Maintenance Team Leader

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

Benefits offered by this job

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

PPE and equipment

Job summary

Peaple Talent in Willenhall, West Midlands, is seeking a Maintenance Team Lead to support the safe and efficient operation of plant and equipment. You will lead a small maintenance team, oversee preventative maintenance, and contribute to fault-finding and breakdown repairs.

The role requires substantial maintenance engineering experience in manufacturing or heavy industry, with supervisory responsibility and strong electrical diagnostic skills. Heavy equipment experience is advantageous.

Qualifications

• Extensive maintenance engineering experience in manufacturing or heavy industry.
• Supervisory/leadership experience in a maintenance setting.
• Strong electrical diagnostic skills; related qualifications are advantageous.
• Experience with heavy equipment (cranes/hoists) is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate a maintenance team to ensure safe, efficient plant operation.
• Oversee preventive maintenance, inspections and records.
• Support electrical fault-finding and breakdown repairs as needed.
• Coordinate contractors and drive continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Maintenance engineering

Team leadership

Electrical maintenance

Fault-finding

Education

Electrical qualifications

Maintenance qualifications

Job description

Maintenance Team Lead

Willenhall, West Midlands

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

Permanent | Full Time

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.