Maintenance Team Lead

Green Folk; Camberley; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare cash plan

Profit share

24 days annual leave

Retail & gym discounts

Cycle to work

Volunteering days

Enhanced pension

Wellbeing resources

Job summary

Green Folk is seeking a proactive Maintenance Planner to lead the site’s maintenance activities, balancing preventative tasks with breakdown response. You will own the PPM programme and drive reliability across manufacturing assets.

You will coordinate breakdown responses, identify improvement opportunities and ensure health & safety and ISO compliance. The role offers a supportive, inclusive environment with opportunities for professional growth.

Qualifications

• Significant maintenance and engineering experience in manufacturing/industrial settings.
• Proven ability to lead a diverse team and build strong relationships.
• Experience conducting appraisals, providing feedback and managing performance.
• Strong problem-solving and fault-finding capabilities.
• Good IT skills with MS Teams, Excel and Word.
• Understanding of health, safety and operational compliance requirements.
• Ability to prioritise workloads and manage competing demands.
• Knowledge of ISO standards and quality requirements.
• Experience with Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) programmes.

Responsibilities

• Lead, plan and prioritise maintenance activities across the site, balancing preventative maintenance, breakdown response and improvement projects.
• Own and manage the Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) programme, ensuring tasks meet required standards and timeframes.
• Coordinate prompt and effective response to equipment and machinery breakdowns.
• Identify opportunities to improve equipment performance and reliability.
• Maintain effective spares and consumables management to support maintenance requirements.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives that reduce downtime and improve efficiency.
• Monitor maintenance KPIs, including downtime, breakdown trends, response times and repeat failures.
• Ensure compliance with Health & Safety requirements and promote a strong safety culture.
• Support adherence to ISO standards and company quality requirements.

Skills

Maintenance planning

Team leadership

Performance management

Problem solving

Health & safety

Tools

MS Teams

Excel

Word

Job description

Monday to Thursday 8:00am – 4:30pm and Friday 8:00am to 2:00pm

• Significant maintenance and engineering experience within a manufacturing or industrial environment
• Proven ability to build strong working relationships and manage a diverse team
• Experience conducting appraisals, providing feedback and managing performance
• Strong problem-solving and fault-finding capabilities
• Good IT skills, including Microsoft Teams, Excel and Word
• Ability to prioritise workloads and manage competing demands effectively
• Strong understanding of health, safety and operational compliance requirements

Maintenance Planning:

• Lead, plan and prioritise maintenance activities across the site, balancing preventative maintenance, breakdown response and improvement projects
• Own and manage the Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) programme, ensuring all tasks are completed to the required standard and timeframe
• Coordinate a prompt and effective response to equipment and machinery breakdowns
• Identify opportunities to improve equipment performance and reliability
• Maintain effective spares and consumables management to support maintenance requirements

Continuous Improvement, Safety & Compliance:

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives that reduce downtime, improve efficiency and enhance maintenance processes
• Monitor and report on maintenance KPIs, including machine downtime, breakdown trends, response times and repeat failures
• Ensure compliance with Health & Safety requirements and promote a strong safety culture across all maintenance activities
• Support adherence to ISO standards and company quality requirement
• Healthcare Cash Plan: Opportunity to claim money back on everyday healthcare costs like dental, optical and physiotherapy
• Profit share scheme: Enjoy a share of the Company’s success with bonus payments twice a year (March & September)
• Annual leave: 24 days holiday plus bank holidays (increasing by one day at 2-, 5- and 10-years’ service) with the option to buy up to 5 extra days each year
• Retail & gym discounts: Change to save on everyday purchases, food shopping, fashion, fitness memberships and more
• Cycle to work scheme: A scheme which allows you to get a new bike and accessories tax-free
• Volunteering days: Two paid days per year to give back to the community and assist our positive impact in the local area
• Enhanced pension scheme: Boost your future savings with our salary sacrifice pension scheme
• Wellbeing activities and resources: A variety of tools to support your mental and physical health including our EAP and access to support from Mental Health First Aiders

Embracing diversity in all its forms, our client is an equal opportunity employer. They welcome individuals from all walks of life, irrespective of race, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion, or belief.