Mechanical Team Lead

Rise Technical Recruitment; Ellesmere Port; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life Assurance

Enhanced Pension Scheme

Medicash

Onsite Parking

33 days holiday

Job summary

Rise Technical Recruitment is seeking a Mechanical Team Lead (Energy-from-Waste) for a days-based role across Ellesmere Port and surrounding areas. You will lead a mechanical maintenance team, driving safe, efficient upkeep of a specialist process plant and taking ownership of maintenance operations.

The ideal candidate has mechanical maintenance leadership experience in Oil, Gas, Chemical, or Process industries, with a trade apprenticeship and a strong background in maintenance planning and

Qualifications

• Qualified Mechanical Engineer with a trade apprenticeship.
• Mechanical maintenance experience within the Oil, Gas, Chemical, or Process industries.
• Previous experience leading maintenance teams or supervising contractors.

Responsibilities

• Lead a mechanical maintenance team on site.
• Oversee planned, preventive and corrective maintenance across the site.
• Manage maintenance planning through the CMMS, oversee contractors, stores, and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Participate in shutdowns, plant outages, and an on-call rota when required.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Maintenance planning

CMMS

Education

Trade apprenticeship

Mechanical Engineering qualification

Job description

Mechanical Team Lead (Energy-from-Waste)

Monday to Friday Days Based role - You can be based in or around the following areas: Ellesmere Port, Chester, Birkenhead, Liverpool, Manchester, Wrexham, Crewe, Northwich, Warrington.

£55,000 - £60,000 + Overtime (1.5x hourly rate weekdays, 2x hourly rate weekends) + 33 days Holiday (inclusive of Bank Holidays) + Life Assurance + Enhanced Pension Scheme + Medicash + Onsite Parking.

Are you a Mechanical Maintenance Team Leader or Technician with experience leading teams, looking for a secure, days-based leadership role within a specialist process plant where you can take ownership of maintenance operations and develop a skilled engineering team?

Do you want to join a market-leading business at the forefront of the renewable energy sector, offering long-term stability, excellent career prospects, and the opportunity to play a key role in driving operational excellence?

This specialist organisation is playing a key role in the green energy transition. With continued investment in its UK operations, the company is committed to maintaining world-class facilities while delivering a high-quality service through safe, reliable, and efficient maintenance practices.

The ideal candidate will be an experienced mechanical maintenance engineer or supervisor with a background in the oil & gas, chemical, or process industries, looking to step into or continue within a leadership position managing maintenance teams.

The Role

• Mechanical Maintenance Team Leader working a days-based Monday - Friday role
• Leading a team carrying out planned, preventive and corrective mechanical maintenance across the site
• Managing maintenance planning through the CMMS, overseeing contractors, stores, and driving continuous improvement initiatives
• Participating in shutdowns, plant outages, and an on-call rota when required

The Person

• Qualified Mechanical Engineer with a trade apprenticeship
• Mechanical maintenance experience within the Oil, Gas, Chemical, or Process industries
• Previous experience leading maintenance teams or supervising contractors

We are an equal opportunities company and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.