Maintenance Team Leader - 4 On 4 Off Shift, £65k

Synergi Search & Select Ltd; Coalville; On-site; GBP 59,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Pension

Life Assurance

Training & Development

Career Progression

Long-Term Job Security

Job summary

Synergi Search & Select Ltd in Leicester is seeking a Maintenance Team Leader to lead a shift engineering team in a heavy industrial, high‑volume production plant. You will perform electrical and mechanical fault finding, breakdown repairs, and drive reliability initiatives.

The role covers PLC‑controlled equipment, motors, drives, sensors, hydraulics and pneumatics, with a focus on safety, planned maintenance and accurate maintenance reporting.

Qualifications

• Time-served Engineering Apprenticeship or equivalent.
• Recognised Electrical Engineering qualification required.
• Experience as Maintenance Team Leader or similar in manufacturing.
• Strong fault-finding skills with PLC‑controlled equipment.

Responsibilities

• Lead and motivate a shift engineering team in a heavy industrial environment.
• Support plant reliability through reactive and planned maintenance.
• Carry out electrical and mechanical fault finding on automated production machinery.
• Work with PLC-controlled equipment, motors, drives, sensors, hydraulics and pneumatics.
• Coordinate engineering activities to maximise plant uptime and production performance.
• Drive health & safety standards and ensure site procedure compliance.
• Support continuous improvement and equipment reliability projects.
• Ensure maintenance reports and records are completed accurately.

Skills

Electrical fault finding

PLC control systems

Team leadership

Maintenance planning

Education

Engineering apprenticeship

Electrical engineering qualification

Job description

Synergi Search & Select Ltd in Leicester is seeking a Maintenance Team Leader to lead a shift engineering team in a heavy industrial, high‑volume production plant. You will perform electrical and mechanical fault finding, breakdown repairs, and drive reliability initiatives.

The role covers PLC‑controlled equipment, motors, drives, sensors, hydraulics and pneumatics, with a focus on safety, planned maintenance and accurate maintenance reporting.