Maintenance Team Leader

Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation; North East; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading equipment manufacturing firm in Stockton seeks a Maintenance Team Leader to ensure safe and efficient maintenance operations. Responsibilities include overseeing the maintenance team and fostering communication with business units. Ideal candidates will demonstrate strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills. This permanent role offers various benefits, including 25 days of annual leave, a pension scheme, and flexible benefits.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

3.5% Bonus

Contributory pension scheme

Contributory share scheme

Optional flexible benefits

Qualifications

• Proven ability to diagnose & repair equipment with IOSH Managing Safety Certificate awareness.
• Strong communication skills adjusted to audience.
• Experience in leading and developing a team.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safety culture within the maintenance team.
• Oversee and coordinate maintenance tasks efficiently.
• Develop relationships with the maintenance team and business units.

Skills

Organised

People Management

Communication

Maintenance and Safety

IT skills

Education

IOSH Managing Safety Certificate

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Career Area

Operations

Job Title

Maintenance Team Leader

Salary

£43,400

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

October 6, 2025 - October 20, 2025

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply.

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