Night Shift Maintenance Team Lead – Automation & Reliability

Grainger & Worrall; Bridgnorth; On-site; GBP 59,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

19 days holiday + bank holidays

Westfield Health Insurance

Gym membership

Company pension

Free onsite parking

Family Ironbridge Pass

Job summary

Grainger & Worrall is seeking a Maintenance Team Lead for the Night Shift (16:00 to 02:00) in Bridgnorth. You will lead a multi-skilled maintenance team, balance reactive and proactive work, and drive equipment reliability across a highly automated site.

Join a business investing in engineering excellence with a fixed shift pattern, offering stability and opportunities to shape maintenance strategy and site projects.

Qualifications

• Engineering or maintenance qualification or significant relevant experience.
• Experience in medium/high-volume manufacturing.
• Multi-skilled maintenance covering mechanical and electrical systems.
• Familiarity with PLC-controlled equipment, automation or robotics.
• Experience using CMMS and managing maintenance activities.
• Strong communication and team coordination skills.
• Experience driving continuous improvement and equipment reliability initiatives.
• Knowledge of Lean, TPM or similar methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and support a team of maintenance engineers to deliver safe and effective maintenance activities.
• Plan and prioritise reactive, preventative and predictive maintenance work.
• Support equipment reliability and improve plant availability across the site.
• Manage maintenance records, work orders and asset information through the CMMS.
• Coach and develop technical capability within the maintenance team.
• Support contractor management, plant installations and engineering projects.
• Identify continuous improvement opportunities to reduce downtime and improve performance.

Skills

Team leadership

Maintenance planning

CMMS

PLC systems

Automation

Lean TPM

Communication

Education

Engineering qualification or relevant experience

Tools

CMMS

PLC programming/automation

Job description

Grainger & Worrall is seeking a Maintenance Team Lead for the Night Shift (16:00 to 02:00) in Bridgnorth. You will lead a multi-skilled maintenance team, balance reactive and proactive work, and drive equipment reliability across a highly automated site.

Join a business investing in engineering excellence with a fixed shift pattern, offering stability and opportunities to shape maintenance strategy and site projects.