Night Shift Maintenance Lead — Automation & Safety

Royal Mail; Crick; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension

22.5 days annual leave + bank holidays

Fixed-term 12-month contract

Night shift 22:00-06:30

Job summary

Royal Mail is seeking a proactive Maintenance Team Leader for nights at the Midlands Super Hub in Crick. You will provide technical leadership for engineering automation, ensuring maintenance tasks meet safety and efficiency standards and are delivered by a skilled team.

This fixed-term, 12-month contract is full-time (40 hours/week). The role includes developing the team, delivering training, and guiding risk assessments for automation equipment, with a focus on safety and cost effectiveness.

Qualifications

• Time served engineering apprenticeship.
• NVQ3 electro/mechanical with leadership experience.
• Electrical qualification to HCN level or equivalent (desirable).
• Training, coaching and developing a technical team.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate maintenance techniques to achieve asset performance and availability targets.
• Provide and deliver technical training, coaching and development to the engineering maintenance team.
• Assist in risk assessment related to automation equipment and Engineering Safe Systems of Work.
• Develop the engineering team through regular performance reviews and development meetings.
• Offer technical direction aligned with business values and standards.
• Challenge unacceptable behaviour within the maintenance community.
• Ensure adherence to Health & Safety policy and guidelines.

Skills

Team leadership

Electrical/automation knowledge

Coaching & training

Problem solving

Education

Time served engineering apprenticeship

NVQ3 electro/mechanical

Electrical qualification to HCN level or equivalent

Job description

Royal Mail is seeking a proactive Maintenance Team Leader for nights at the Midlands Super Hub in Crick. You will provide technical leadership for engineering automation, ensuring maintenance tasks meet safety and efficiency standards and are delivered by a skilled team.

This fixed-term, 12-month contract is full-time (40 hours/week). The role includes developing the team, delivering training, and guiding risk assessments for automation equipment, with a focus on safety and cost effectiveness.