Maintenance Team Lead - Reliability & Projects

Catering; Lesmahagow; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Catering is seeking an experienced Maintenance Team Lead to manage a team of 4 maintenance engineers at the Lesmahagow site, with responsibility for safety, reliability and cost control. The role combines hands-on engineering, leadership and project management to deliver improvements across plant and equipment.

You will coordinate external contractors, plan maintenance schedules and drive continuous improvement while ensuring compliance and cost efficiency.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a maintenance team in an industrial/manufacturing setting.
• Strong project management and contractor supervision skills.
• Solid knowledge of preventive maintenance and reliability improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of maintenance engineers.
• Coordinate on-site contractors and external providers.
• Plan and oversee planned and reactive maintenance activities.
• Drive improvements in the site’s maintenance programme.
• Lead engineering projects including installations and upgrades.
• Investigate breakdowns and implement corrective actions to boost reliability.
• Monitor KPIs for downtime and equipment performance.
• Ensure Health & Safety and statutory compliance.

Skills

Team leadership

Project management

Preventive maintenance

Fault finding

Health & Safety

Education

HNC or HND in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Job description

Catering is seeking an experienced Maintenance Team Lead to manage a team of 4 maintenance engineers at the Lesmahagow site, with responsibility for safety, reliability and cost control. The role combines hands-on engineering, leadership and project management to deliver improvements across plant and equipment.

You will coordinate external contractors, plan maintenance schedules and drive continuous improvement while ensuring compliance and cost efficiency.