Maintenance Team Leader

M-TEC Engineering Solutions; Wellington; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

M-TEC Engineering Solutions in Shropshire seeks a Maintenance Team Leader to coordinate the shift maintenance team and work with the production line to hit targets for plant availability and PM completion. The role requires leading maintenance activities, driving continuous improvement and applying 5S principles while promoting safety across the plant.

Heavy engineering and machining exposure are desirable for success in this position.

Qualifications

• Experience leading maintenance teams or shifts.
• Time served apprentice in mechanical and/or electrical engineering.
• Experience within heavy engineering or machining environments is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and lead the maintenance team on shift.
• Liaise with production team leader and supervisor to meet targets (plant availability & PM completion).
• Promote HSE policies across department and plant and ensure safety compliance.
• Manage contractors safely and respond to accidents, near misses and environmental issues.
• Ensure maintenance schedule (CMs, CIs and PMs) is followed and report deviations from plan.
• Ensure equipment availability aligns with departmental targets.
• Oversee holidays/absence according to policy.
• Engage in root-cause analysis of repeat breakdowns and provide improvement reports.
• Apply 5S in work area and wider factory.

Skills

Maintenance leadership

Mechanical apprenticeship

Electrical apprenticeship

Heavy engineering

Machining exposure

Job description

Maintenance Team Leader - 3 shift rotation

A recognised high volume manufacturer are currently looking to strengthen their Maintenance department with the appointment of a Maintenance Team Leader.

As Maintenance Team Leader, you will be responsible for the coordination and leadership of the maintenance team currently on shift. They will liaise with the production team leader and supervisor to achieve manufacturing targets specifically around plant availability and PM completion.

Working from their manufacturing facility in Shropshire, the Maintenance Team Leader will be responsible for:

• Promoting the companies HSE policies across the department and plant and adhering to all health and safety environmental requirements.
• Ensuring a safe working environment through use of static and dynamic risk assessments.
• Managing contractors safely.
• Responding swiftly to close out accidents, near misses, environmental issues, and internal don t walk by actions.
• Ensuring the maintenance schedule (CMs, CIs and PMs) is adhered to and reporting back on activities away from plan.
• Ensuring equipment availability is in line with departmental targets.
• Managing team holidays and absence in line with company policy and procedure.
• Ensuring that plant faults and defects are swiftly remedied to ensure the smooth running of the facility.
• To engage in root cause analysis of repeat/major breakdowns and provide reports with suggested improvements.
• To engineer out previous issues following a continuous improvement mind-set and methodology.
• To support internal customers with technical issues.
• Applying 5S methodology in work area and wider factory.
• Driving departmental and company goals and objectives.

Previous experience in leading Maintenance teams, time served apprentice in mechanical and/or electrical engineering.

Experience within heavy engineering, machining environments desirable.