Team Leader

Macstaff; Godalming; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialist maintenance services provider is seeking a Team Leader to oversee a small team delivering maintenance and engineering services. This hybrid role involves both hands-on work and leadership responsibilities, ensuring health and safety standards are upheld while managing tools and resources. The position offers a competitive starting salary of £31,000, increasing upon training completion, along with allowances, bonuses, and generous annual leave. Travel is required, with expenses fully covered.

Benefits

Annual leave of 30 days

Discretionary 10% annual bonus

Fully expensed overnight travel

Qualifications

• Hands-on engineering or maintenance experience required.
• Ability to demonstrate effective leadership skills.
• Experience with health and safety regulations important.

Responsibilities

• Lead a small team for maintenance services.
• Ensure health and safety standards are maintained.
• Maintain records and stock control.

Skills

Hands-on engineering background

Effective leadership

Knowledge of health and safety regulations

Ability to work independently

Driving license

Job description

Team Leader – Specialist Maintenance Services / Engineering - Guildford

Annual take home pay of £31,000-£45,000 + benefits – Guildford

, plus £5,000 per annum allowances, plus overtime – expected annual salary £38-45,000 + discretionary 10% annual bonus and excellent benefits. Requiring travel (and overnight stays, all fully expensed) from our base in Guildford

Providing consulting and niche engineering and maintenance services predominantly to the energy, waste and biomass sectors across the UK and Ireland, we are an employer of choice, fostering good team spirit and employee involvement at all levels.

POSITION OVERVIEW – TEAM LEADER

Working alongside and leading a small team to deliver essential specialist plant and machinery maintenance and cleaning services to a diverse client base. Reporting to the Operations Manager, working in a ‘hands on’ as well as leadership role, you will manage the relevant tools, supplies and associated paperwork; you will be customer facing.

Working in a ‘hands on’ capacity alongside your team on client sites, using specialist equipment, occasionally in confined and at times challenging spaces.

Provide direction, leadership and mentoring to the team (usually two direct reports), ensuring achievement of the tasks assigned, managing labour and resources efficiently.

Maintain Health and Safety standards

Monitor procedures and processes for the receipt, storage, transportation and use of tools and associated products; stock control; maintaining records for an equipment inventory using Excel.

Site audits, to ensure consistent levels of quality in our service and capabilities.

Plan and document projects delivered to ensure continuous improvement and shared learning amongst the teams and feedback to customers.

Ensure that customer requirements are carried out efficiently and according to each project assigned in line with method statements and operating handbook.

Collaborate with the wider teams to ensure a professional, smooth and efficient service is provided and best practice maintained.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE – TEAM LEADER

Hands‑on engineering, maintenance or similar / associated background – we will be flexible provided you can demonstrate the appropriate desire to learn and suitability for the tasks assigned.

Able to demonstrate effective leadership, supporting employee engagement and motivation.

Previous experience of strict health + safety rules and regulations.

After the relevant training, the ability to work under own initiative without day‑to‑day supervision.

Indefinite right to remain in the UK (we are unable to offer visa sponsorship).

Driving license (able to drive company vehicles)

Ability to travel and occasionally stay overnight in hotels (average two nights per week).

PACKAGE :

Basic starting salary £31,000 increasing to £33,000 at completion of induction and training, plus £5,000 per annum allowances, plus overtime – expected annual salary £38-45,000 + discretionary 10% annual bonus and excellent benefits. Requiring travel (and overnight stays, all fully expensed) from our base in Guildford; annual leave of 30 days including BH (increasing with each years’ completed service); working hours Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm.