Maintenance Team Leader / Engineering Team Leader

Questech Recruitment Ltd; Hazlehead; On-site; GBP 47,426 - 57,965; Full time

Job summary

Questech Recruitment Ltd is assisting a well-established manufacturer to recruit a Maintenance Team Leader. You will lead a multi-skilled team, prioritise pro-active and reactive maintenance tasks, and ensure machine availability while coaching apprentices and developing succession plans.

The role operates on a 4 on, 4 off shift pattern (days and nights on rotation, average 42 hours/week). The candidate should be a time-served engineer with strong CI and Lean techniques experience.

Qualifications

• Engineering qualification at ONC/HND/HNC/NVQ Level 3 or equivalent.
• Time-served engineer with strong technical knowledge in heavy manufacturing.
• Experience leading a team and managing maintenance tasks.

Responsibilities

• Operate in line with H&S standards and safe working practices.
• Lead shift on day-to-day maintenance to maintain machine availability.
• Coordinate workload and planned work including PPM and improvements.
• Liaise with Engineering Manager on Continuous Improvement and long-term projects.
• Provide hands-on support for shift teams and mentor maintenance engineers.

Skills

Leadership

Maintenance knowledge

CI techniques

Lean manufacturing

Maintenance planning

Education

ONC / HND / HNC / NVQ Level 3 in Engineering

Job description

Our client is a well‑established and successful manufacturer, they are looking for a Maintenance Team Leader / Engineering Team Leader to join their team.

As the Maintenance Team Leader, you will be a hands on member of the maintenance team providing leadership and motivation. You will be responsible for identifying and prioritising pro‑active and reactive maintenance tasks on a daily basis. You will lead a team of multi-skilled Engineers, including the delegation of work, and monitoring both individual and team performance.

Salary: £49,395 + a shift allowance of £3,301 (£52,696 total)

Shift Pattern: 4 on 4 off, days and nights on rotation (average of 42 hours per week)

PLEASE ONLY APPLY IF YOU MEET THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS:

Requirements

• You have a qualification in Engineering, ONC qualified or equivalent (HND / HNC / NVQ Level 3)
• You are a time served Engineer with a strong technical knowledge in heavy manufacturing
• Previous experience of leading a team
• Knowledge of modern Maintenance techniques, Lean Manufacturing and other CI Techniques
• Exposure to the S, Q, C, P, D (or equivalent) model of communication is desirable, but not essential
• Experience with Agility Maintenance Planning would be advantageous, but not essential

Responsibilities

• To operate in line with all H&S Standards and the implementation and adherence to safe working practices in accordance with legislation.
• COMAH responsibilities as defined in the documents Management Structure & Responsibilities and General Emergency Duties
• Lead the shift on day to day maintenance activity maintaining machine availability.
• To co‑ordinate the work load and maintain planned work including PPM and improvement work.
• Liaise with Engineering Manager regarding Continuous Improvement and long term projects.
• Maintain maintenance monitoring.
• Provide hands on support for shift teams, providing consistency between shifts.
• Coach and Mentor Maintenance Engineers to develop succession planning
• Identify training requirements of maintenance team
• Mentor Apprentices within the maintenance department
• Follow and maintain compliance with the sites' ISO 9001 & ISO 14001 certifications as denoted in Management System documentation.

This would suit someone with a previous job title such as; Maintenance Team Leader / Maintenance Supervisor / Maintenance Manager / Engineering Team Leader / Engineering Supervisor / Engineering Manager / Engineering Team Lead / Maintenance Team Lead / Maintenance Lead / Engineering Lead / Supervising Engineer / Senior Maintenance / Engineering Shift Manager / Engineering Team Manager / Maintenance Team Manager / Engineering Team Supervisor / Maintenance Team Supervisor / Multiskilled Engineering Leader / similar