Maintenance Team Leader

Maintenance Team Leader New Desford | Permanent | Manufacturing Are you an experienced Maintenance Team Leader looking to join one of the UK's leading manufacturing businesses? We're recruiting on behalf of a major manufacturer within the building materials sector, investing heavily in its engineering function and looking for an experienced leader to drive reliability, safety and continuous improvement across a busy production facility. The Role You'll lead a team of engineers on shift while remaining hands-on with both planned and reactive maintenance. Working closely with production, you'll play a key role in maximising plant uptime, improving reliability and ensuring engineering standards remain first class. Responsibilities ✔ Lead and motivate the maintenance team on shift ✔ Respond to breakdowns and minimise downtime ✔ Drive PPM and continuous improvement activities ✔ Support electrical and mechanical fault finding ✔ Ensure all work is completed safely and in line with site procedures ✔ Coordinate contractors and maintenance activities ✔ Promote a strong safety-first culture About You * Time-served engineer with a Level 3 qualification or equivalent * Previous supervisory or team leadership experience * Strong fault-finding ability on automated manufacturing equipment * PLC knowledge and experience within a heavy manufacturing environment desirable * Passion for continuous improvement and leading by example If you're looking for a permanent opportunity with a business that genuinely invests in its people and engineering capability, we'd love to hear from you