Maintenance Team Lead

Faerch A/S; North East; Hybrid; GBP 48,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Death in Service, salary x 4

Bupa Health Cashplan

Cycle to Work Scheme

Long Service Allowance 2 & 5 Years

Long Service Recognition

Free Parking

Job summary

Faerch A/S is seeking a hands-on Engineering and Maintenance Leader to head the Engineering Technicians and Stores teams. You will plan workloads, drive reliability, supervise maintenance and manage stores, while championing safety and continuous improvement across production sites.

Key duties include planning resources, leading projects, coordinating with suppliers, and delivering KPI-driven performance. Strong leadership, PSP skills and TPM/Lean awareness are essential for success.

Qualifications

• Level 3 qualification in Engineering or equivalent experience.
• Strong mechanical and electrical engineering knowledge.
• Experience leading or supervising engineering teams.
• Knowledge of planned maintenance, breakdown management and fault finding.
• Understanding of health & safety, risk assessments and permit-to-work systems.
• Strong problem-solving, communication and organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop the Engineering Technicians and Stores team.
• Plan resources and workloads to support production and maintenance priorities.
• Manage performance, training, attendance and team development.
• Promote a culture of safety, accountability and continuous improvement.
• Coordinate planned and reactive maintenance activities.
• Provide technical support for breakdowns and fault finding.
• Drive equipment reliability and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Maintain engineering procedures, SOPs and safe working practices.
• Support equipment installation, commissioning and improvement projects.
• Manage Engineering Stores, stock accuracy and critical spare availability.
• Control inventory, purchasing and engineering costs.
• Liaise with suppliers and contractors to secure required parts and services.
• Support engineering projects, equipment upgrades and site improvements.
• Identify and implement improvements to safety, quality, efficiency and reliability.
• Coordinate engineering activities with key stakeholders across the business.
• Ensure compliance with health & safety, quality and company requirements.
• Manage contractors, permits to work and risk assessments.
• Support audits and maintain high standards of housekeeping and compliance.
• Communicate engineering priorities, progress and risks.
• Maintain accurate engineering, maintenance and stores records.
• Monitor and report engineering KPI performance.
• Undertake other duties appropriate to the role.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Mechanical & electrical knowledge

Maintenance planning

Team development

Problem solving

Safety culture

Education

Level 3 Qualification in Engineering

Level 4 Qualification (HNC)

Tools

M3 ERP

Permit-to-work systems

PLC/Automation knowledge

Job description

Key Responsibilities

Leadership & Team Management

• Lead, coach and develop the Engineering Technicians and Stores team.
• Plan resources and workloads to support production and maintenance priorities.
• Manage performance, training, attendance and team development.
• Promote a culture of safety, accountability and continuous improvement.

Maintenance & Reliability

• Coordinate planned and reactive maintenance activities.
• Provide technical support for breakdowns and fault finding.
• Drive equipment reliability and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Maintain engineering procedures, SOPs and safe working practices.
• Support equipment installation, commissioning and improvement projects.

Engineering Stores & Cost Control

• Manage Engineering Stores, stock accuracy and critical spare availability.
• Control inventory, purchasing and engineering costs.
• Liaise with suppliers and contractors to secure required parts and services.

Projects & Continuous Improvement

• Support engineering projects, equipment upgrades and site improvements.
• Identify and implement improvements to safety, quality, efficiency and reliability.
• Coordinate engineering activities with key stakeholders across the business.

Health, Safety & Compliance

• Ensure compliance with health & safety, quality and company requirements.
• Manage contractors, permits to work and risk assessments.
• Support audits and maintain high standards of housekeeping and compliance.

Communication & Reporting

• Communicate engineering priorities, progress and risks.
• Maintain accurate engineering, maintenance and stores records.
• Monitor and report engineering KPI performance.
• Undertake other duties appropriate to the role.

Person Specification

Essential

• Level 3 qualification in Engineering or equivalent experience.
• Strong mechanical and electrical engineering knowledge.
• Previous experience in a manufacturing or production environment.
• Experience leading or supervising engineering teams.
• Knowledge of planned maintenance, breakdown management and fault finding.
• Understanding of health & safety, risk assessments and permit-to-work systems.
• Strong problem-solving, communication and organisational skills.

Desirable

• Level 4 qualification (HNC or equivalent).
• Experience with engineering stores, stock control and purchasing.
• Experience with PLCs, automation and robotics.
• Experience within plastics, packaging, recycling or a regulated manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge of TPM, Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement techniques.
• Experience supporting engineering projects and equipment commissioning.
• Knowledge of M3 ERP or a similar maintenance/purchasing system.

Hours:

4 on 4 off 12 hour rotating continental shifts (0600-1800 / 1800-0600)

What We Offer

• Pension
• Death in Service, salary x 4
• Bupa Health Cashplan
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Long Service Allowance 2 & 5 Years
• Long Service Recognition
• Free Hot Drinks
• Regular Company Events
• Free Parking