Maintenance Team Leader

ATA Recruitment; Leicester; On-site; GBP 59,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in food production is seeking a Maintenance Team Leader for their Leicester site. This hands-on leadership role involves managing a small team of engineers, overseeing maintenance operations, and ensuring compliance. The ideal candidate will have solid maintenance experience and relevant qualifications, with opportunities for career advancement and further training.

Benefits

7% matched pension

20 days holiday plus bank holidays

Future training support including HNC sponsorship

Opportunity to progress internally

Qualifications

• Solid hands-on maintenance experience in manufacturing or FMCG.
• Strong electrical fault-finding skills.
• Experience working within a structured maintenance regime.

Responsibilities

• Leading and mentoring a team of engineers during night shifts.
• Assigning and overseeing planned preventative maintenance tasks.
• Responding to breakdowns and ensuring effective reactive maintenance.

Skills

Electrical fault-finding

Mechanical maintenance

Technical drawing interpretation

PLC knowledge

Education

NVQ Level 3, City & Guilds, or equivalent

Job description

Maintenance Team Leader – £58,549 – Leicester (Nights)

Shift Pattern: Panama (6:30am – 6:30pm, 3-on/2-off rotation)

We are seeking a driven and confident Maintenance Team Leader to join a high-speed food production site in Leicester. This hands-on leadership role involves overseeing a small team of engineers while remaining active in delivering both proactive and reactive maintenance support on highly automated systems.

Salary & Benefits:

• Base salary: £58,549
• Regular overtime available (earning potential +£2,000)
• Overtime rate: x1.12
• 7% matched pension
• 20 days holiday (plus bank holidays)
• Future training support including HNC sponsorship
• Opportunity to progress internally

Your Role

As a Maintenance Team Leader, you will lead a team of 3–5 engineers on a permanent night shift. You’ll be responsible for delegating tasks, managing holiday rotas, supporting appraisals, and ensuring smooth shift handovers—all while delivering essential maintenance operations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Leading and mentoring a team of engineers during night shifts
• Assigning and overseeing planned preventative maintenance (PPM) tasks
• Responding to breakdowns and ensuring effective reactive maintenance
• Taking part in project work and continuous improvement initiatives
• Developing engineering capability through training and guidance
• Participating in appraisals, disciplinaries, and day-to-day leadership duties
• Ensuring accurate maintenance documentation and compliance

Maintenance Expertise Required

This position requires solid hands-on maintenance experience in a manufacturing or FMCG environment. The successful candidate will:

• Hold NVQ Level 3, City & Guilds, or equivalent in electrical or mechanical engineering
• Demonstrate strong electrical fault-finding skills (multimeter use, safety circuits, panels, motors, sensors, relays)
• Be confident in mechanical maintenance (belts, chains, bearings, vibration diagnostics)
• Be able to read and interpret technical drawings and schematics
• Have experience working within a structured maintenance regime (PPM & reactive)
• Possess working knowledge of PLC input/output checks and HMIs (no programming needed)
• Have the ability to work under pressure and lead by example during urgent maintenance situations

Why This Role?

This is a perfect opportunity for a current Maintenance Engineer looking to take a step into leadership—or for an experienced Team Leader ready to join a larger facility with room for advancement. You’ll benefit from structured progression routes, support for further education (including time off), and an environment that values proactive ideas in maintenance operations.

If you’re motivated to lead a maintenance team and grow in your engineering career, call Faisal on 07788 365715 or email him your CV at [e-mail]

ATA is committed to creating a diverse workforce and is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation