Shift Maintenance Team Leader
Shift Pattern: Monday to Thursday 4 Days On (3 Off) | 4 Nights On (3 Off) Salary: £62,000 OTE (Includes 6 hours built-in overtime per week)
About the Role We are seeking a proactive Shift Maintenance Team Leader to coordinate a multi-skilled team responsible for urgent breakdown repairs across a heavy industrial plant. You will thrive under pressure, leading hands-on maintenance activities to ensure rapid, safe, and effective responses to both electrical and mechanical failures. This role is focused on minimizing production downtime through effective leadership and technical expertise.
Key Responsibilities
Lead & Supervise: Assign tasks to the reactive maintenance team based on urgency, risk, and technical skills.
Rapid Response: Coordinate resources to manage plant breakdowns and minimize downtime.
Technical Support: Provide guidance to electricians, fitters, and technicians on complex fault-finding.
Safety & Compliance: Ensure strict adherence to LOTOTO, PPE, and safety protocols during all repairs.
Reporting: Maintain accurate records of faults, parts used, and repair times within the CMMS.
Continuous Improvement: Identify repeat faults and recommend long-term reliability improvements.
What We're Looking For
Proven experience as a maintenance fitter or electrician in an industrial environment.
Strong leadership or supervisory experience with the ability to coordinate a team under pressure.
Excellent mechanical and electrical fault-finding abilities.
Experience with heavy plant equipment (mixers, conveyors, pumps, or material-handling systems).
Solid understanding of Health & Safety principles (LOTO, isolations, and risk assessments).
CMMS experience and good technical reporting skills.
Benefits
Competitive salary with built-in overtime.
Generous pension scheme.
20 days annual leave.
Life assurance and employee assistance programme.
Enhanced parental leave and cycle to work scheme.
Continuous professional development and upskilling opportunities.
Free onsite parking.
Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.
Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.
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