Maintenance Team Leader

Mainstay Recruitment Solutions Ltd; Durrington; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Mainstay Recruitment Solutions Ltd. in Larkhill is seeking a PPM Team Leader to manage a five-person admin team in a fully office-based role. You will lead PPM and Red Card administration across the defence estate, ensuring workloads meet deadlines and performance targets are achieved.

The role offers a permanent, full-time position with a 40-hour week, Monday to Friday, and opportunities to develop people, streamline processes and work closely with internal departments and suppliers.

Qualifications

• Experience supervising or leading a team of administrators.
• Strong Excel skills and reporting ability.
• Excellent organisation and communication.
• BPSS security clearance or ability to obtain.

Responsibilities

• Lead, motivate and develop a team of five administrators.
• Manage workloads to meet service levels and deadlines.
• Oversee PPM and Red Card administration activities.
• Support procurement administration and stakeholder communications.
• Produce and analyse operational performance data and management reports.
• Support month-end reporting and maintain accurate records.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes and drive efficiencies.
• Manage attendance, wellbeing and day-to-day performance within the team.
• Support performance management and employee relations with HR.

Skills

Team leadership

Staff development

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Advanced Excel

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Maximo CAFM

Job description

PPM Team Leader

Permanent | Full Time | Larkhill | £28,000 - £36,000 + Benefits

The Role

Our client is looking for an experienced and motivated Team Leader to join their Accommodation team in Larkhill. This is a fully office-based role where you'll lead a team responsible for supporting Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) and Red Card administration across a busy defence estate. Leading a team of five administrators, you'll oversee day-to-day workloads, ensure service standards are maintained and support the successful delivery of maintenance programmes. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced supervisor or an established administrator looking to take the next step into a leadership position, offering the chance to develop people, improve processes and make a real impact within a fast-paced operational environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Leading, motivating and developing a team of five administrators.
• Managing workloads to ensure service levels and deadlines are consistently achieved.
• Overseeing Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) and Red Card administration activities.
• Supporting procurement administration and stakeholder communications.
• Producing and analysing operational performance data and management reports.
• Supporting month-end reporting and maintaining accurate records.
• Identifying opportunities to improve processes and drive operational efficiencies.
• Managing attendance, wellbeing and day-to-day performance within the team.
• Supporting performance management and employee relations activities alongside HR.
• Building strong working relationships with internal departments, clients, contractors and supply partners.

You\'ll also have:

• Previous supervisory or team leadership experience, or the ability to demonstrate leadership within an administrative environment.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and confidence producing reports and analysing data.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• A proactive approach to problem solving and continuous improvement.
• Experience coaching, developing and supporting team members.
• A customer-focused approach with excellent attention to detail.
• Experience using Maximo or another CAFM system would be advantageous but is not essential.
• The ability to obtain and maintain BPSS Security Clearance.

What\'s on Offer

• Permanent, full-time position
• Monday to Friday, 40-hour week
• Rotating working hours of either 8:00am-4:30pm or 8:30am-5:00pm
• Fully office-based role in Larkhill
• Opportunity to lead and develop a growing team
• Supportive working environment with ongoing training and career development
• Opportunity to join a well-established organisation delivering facilities management and accommodation services across the UK defence estate