Maintenance Team Leader

Peaple Talent; Walsall; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Twice-yearly bonus

On-call payments

Pension with contribution matching

Life assurance

Employee assistance programme

Retail and leisure discounts

Cycle-to-work scheme

Free parking

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Job summary

Peaple Talent is seeking a Maintenance Team Lead for its Willenhall site. You will lead a small maintenance team, oversee preventative maintenance and electrical fault-finding to keep plant running safely and efficiently.

The role requires hands-on supervision with day-to-day maintenance, coordinating contractors, keeping records, and driving continuous improvement. 40 hours/week, 06:00–22:00. Salary £38,000–£45,000 plus on-call payments and a bi-annual bonus.

Qualifications

• Significant maintenance engineering experience in manufacturing, heavy industrial or process environments.
• Previous supervisory or team leadership responsibility.
• Strong electrical maintenance and diagnostic skills.
• Experience with overhead cranes, hoists or other heavy equipment.
• Practical, organised, and proactive approach to maintenance operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate a small maintenance team across site operations.
• Oversee preventative maintenance activities and electrical fault-finding/repairs.
• Coordinate contractor activities and ensure inspections/maintenance records are up to date.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across the site.

Skills

Team leadership

Electrical maintenance

Fault-finding

Preventative maintenance

Overhead cranes

Education

Electrical installation qualification (advantageous)

Job description

Maintenance Team Lead

Willenhall, West Midlands

£38,000 - £45,000 + Bonus + On-Call Payments + Excellent Benefits

Permanent | Full Time

A successful and well-established manufacturing business is seeking a Maintenance Team Lead to join its operation in Willenhall. This role is ideal for a hands‑on senior maintenance engineer or engineering supervisor looking to take the next step into a team leadership position while remaining actively involved in day‑to‑day maintenance activities.

The Role

The Maintenance Team Lead will be responsible for supporting the safe and efficient operation of plant and equipment across the site. The role will involve leading and coordinating a small maintenance team, overseeing preventative maintenance activities, carrying out and supporting electrical fault‑finding and breakdown repairs, coordinating contractor activities, ensuring equipment inspections and maintenance records are kept up to date, and driving continuous improvement initiatives across the site.

About You

Candidates should have significant maintenance engineering experience, ideally within a manufacturing, heavy industrial, or process environment, with some previous supervisory or team leadership responsibility. Strong electrical maintenance and diagnostic skills are important, and electrical installation, testing, or maintenance qualifications would be advantageous. Experience with overhead cranes, hoists, or other heavy industrial equipment would be beneficial, along with a practical, organised, and proactive approach to maintenance operations.

What’s on Offer

The successful candidate will receive a salary of £38,000 - £45,000, on‑call payments, a twice‑yearly company bonus, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, a company pension with contribution matching, life assurance, an employee assistance programme, retail and leisure discounts, a cycle‑to‑work scheme, PPE and equipment, long‑service recognition, and free parking.

The position is Monday to Friday, 40 hours per week, with shifts worked within a 06:00-22:00 operating window.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a secure and growing manufacturing business that can offer long‑term stability, genuine responsibility, and future career progression within a supportive engineering environment.