Maintenance Shift Manager

Royal Mail; Crick; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Pension scheme

Shift allowance

Annual bonus potential

Job summary

Royal Mail Group seeks a Maintenance Shift Manager at the Midlands Super Hub in Crick to lead maintenance teams, drive safety and reliability, and execute preventative and corrective actions to meet production targets. The role is fixed-term for 12 months, full-time with 41 hours weekly on a 12‑hour shift pattern and a 4‑week rota.

Salary ranges from £54,088 to £58,022, plus £9,000 per annum pro rata shift allowance and up to 10% annual bonus, with 25 days leave and a competitive pension scheme.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 4 in Electrical and Mechanical is essential.
• Experience leading engineers to improve performance is essential.
• Extensive industrial maintenance knowledge and supervisory experience.
• Hands-on with PLCs, electrical/mechanical systems and multi‑shift operations.
• NEBOSH/IOSH and leadership qualifications preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead and promote a safety culture with hazard identifications and incident investigations.
• Develop and execute shift maintenance strategies to meet production targets.
• Supervise and coach maintenance technicians and SME to drive high performance.
• Line manage maintenance teams, handle attendance, and ensure HR policy compliance.
• Drive maintenance through preventative, predictive, and corrective work.
• Manage shift budgets and control costs for labour, materials and external services.
• Lead root-cause analyses and monitor effectiveness of corrective actions.
• Coordinate with Production, Engineering and Procurement to schedule shutdowns and capital projects.

Skills

PLC expertise

Hydraulics & pneumatics

Electrical & mechanical automation

Leadership

Safety compliance

Education

NVQ Level 4 in Electrical and Mechanical

HNC/HND in Engineering Maintenance

Job description

Job reference 340465

Maintenance Shift Manager

Salary: £54,088 - £58,022 subject to experience, £9,000 per annum pro rata shift allowance, 10% annual bonus potential

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays and a company pension scheme with highly competitive contribution rates

Fixed Term, 12 month duration

Full time

Midlands Super Hub, Dirft Drive, Crick, Northampton, NN6 7GZ

Job responsibilities

• Lead and promote a safety culture to include hazard identifications, risk assessments, incident investigations, and implement corrective and preventive actions. Ensure complete compliance with all safety regulations across automation assets
• Develop and execute shift maintenance strategies to meet production targets and reliability goals
• Supervise, coach, and evaluate maintenance technicians and the SME to enable a high-performance culture
• The line management of maintenance teams, manage performance, attendance and leave, address employee relations matters, and ensure full compliance with HR policies and procedures
• Drive maintenance performance through effective planning and delivery of preventative, predictive, and corrective maintenance activities
• Manage shift budgets, track expenses, and implement cost-control measures for labour, materials, and external services
• Lead root-cause analyses of equipment failures, implement corrective actions, and monitor effectiveness
• Coordinate with Production, Engineering, and Procurement to schedule shutdowns, capital projects, and resource allocation

Attendance

Full time, equivalent to 41 hours per week. 12 hour shifts, 07.00 - 19.00 and 19.00 - 07.00, on a 4-week rota to include 2 weekends per month

About You

• A qualified engineer, minimum NVQ level 4 in Electrical and Mechanical / Lead Engineering Maintenance Technician Apprenticeship - essential requirement
• Experience of leading, coaching and developing a team of engineers to improve performance - essential requirement
• Extensive experience in industrial engineering maintenance, including several years in a supervisory or lead role
• Hands-on expertise with PLCs, hydraulics/pneumatics, electrical and mechanical automation systems and multi-shift operations
• Strategic leadership, project and change management
• Advanced fault-finding and root-cause analysis (5-Whys, Fishbone, DMAIC) and leading continuous-improvement programmes (Lean, Six Sigma, TPM)
• Stakeholder communication and team development across shifts
• Data analysis, KPI monitoring and maintenance performance reporting
• HNC/HND in Mechanical, Electrical or Engineering Maintenance
• NEBOSH General Certificate in Occupational Health & Safety (or higher)
• IOSH Managing Safely or working towards
• ILM/CMI Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management

Closing Date

Wednesday 26th August. This advert may close early if the appropriate number of applications has been reached.

Extra Benefits

• Family friendly support - enhanced maternity pay, paternity leave, adoption leave and shared parental leave
• Supportive and generous company sick pay
• Benefits Account - You will have access to your personal benefits account on our ‘My Bundle+’ platform. There are more than 800 retail offers to help you save on things like groceries, days out, holidays and your household bills as well as employer provided and voluntary benefits to suit your lifestyle
• Your Wellbeing - you and your family have 24/7 access to services and tools to help you get the most out of life. From your physical and mental health to financial and social support and advice. It’s free, and it’s for everyone

Trust is the foundation of Royal Mail . We aim to be transparent about the qualities we seek and what a career with us entails, building trust from the start of your journey with us. Your interview is the first step, and we want you to shine. To help you prepare, we’ll provide your interview questions in advance, so you can have your best examples ready. At Royal Mail Group, we value trust and our people.

Royal Mail Group is committed to inclusion and representing the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all individuals. As a proud Gold signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant, we especially encourage applications from the Armed Forces community, including cadet instructors and spouses/partners.

We are committed to ensuring an inclusive recruitment process. If you require any adjustments to support you during the hiring process, please discuss these with your recruiter when contacted.

For more information on Royal Mail Group and our values please click here: https://www.internationaldistributionsservices.com/en/about-us/