Job Title: Maintenance & Compliance Team Leader Salary £45k Shift: Monday to Friday 0800-1800 Location: Daventry Employment Type: Permanent The client feels its important to understand this is a new role in an expanding family run business. There is an opportunity to put your own map on the position, systems and processes. This would be very rewarding and allow you to be very influential in how things are done in the future. Job Purpose TheMaintenance & Compliance Team Leaderis responsible for managing and leading a small maintenance team and external contractors to ensure all production machinery, utilities, and site facilities in a manufacturing/production environment are maintained to the highest standards of safety, quality, and reliability. The role ensures minimal downtime through effective preventative maintenance, rapid response to breakdowns, and strict compliance with food safety and hygiene standards. Please note, this is not a sit behind the desk role! The position is very much a balance of 20% on the tools as and when required, 40% visibility in the field managing staff and contractors and 40% compliance, documentation, health & safety, PPM and associated tasks. Key Responsibilities Lead, coordinate, and supervise the maintenance team in delivering planned and reactive maintenance across the site. Allocate tasks, monitor progress, and ensure maintenance activities are completed on time and to the required standard. Manage critical spares inventory and liaise with suppliers for parts and services. Maintain and improve the Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) programme to reduce unplanned downtime. Ensure all work is carried out safely, complying with site health & safety policies, risk assessments, permit to work, and legal requirements. Maintain accurate records of maintenance work, PPM schedules, work orders, and spare parts usage via CMMS or manual logs. Support the sites Continuous Improvement initiatives, identifying opportunities to enhance equipment performance and efficiency including maintaining stock levels and the ordering of spare parts. Liaise effectively with Production, Quality, and other departments to prioritise and plan maintenance work to support production schedules. Proven leadership and team management skills.