Maintenance Team Leader

UNAVAILABLE; Kettering; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Private healthcare

Income protection

Employee discounts

Health and wellbeing support

Training and development opportunities

Career progression within Alpro andDan

Job summary

Alpro, part of Danone, is recruiting a Maintenance Team Leader for the Kettering site. You will lead engineers, plan preventive and reactive maintenance, coordinate with SAP systems, and drive reliability and performance across manufacturing operations.

The role requires strong leadership, technical knowledge in mechanical/electrical systems, and a passion for developing people within a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Proven maintenance leadership experience within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong technical knowledge of mechanical, electrical and automated systems.
• Experience with PLC-controlled equipment, pneumatics, utilities and maintenance planning systems.
• Excellent organisational, communication and problem-solving skills.
• A passion for developing people and driving continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Leading, coaching and developing a team of skilled maintenance engineers.
• Planning and coordinating preventive and reactive maintenance activities using SAP and owning the maintenance planning and scheduling system for site.
• Prioritising work requests and ensuring jobs are fully prepared with the right resources, materials and instructions.
• Driving rapid response to breakdowns while balancing planned maintenance priorities.
• Leading fault-finding, root cause analysis and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Managing contractors and specialist service providers when required.
• Collaborating with Production, QA and Engineering teams to maximise plant performance and reliability.
• Championing safety, quality, GMP and engineering best practices across the site.

Skills

Maintenance leadership

Mechanical knowledge

Electrical knowledge

Automated systems

PLC control

Pneumatics

Maintenance planning

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Problem solving

People development

Job description

Short Intro and About the Job

Maintenance Team Leader

Location: Alpro - Kettering, Northamptonshire

Shift: This role operates on a Monday to Friday day shift basis but may incur occasional contact out of hours.

Salary: Competitive salary plus an excellent range of benefits including pension, private healthcare, income protection and employee discounts.

Join Alpro, Part of Danone

At Alpro, we're passionate about creating plant-based products that millions of people enjoy every day. As part of Danone, we're a global business with a local feel, offering excellent career development opportunities in a fast-paced and innovative manufacturing environment.

We're currently looking for a Maintenance Team Leader to join our team at our Kettering site. This is an exciting opportunity to lead a team of Engineers, driving maintenance performance, equipment reliability and continuous improvement across your area.

As a Maintenance Team Leader, you'll be responsible for ensuring maintenance activities are planned, prioritised and executed effectively, whilst developing engineering capability and supporting the delivery of world-class manufacturing performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Leading, coaching and developing a team of skilled maintenance engineers.
• Planning and coordinating preventive and reactive maintenance activities using SAP and own the maintenance planning and scheduling system for site.
• Prioritising work requests and ensuring jobs are fully prepared with the right resources, materials and instructions.
• Driving rapid response to breakdowns while balancing planned maintenance priorities.
• Leading fault-finding, root cause analysis and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Managing contractors and specialist service providers when required.
• Collaborating with Production, QA and Engineering teams to maximise plant performance and reliability.
• Championing safety, quality, GMP and engineering best practices across the site.

About You

About You

We're looking for a proactive and influential leader who can motivate others, drive performance and deliver results in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

You will be highly organised, have strong communication skills and be confident leading teams, solving problems and managing priorities.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Proven maintenance leadership experience within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong technical knowledge of mechanical, electrical and automated systems.
• Experience with PLC-controlled equipment, pneumatics, utilities and maintenance planning systems.
• Excellent organisational, communication and problem-solving skills.
• A passion for developing people and driving continuous improvement.

About Us, We offer and What's next

What We Offer

At Alpro, we know our people are our greatest asset. In return for your hard work and commitment, we offer:

• Competitive salary
• Excellent benefits package including pension and private healthcare
• Health and wellbeing support
• Training and development opportunities
• Career progression within Alpro and Danone
• An inclusive, supportive and high-performing team environment

About Alpro & Danone

Alpro is one of Europe's leading plant-based food and drink brands and is proudly part of Danone, a global company with a mission to bring health through food to as many people as possible.

Our Alpro Kettering site plays a vital role in producing products enjoyed by consumers across the UK and beyond. We're proud of our culture, our commitment to safety, quality and operational excellence, and the opportunities we provide for our people to learn, develop and grow their careers.

What's Next?

If you're looking for an opportunity to lead people, drive engineering performance and make a real impact within a world-class manufacturing environment, we'd love to hear from you.

Closing Date: 13th November 2026