Maintenance Team Leader

Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation; Newton Bewley; On-site; GBP 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Caterpillar as a Maintenance Team Leader in Stockton, where you will drive a safety culture while leading maintenance activities. With a competitive salary and benefits, you will develop strong relationships while ensuring the reliability of our equipment. This permanent role offers a platform for growth within a global team.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus Bank holidays

3.5% Bonus

Contributory pension scheme

Double contribution up to 10%

Contributory share scheme

Optional flexible benefits

Qualifications

• Proven ability to diagnose & repair equipment with IOSH Managing Safety Certificate awareness.
• Experience in organizing and motivating teams to achieve objectives.
• Strong communication skills to align team goals with company objectives.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and coordinate activities ensuring upkeep and servicing of on-site equipment.
• Drive a safety culture and ensure maintenance tasks are executed efficiently.
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement in maintenance area.

Skills

Organised

People

Communication

Maintenance & Safety

IT skills

Education

IOSH Managing Safety Certificate

Job description

Career Area:

Operations

Job Description:

Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.

When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do – but also about each other. We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here – we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live. Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it.

Job Title: Maintenance Team Leader
Salary: £41,700

Location: Stockton

Hours: 36

The Opportunity
As a member of the BCP Caterpillar maintenance team in Stockton, reporting to the Senior Manager of Production, you will ensure all corrective and preventative maintenance activities are conducted safely and in compliance with policies and procedures. Additionally, you will identify opportunities for continuous improvement within the maintenance area.

You will develop and foster strong relationships with the maintenance team and associated business units to maintain clear lines of communication.

What You Will Do:

As Maintenance Team Leader, your accountabilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Be safety driven, drive a safety culture ‘STOP TO FIX’ day-to-day interaction with the maintenance team.

• Drives change, and ensures execution of maintenance tasks are complete efficiently, safely and cost-effectively, maintaining the reliability of equipment and machinery to support the organisational operational goals.

• Responsible for overseeing and co ordinating activities of a team/contractors that ensure the upkeep, repair, servicing of on-site equipment, machinery or facility.

NB. The panel cannot make assumptions when shortlisting therefore please demonstrate your qualifications and experience on your CV relevant to the criteria outlined. Pending the number of applications, the criteria for the position may be enhanced to facilitate shortlisting.

What Skills You Will Have:

• Organised: Proactively plan, review, monitor and progress on, personal and team, goals and adjust when it is needed

• People: Proactively coach, motivate and develop the team within skills matrix to drive to achieve objectives and implement change

• Communication: Adjust communication to audience, explain how team goals align with company objectives and challenges negative behaviour.

• Maintenance & Safety: Proven ability to diagnose & repair equipment with IOSH Managing Safety Certificate awareness.

• IT skills: Ability to use Microsoft packages, create and demonstrate presentations via power point, excel to create formulative data.

What You May Have:

• Problem Solving: use lean tools to continually highlight and improve area processes

• Manufacturing: Prior knowledge of fabrication and/or manufacturing processes.

• Petrochemical, automotive, manufacturing and/or fabrication environment.

What You Will Get
Becoming a member of a skilled, diverse and inclusive team that will provide a good foundation for future career development within Caterpillar.

Contract: Permanent

Benefits: 25 days annual leave plus Bank holidays - opportunity to buy and sell, 3.5% Bonus, Contributory pension scheme - Caterpillar will double the employee's contribution Up to 10%, Contributory share scheme - Caterpillar will match 50% of the employee's contribution, optional flexible benefits including access to private medical, health and dental care plans, EV car lease etc

Posting Dates:

May 27, 2025 - June 5, 2025

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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