Maintenance Team Leader

Stirling Warrington Limited; Leicester; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 59,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training budget

Pension scheme

Overtime pay 1.5x Mon–Sat

2x Sunday overtime

Bonus up to £1500

Share save scheme

On-site gym

Career progression

3 shifts per week

Job summary

Stirling Warrington Limited is recruiting a Maintenance Team Leader for a weekend shift at our Desford site. The role centers on planned maintenance, continuous improvements, and refurbishments across plant machinery including extraction systems and PLC-controlled equipment.

You will lead a small team of weekend engineers, focusing on safety, reliability, and efficiency, with opportunities for progression within a globally recognised manufacturing partner.

Qualifications

• Maintenance Engineer with 4+ years in industrial maintenance.
• Experience leading a maintenance team.
• Background in fast-paced manufacturing beneficial.
• Experience with ATEX/hazardous environments advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Focus on planned maintenance, continuous improvements, and refurbishments.
• Oversee weekend maintenance engineers on a 36-hour week.
• Ensure safe, efficient operation of plant equipment.

Skills

Team leadership

Maintenance engineering

Electrical bias

Mechanical bias

Industrial maintenance

Education

4+ years in industrial maintenance

Tools

PLC programming

ATEX knowledge

Ex environments experience

Job description

Maintenance Team Leader
Desford, Leicestershire
£53,880 Bonus OT
Weekends Fri / Sat / Sun (12pm – Midnight) – 36 hours a week

Benefits:

• Substantial training budget – All external accredited training such as NVQ 1/2/3 (Mech or Elec) HNC/D, 18th edition, Fabrication courses, PLC training (S7 / Portal), Compex More.

• 18% Combined pension (12% Employer, 6% Employee)

• Unlimited overtime opportunities paid at 1.5X Mon – Sat, 2X Sun

• Variable production bonus worth up to £1500

• Excellent company share save scheme, receive £1.50 worth of shares for every £1 purchased free shares

• On site gym

• Genuine progression opportunities within a company that retains is staff at all levels

• 3 Shifts a week – Every week!

We are partnering with a globally recognised manufacturer in the construction industry recruiting for a maintenance team leader (Either mechanical or electrical bias) to join our new team of weekends maintenance engineers focusing heavily on planned maintenance, continuous improvements and refurbishments.

Annually our client has turnover well in excess of £50bn, and has a proven track record of reinvesting profits into it’s staff and facilities which is reflected in their excellent retention rate across all staff

This role is based within our paint plant and involves working on a wide variety of plant machinery including extraction systems, powder spray booths, pumps, motors, drive units, PLC controlled machinery, pipework, fluid systems, cranes and more.

The Successful Engineer

• Maintenance Engineer with either a mechanical or electrical bias with a minimum of 4 years experience within industrial maintenance
• Prior experience in a maintenance team lead / supervisors role
• Ideally, from a fastpaced manufacturing environment, however applicants from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply including forces.
• Experience/qualifications within explosive/hazardous environments would be beneficial but not a dealbreaker (ATEX etc)
• Attitude and willingness to apply yourself to a given task