Job Title: Maintenance Team Leader

Location: Swadlincote

Salary: £52,700

Shift Pattern: 4 on 4 off days/nights

Benefits: Company pension matched up to 7% Fair advantage scheme 25 days holiday bank holidays Employee wellbeing supportAbout the RoleWe are seeking an experienced and hands-on Maintenance Team Leader to supervise and support engineering activities within a busy manufacturing environment. Reporting to the Engineering lead, you will lead a skilled multi-disciplinary maintenance team, ensuring the smooth running of planned preventative maintenance (PPM), reactive repairs, and continuous improvement initiatives.

This role offers the opportunity to influence team performance, uphold health and safety standards, and directly impact operational success through effective leadership and technical expertise.

Key Responsibilities Lead and motivate a multi-skilled maintenance team, balancing practical hands-on work with team management (approx. 80% practical, 20% office-based).

Prioritise and delegate daily maintenance tasks, managing both reactive and preventative maintenance activities.

Maintain high standards of plant safety and promote adherence to safety protocols.

Communicate effectively with site leadership and cross-functional teams to escalate and resolve production and engineering issues.

Write clear and concise shift handovers to ensure seamless communication between teams.

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