Maintenance Team Leader — Hands-On Leadership & Growth

Catering; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

9% pension package

Life Assurance – 4x annual salary

Tuition assistance – $3000 annual

Holidays: 22 days + 8 Bank Holidays

Job summary

ATA is seeking a hands-on Maintenance Team Leader to support and coordinate a team of multi-skilled engineers in a busy operation in Milton Keynes. You will split your time between leading the team, coordinating maintenance activities and staying involved in practical engineering tasks.

The role requires an engineering qualification (Level 3+), maintenance and fault-finding experience, and strong communication and organisational skills to motivate and develop others.

Qualifications

• A recognised engineering qualification equivalent to Level 3 or above.
• Experience carrying out maintenance and fault finding within an engineering environment.
• Strong communication and organisational skills.
• The ability to motivate and support others.
• Experience coordinating workloads, projects or people, either formally or informally.
• A proactive approach and a desire to progress your leadership career.

Responsibilities

• Leading and supporting a team of engineers.
• Organising maintenance activities and prioritising workloads.
• Ensuring planned and reactive maintenance is completed safely and efficiently.
• Supporting fault finding and breakdown investigations.
• Monitoring team performance and standards.
• Liaising with operational teams to minimise downtime; supporting continuous improvement and engineering projects.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Maintenance coordination

Fault finding

Communication

Mentoring

Organisational skills

Education

Engineering qualification Level 3+

Job description

ATA is seeking a hands-on Maintenance Team Leader to support and coordinate a team of multi-skilled engineers in a busy operation in Milton Keynes. You will split your time between leading the team, coordinating maintenance activities and staying involved in practical engineering tasks.

The role requires an engineering qualification (Level 3+), maintenance and fault-finding experience, and strong communication and organisational skills to motivate and develop others.