Maintenance Team Lead - Night Shift (Electrical/Automation)

Royal Mail; Crick; On-site; GBP 51,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension scheme

22.5 days annual leave + bank holidays

Job summary

Royal Mail is seeking a Maintenance Team Leader for the Midlands Super Hub in Crick on a 12-month fixed-term contract. You will provide technical leadership for engineering automation, ensuring maintenance is completed to defined standards while focusing on safety, efficiency and cost control.

The role is full-time, 40 hours per week, night shift 22:00–06:30. Candidates should have a time-served engineering apprenticeship and an NVQ3 in electro/mechanical, with experience leading a technical

Qualifications

• Time served Engineering apprenticeship.
• Engineering electrical qualification to HCN level or equivalent (desirable).
• NVQ3 electro/mechanical with experience of leading a team.
• Training, coaching and developing a technical team.

Responsibilities

• Provide proactive technical leadership for all engineering automation activities.
• Lead and coordinate maintenance techniques to ensure asset performance and availability criteria.
• Deliver technical training, coaching and development to the engineering maintenance team.
• Assist in risk assessment related to automation equipment and Safe Systems of Work.
• Maintain up-to-date hardware/software and mechanical setup configurations.
• Conduct annual performance reviews and development meetings for the team.
• Provide technical direction aligned with company values and standards.
• Ensure Health & Safety policies are adhered to by maintenance teams.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Electrical engineering

Team management

Safety compliance

Education

Time served engineering apprenticeship

NVQ3 electro/mechanical

HCN level (desirable)

Job description

Royal Mail is seeking a Maintenance Team Leader for the Midlands Super Hub in Crick on a 12-month fixed-term contract. You will provide technical leadership for engineering automation, ensuring maintenance is completed to defined standards while focusing on safety, efficiency and cost control.

The role is full-time, 40 hours per week, night shift 22:00–06:30. Candidates should have a time-served engineering apprenticeship and an NVQ3 in electro/mechanical, with experience leading a technical