Maintenance Shift Manager

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

Benefits offered by this job

Family friendly support

Sick pay

Benefits Account on My Bundle+

Wellbeing resources

Job summary

Royal Mail is seeking an experienced Maintenance Shift Manager at our Midlands Super Hub in Crick, Northampton. The role leads a skilled maintenance team, champions safety and reliability, and drives continuous improvement across engineering functions.

Key responsibilities include safety culture promotion, shift maintenance strategies, and line management of engineers. The ideal candidate holds an NVQ4 or equivalent and has hands-on automation knowledge with a track record in improvement

Qualifications

• Qualified engineer with NVQ level 4 in Electrical and Mechanical or equivalent engineering maintenance qualification.
• Experience leading and coaching a team of engineers to improve performance.
• Hands-on expertise with PLCs, hydraulics/pneumatics, electrical and mechanical automation.

Responsibilities

• Lead and promote a safety culture across automation assets.
• Develop and execute shift maintenance strategies to meet targets.
• Supervise and coach maintenance technicians and SMEs.
• Line management of maintenance teams including HR policy compliance.
• Drive maintenance through preventative, predictive, and corrective activities.
• Manage shift budgets and cost-control measures.
• Lead root-cause analyses of equipment failures and actions.
• Coordinate shutdowns, capital projects, and resources.

Skills

Safety leadership

People management

Root-cause analysis

Data analysis

Budget management

Shift scheduling

Maintenance planning

Industrial automation

Education

NVQ level 4 in Electrical and Mechanical

Lead Engineering Maintenance Technician Apprenticeship

Tools

PLC systems

Hydraulics/Pneumatics

Electrical and mechanical automation

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

We are looking for an experienced Maintenance Shift Manager to provide technical leadership and operational excellence across our engineering function. This is a fantastic opportunity to lead a skilled maintenance team, champion safety and reliability, and drive continuous improvement initiatives that support business performance.

• 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

You need to demonstrate the following skills and experience on your CV:

• 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.