Maintenance Team Leader

Overview

In this role you lead a hands-on maintenance team within a growing manufacturing business, balancing practical maintenance with leadership to support senior management. You will drive performance, communication and continuous improvement by leveraging CMMS data and KPIs. You act as a bridge between engineers and leadership, shaping a high-performing maintenance culture. The role offers hands-on problem solving and opportunities to influence plant efficiency and reliability.

Pay / Benefits

• salary £55,000 – £60,000 depending on experience
• flexibility for exceptional candidates

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and mentor maintenance engineers
• Build a positive, high-performing engineering culture
• Manage priorities, breakdowns and PPM activity
• Oversee shift handovers and ensure effective communication between teams
• Use CMMS data and KPIs to drive improvements
• Support continuous improvement initiatives and problem-solving
• Remain hands-on with maintenance activities when required

Key requirements

• Manufacturing engineering background
• Previous leadership experience
• Strong communicator and people person
• Mechanical bias preferred
• Experience using CMMS systems and monitoring KPIs
• Positive attitude and willingness to get stuck in
• Strong decision-making and prioritisation skills

• strong communication
• leadership
• problem-solving
• CMMS
• KPIs
• PPM (planned preventive maintenance)

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