Maintenance Team Leader - 4-on 4-off, Overtime & Benefits

Rise Technical Recruitment; Desborough; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension

Overtime

Training

Career progression

Job summary

Rise Technical Recruitment is seeking a Maintenance Team Leader for a market-leading FMCG manufacturer near Kettering. The role offers a salary of 55,000-57,000 plus overtime, with training and career progression in a supportive culture.

You will lead the maintenance team, coordinate engineering activities, and ensure production machinery runs efficiently. The position features a 4 on 4 off days/nights shift pattern and a strong commitment to developing its people.

Qualifications

• Experience as Maintenance Engineer or established Team Leader in manufacturing.
• Apprenticeship, NVQ Level 3 or equivalent.
• Experience in maintenance and fault-finding within a manufacturing environment.
• Leadership experience or readiness to step up to management.
• Proactive, supportive, and focused on improving engineering performance.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate maintenance activities across a modern manufacturing facility.
• Prioritise planned and reactive maintenance to minimise downtime.
• Provide technical guidance to engineers on the shop floor.
• Support fault-finding to maintain production efficiency.
• Work a 4 on 4 off shift pattern (days and nights).

Skills

Leadership

Maintenance planning

Fault-finding

Problem solving

Team coordination

Education

NVQ Level 3 or apprenticeship

Job description

Rise Technical Recruitment is seeking a Maintenance Team Leader for a market-leading FMCG manufacturer near Kettering. The role offers a salary of 55,000-57,000 plus overtime, with training and career progression in a supportive culture.

You will lead the maintenance team, coordinate engineering activities, and ensure production machinery runs efficiently. The position features a 4 on 4 off days/nights shift pattern and a strong commitment to developing its people.