Job Description
Maintenance Team Leader
Blackpool Area
£60,000 – £63,000
Panama Shift Pattern (5s and 4s)
A well-established manufacturing business in the Blackpool area is currently recruiting a Maintenance Team Leader to join their engineering function during an exciting period of growth and investment. With multiple capital and improvement projects scheduled to begin in 2026, this is a key leadership role within the site’s maintenance and reliability strategy.
The successful Maintenance Team Leader will be an experienced, hands-on leader capable of balancing day-to-day maintenance support with effective people management. This role requires a strong technical background and a genuine passion for continuous improvement, reliability, and performance delivery.
Key Responsibilities include:
* Leading and motivating a team of multi-skilled maintenance engineers on shift
* Providing hands-on electrical and mechanical maintenance support during breakdowns
* Managing shift activities, workload allocation, and engineering priorities
* Driving CI initiatives to reduce downtime and improve equipment reliability
* Supporting PPM strategies and engineering best practice
* Acting as the technical escalation point for complex and repeat faults
* Ensuring compliance with health & safety and engineering standards
* Supporting capital projects and site improvements planned for 2026
The ideal candidate will have:
* Proven experience as a Maintenance Team Leader, Engineering Supervisor, or similar
* A strong hands-on maintenance background within manufacturing or FMCG
* The ability to lead from the front and develop high-performing teams
* A passion for continuous improvement with a track record of delivering results
* Strong electrical and mechanical fault-finding skills
* Recognised engineering qualifications (NVQ Level 3, City & Guilds, or equivalent)
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