Are you a hands-on leader with a passion for engineering excellence Join HellermannTyton in Plymouth as a Maintenance Team Leader and take charge of driving reliability, performance, and team development across our manufacturing site.
Job Type: Full Time, Permanent
Location: Based in Plymouth, PL6 5XP
Salary: Competitive
Working Hours: Monday - Thursday: 08:30 - 17:00 and Friday: 08:30 - 14:30
About Us:
At HellermannTyton, we're more than just a leading manufacturer - we're a trusted global partner in cable management, data connectivity, and network infrastructure solutions.
Since 1935, our mission has been to provide innovative solutions for all cable management needs - with customer satisfaction as our priority. Our portfolio includes more than 75,000 items, and we operate 15 world-class manufacturing facilities in 38 countries, employing over 6,000 people.
You will be joining a business with ambitious growth plans, currently undergoing a period of change to enhance our performance and seize every opportunity for greater success. We strive to be elite and are looking for individuals who share this vision.
Maintenance Team Leader - The Role:
As a key member of the Engineering function, the Maintenance Team Leader will lead the site's maintenance team to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient operation of all injection moulding, manufacturing, and facility equipment.
Combining hands-on technical support with people leadership, the role focuses on planning and executing Planned Maintenance (PM), developing team capability, and driving asset reliability. This position is critical to maintaining production continuity, supporting continuous improvement, and strengthening collaboration between Engineering and Operations
Maintenance Team Leader - Key Responsibilities:
- Lead by example, ensuring all maintenance work is completed safely, following site and regulatory requirements
- Promote a proactive safety culture through engagement and near-miss reporting
- Ensure maintenance team members understand and follow all EHS procedures and safe systems of work
- Support risk assessments, safe work permits, and escalation processes when required
- Lead, support and develop a team of Maintenance Engineers, providing coaching, mentoring, and regular performance feedback
- Plan, coordinate and oversee all PM activities across site, ensuring tasks are executed safely, on time, and to a high standard
- Maintain the accuracy and compliance of the CMMS (Pirana), including scheduling, work orders, and completion reports
Maintenance Team Leader - You:
- Time-served Engineer or HNC (or equivalent) in Mechanical, Electrical or Multi-skilled Engineering
- Proven experience leading or supervising maintenance teams within an injection moulding / manufacturing environment
- Strong technical background with hands-on experience in fault finding and root cause analysis
- Experience working with CMMS systems (e.g., Pirana, SAP, or equivalent)
- Solid understanding of injection moulding, automation, and supporting manufacturing systems
- Strong leadership and communication skills with the ability to engage, motivate and develop others
- Experience in a Continuous Improvement or TPM-led environment
Benefits:
- Enhanced annual leave
- Enhanced family-friendly leave policies
- An enhanced sick pay scheme
- Comprehensive mental health and wellbeing support, including access to counselling, an employee assistance programme, mortgage brokering services, and additional resources for you and your family
- Free on-site car parking
- Subsidised canteen facilities at our larger locations
We operate a strict Preferred Supplier List for recruitment agencies and are not currently seeking additional partners. Any CVs submitted speculatively by agencies outside of our PSL will be treated as a gift, and no fees will be payable.
If you're ready to lead from the front, solve complex challenges, and help shape the future of maintenance at a global manufacturing leader — submit your CV for this Maintenance Team Leader and click ‘Apply' now!
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