Maintenance Team Leader

ATA Recruitment; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An engineering services company is seeking a Maintenance Team Leader to oversee a team of engineers in West Yorkshire. You will manage the CMMS, coordinate maintenance schedules, and handle emergency breakdowns. The ideal candidate has 1+ year of leadership experience and an NVQ Level 3 engineering qualification. This role offers a competitive salary of £55,000 plus overtime and opportunities for career growth.

Benefits

31 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays

Flexi-time available

Qualifications

• At least 1 year experience within a maintenance team leader position.

Responsibilities

• Plan and coordinate maintenance schedules prioritising key tasks daily.
• Purchase materials for the maintenance team.
• Support day-to-day maintenance on emergency breakdowns.

Skills

Experience of working on a CMMS system

Good understanding and knowledge of Microsoft Office

Knowledge and experience of ordering parts

Education

Minimum NVQ Level 3 engineering qualification

Job description

Overview

Role - Maintenance Team Leader

Salary - £55k + OT

Hours - days/afternoons finishing at 7pm with flexi time

Location - West Yorkshire (commutable from Leeds surroundings, Wakefield, Barnsley)

Holidays - 31 days + 8 bank holidays

ATA Recruitment are working in partnership with a fantastic client in West Yorkshire, who are the fastest growing engineering specialists across UK/Europe. They are a multi-site group supplying specialist services across wholesale, retail and manufacturing facilities. The client is accredited to the highest BRCGS Food Safety standards and provides world-class services to some of the biggest names within the food and manufacturing industry.

Due to internal progression, there is a vacant position for a Maintenance Team Leader to join a team of 12.

This opportunity is suitable for a Maintenance Team Leader looking to move into a supervisory role. You will lead and oversee a team of 9 engineers, with 20% hands-on involvement assisting with emergency breakdowns. In addition to leading the team, you will manage the CMMS system, oversee reliability installations, schedule PMs, order parts and attend daily meetings with different department heads. The role will be 20-30% hands-on.

Responsibilities

• Check and issue goods that come in for the warehouse and external customers
• Plan and coordinate maintenance schedules prioritising key tasks daily
• Purchase of materials
• Support day-to-day maintenance on emergency breakdowns
• Suggest continuous improvements to the operational team
• Develop training materials and tools, propose to leadership management and implement 5S Kaizen projects

Requirements

• Experience of working on a CMMS system
• At least 1 year experience within a maintenance team leader position
• Good understanding and knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Hold a minimum NVQ Level 3 engineering qualification
• Knowledge and experience of ordering parts

Whether you are a seasoned maintenance team leader or just getting started, my client will provide opportunities to help you grow and progress.

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