The Maintenance Team Leader will oversee the maintenance operations within the engineering department of Manufacturing and industrial environment. This role is based in Manchester and requires exceptional organisational skills, along with a strong technical ability to ensure the smooth running of daily operations.
Client Details
The organisation is a well-established entity within the Manufacturing and Production industry. As a medium-sized enterprise, it is committed to excellence in production and maintenance, offering employees a structured and supportive working environment. The business are a global supplier of products, operating in a fast paced manufacturing plant in Manchester and across the UK.
Description
As the Maintenance Team Leader you will be tasked with the following;
Supervise and co-ordinate maintenance activities across the site and off-site quarry
Identify and suggest improvements to the manufacturing and quality processes
Carry out all planned preventative maintenance as requested
Assist with the installation of new plant equipment
Promote Lean thinking and actively look for ways to improve efficiencies
Carry out factory inspections, giving advice and support to production operatives and other personnel as relevant
Monitoring quality from raw material to finished goods
Ensure all new starters are efficiently inducted and trained
Provide emergency maintenance cover when required
Profile
A successful Maintenance Team Leader should have:
Preferably you will be apprentice trained, but with a minimum level 3 qualification in an Engineering discipline. Successful candidates will be asked to provide copies of their relevant qualifications / carry out competence assessments
Time served with experience of working in a manufacturing environment ideally heavy manufacturing (clay, refractory, quarrying, cement) or FMCG
At least a year's leadership experience in a Team Leader / Supervisor role or similar
Strong leadership, communication and motivational skills
Excellent attention to detail with a keen attitude and a positive approach
Good exposure to health & safety standards
Good working knowledge of EHS
Strong organisational & planning abilities
Passionate about improvement with knowledge of Lean manufacturing
Ability to use common sense to deal with any issues that arise
Analytical, fault finding and problem-solving skills
Experience and diagnostics experience of hydraulic, pneumatic, drive chain fault finding, bearing fitting / alignment and electrical control systems
Knowledge of cutting & grinding regulations
Maintenance experience and diagnostics of hydraulic, pneumatic and electrical control systems
Job Offer
Annual salary up to £48,800
Annual bonus scheme
Ability to purchase additional holidays
Company Pension
SIP - ability to become a shareholder via our Share Scheme
Life Assurance
Flexible benefits offering (including health, wellbeing and money saving opportunities)