highly automated engineering environment
• Career progression and development opportunities
• Training and further engineering development
• Benefits package

If you are a Maintenance Team Leader with strong engineering leadership experience and, importantly, hands-on experience using Maximo CMMS, this is an excellent opportunity to join a highly automated logistics and distribution operation.

Candidates without previous Maximo CMMS experience will unfortunately not be suitable for this position.