Maintenance Shift Engineer Team Leader

Brett Group; Mountsorrel; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading landscaping and building company is looking for a Shift Engineering Team Leader to oversee a production team's performance and reliability. The ideal candidate will have strong mechanical skills, leadership experience, and a background in industrial maintenance. A competitive salary and numerous benefits are offered, along with opportunities for professional development in a dynamic manufacturing environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Generous pension

25 days annual leave

Life assurance

Free onsite parking

Employee discounts

Qualifications

• Minimum Level 3 qualification in mechanical/electrical apprenticeship required.
• Experience in maintenance of industrial/manufacturing plants is a must.
• Strong fault diagnosis skills are necessary.

Responsibilities

• Lead maintenance team to deliver peak equipment performance.
• Plan preventive maintenance to minimise downtime.
• Troubleshoot mechanical and electrical issues.

Skills

Mechanical and electrical skills

Leadership

Problem-solving

Communication

Education

Level 3 qualification

Tools

PLC knowledge

Job description

About The Role

Job Advert – Shift Engineering Team Leader

Location: Barrow upon Soar
Company: Brett Landscaping and Building Products
Department: Maintenance

Are you a hands-on engineering leader with a passion for driving performance, reliability, and safety?
Brett Landscaping and Building Products are seeking a Shift Engineering Team Leader to play a key role in ensuring our production facilities run at world-class efficiency.

What You’ll Do

• Lead, mentor, and support the maintenance team to deliver peak equipment performance.
• Plan and execute preventive maintenance to minimise downtime.
• Troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and PLC-controlled systems.
• Drive improvements in OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness) through proactive maintenance.
• Ensure a safe working environment and promote best practices in SHE (Safety, Health, and Environment).
• Collaborate across departments to support production targets and continuous improvement initiatives.

What We’re Looking For

• Time-served mechanical/electrical apprenticeship (minimum Level 3 qualification).
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate and develop a team.
• Experience in maintenance of industrial/manufacturing plant (preferably precast concrete equipment).
• Problem-solving mind-set with strong fault diagnosis skills.
• Excellent communication and team-building ability.
• Commitment to high standards of safety, quality, and professionalism.

Desirable: HNC/ONC qualification, 18th Edition, PLC knowledge, and experience in lean manufacturing.

Why Join Our Team?

• Be a key leader in a growing, dynamic manufacturing environment.
• Opportunity to make a real impact by improving reliability and efficiency.
• Competitive salary + benefits package.
• Career growth through training, mentorship, and development opportunities.

At Brett, we value customer care, integrity, and quality in everything we do. You’ll be part of a company that invests in people, fosters teamwork, and continually strives for improvement.

If you’re ready to take on this exciting leadership role and make a real impact, we’d love to hear from you.

We’ll Offer You

• A competitive salary
• Generous pension
• 25 days annual leave
• Life assurance
• Career and professional development
• Free onsite parking
• Enhanced parental leave
• Employee assistance programme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee discounts
• Plus more!

About Us

Brett is the UK’s largest independently owned building materials Group with over 60 sites across the South, South East, East and Midlands and employing over 750 people.

Part of the Brett Group, Brett Landscaping and Building Products produces and supplies a variety of hard landscaping and building products including block and decorative paving, decorative aggregates, and specialist kerbs. Primarily distributed through builders’ merchants and garden centres, all our products are backed by technical and product expertise.

With a reputation for excellence, we offer superb development opportunities to people keen to be a part of our continued growth. As an independent business we can offer real job satisfaction in an environment which encourages you to contribute, supports you in getting the job done and enables you to become part of a team that delivers building materials for big ideas.

Why Join Brett

• Our people are individuals, we value your input and support you in your professional development.
• We see our people as our greatest strength.
• We work hard to create inclusive environments.
• Grow your skills with ongoing opportunities – our business thrives when our people are at their best, we encourage and support ongoing learning and development.

Brett Group operates an Equal Opportunities Policy and monitoring. We are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination in recruitment and employment. We take a zero-tolerance approach to any form of discrimination and are committed to acting professionally and fairly in all our relationships and business dealings. This is not only a legal requirement but is vital for our brand, reputation and the long-term success of our business.

Brett Group operates a preferred supplier list and does not accept agency CVs, unless specifically engaged to work on the role in writing by the People Team. Please do not forward CVs to our recruiters, employees or any other location with the Brett Group. Brett Group will not be responsible for any fees relating to unsolicited CVs or candidate profiles. Furthermore, Brett Group will only accept CVs submitted through our applicant tracking system, any and all CVs sent via email will be immediately deleted and shall not be subject to any agency terms or associated fees.

Should you wish to work with us now or in the future please email the recruitment team at [e-mail]