Maintenance Team Leader

ATA Recruitment; Boston; On-site; GBP 51,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bi-annual bonus

Overtime pay

Job summary

ATA Recruitment is seeking a Maintenance Team Leader for an Old Leake, Boston site. Base salary £56,500 with OTE up to £62,000 through overtime and a bi-annual bonus scheme, on a 4 on 4 off D/N rota from 7am to 7pm. The role emphasises electrical and mechanical maintenance across hydraulics, pneumatics, gearboxes, and PLC fault-finding.

The ideal candidate will have strong maintenance experience in manufacturing, with NVQ 3 or equivalent, and proven leadership in a busy engineering environment.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 in engineering or equivalent.
• Experience maintaining machinery in manufacturing settings.
• Ability to work with both mechanical and electrical components.

Responsibilities

• Lead maintenance team on site.
• Oversee planned and reactive maintenance to minimize downtime.
• Fault-find and repair using PLCs and control panels.

Skills

Maintenance experience

Manufacturing environment

Education

NVQ Level 3

Job description

Maintenance Team Leader, £56,500, Old Leake, Boston, 4 on 4 off D/N, 7am till 7pm.

OTE of plus £62,000 thanks to overtime (paid at £30.47 per hour). Bi-annual company bonus scheme. After probation of 3 months and then again after 6 months of service.

The Opportunity

We are recruiting for a Maintenance Team Leader to join a large, well-invested site. £24 million has been invested recently updating existing machinery and implementing new production lines. Increasing production by 50%. This is a high-performing facility with state-of-the-art machinery and an experienced engineering team. You'll benefit from an excellent rota that allows for regular long weekends off while earning a strong base salary and enjoying long-term job security.

The Role

As a Maintenance Team Leader, you'll work with a range of machinery including:

• Large mixers and slicers
• Ovens, extruders and palletisers

The site is 70% reactive and 30% PPM, including a tablet system for job tracking. This role places a strong emphasis on both electrical and mechanical maintenance and repair. As a Maintenance Team Leader you'll need to be confident working with hydraulics, pneumatics, gearboxes, bearings, shafts, chains, sensors, and control panels etc. Experience fault finding via PLC is also needed.

The Person We're Looking For

To succeed in this role as a Maintenance Team Leader, you'll need:

• A strong background in maintenance within manufacturing environments
• Experience working on both mechanical and electrical components whilst abiding to H&S regulations
• Confidence with strip-downs, rebuilds, and reactive maintenance
• An NVQ Level 3, City & Guilds, or equivalent qualification in engineering (ex-Forces welcome)
• A true leader within maintenance in a manufacturing environment

This is an ideal role for a Maintenance Team Leader who wants to develop their career in a stable, well-backed facility.

Why apply?

Joining our client, you will be joining a business that place emphasis on training, development and progression in the engineering division. With a significant training budget. They have one site has been established for over 50 years and therefore offers strong job security. You will be joining a company that look after their engineer's future.