Maintenance Team Leader

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

A leading manufacturing business is looking for an experienced Maintenance Team Leader to take responsibility for the planning, coordination and delivery of maintenance activities across its site.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced maintenance professional with previous supervisory or team leadership experience to take ownership of a small maintenance function and drive improvements in equipment reliability, downtime and performance.

The Role

The successful candidate will:

• 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.
• Manage performance, attendance and conduct where required.
• Work closely with Production, Engineering, Facilities and Senior Management.
• 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.

About You

The ideal candidate will have:

• Significant maintenance/engineering experience within a manufacturing or industrial environment.
• Previous experience as a Maintenance Team Leader, Supervisor or similar.
• 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.
• A strong understanding of Health & Safety and operational compliance.