Maintenance Team Lead — Drive Reliability & Downtime

Mansell Recruitment Group; Guildford; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Our client, a leading manufacturing business in the Guildford area, is seeking an experienced Maintenance Team Leader to plan, coordinate and deliver maintenance across the site. You will lead a small team, drive improvements in reliability and downtime, and collaborate with Production, Engineering and Senior Management.

The role focuses on ownership of the PPM programme, effective breakdown response and continuous process improvements, with emphasis on Health & Safety and ISO/quality adherence.

Qualifications

• Significant maintenance/engineering experience within a manufacturing environment.
• Previous experience as Maintenance Team Leader or supervisor.
• Strong people management and leadership skills.
• Experience with appraisals, performance management and team development.
• Excellent fault-finding and problem-solving abilities.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Good IT skills, including Microsoft Excel, Word and Teams.
• Strong understanding of Health & Safety and operational compliance.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of three Maintenance Technicians.
• Plan and prioritise preventative maintenance, breakdown response and improvement projects.
• Own and manage the Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) programme.
• Coordinate effective responses to machinery and equipment breakdowns.
• Identify opportunities to improve equipment reliability and reduce downtime.
• Manage maintenance spares and consumables.
• Set objectives, conduct appraisals and support the development of team members.
• Monitor maintenance KPIs including downtime, breakdown trends, response times and repeat failures.
• Drive continuous improvement across maintenance processes.
• Promote high standards of Health & Safety and operational compliance.
• Support adherence to ISO and quality requirements.

Skills

Maintenance experience

Team leadership

People management

Appraisals

Performance management

Team development

Fault-finding

Problem-solving

IT skills (Excel/Word/Teams)

Health & Safety knowledge

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Teams

Job description

Our client, a leading manufacturing business in the Guildford area, is seeking an experienced Maintenance Team Leader to plan, coordinate and deliver maintenance across the site. You will lead a small team, drive improvements in reliability and downtime, and collaborate with Production, Engineering and Senior Management.

The role focuses on ownership of the PPM programme, effective breakdown response and continuous process improvements, with emphasis on Health & Safety and ISO/quality adherence.