Job Title - Maintenance Coordinator
£55,000 + Overtime (1.25x – 1.5x) + 32 Days Holiday + Pension + Life Assurance
Location - Wakefield
Hours: Mon–Fri Day Shift with Flexible Start Times
Are you an experienced Maintenance Supervisor or Team Leader ready to step into a bigger challenge? Want to work with cutting-edge automation in a rapidly growing, global business? This could be your next career move.
We’re looking for a Maintenance Coordinator to take a key role in managing and developing a multi-skilled engineering team at a fully automated, site in Wakefield.
About the Company:
You’ll be joining one of the most innovative names in the FMCG sector who supply major UK supermarkets. With an international footprint and a new site launching in the UK, the growth opportunity here is real.
This is a career-defining role in a tech-forward business that values initiative, flexibility, and continuous improvement. If you're motivated by progression, modern engineering environments, and leadership responsibility, apply now.
About the Role:
As a Maintenance Coordinator you'll be leading a team of 6 engineers and 6 operators, ensuring the reliability and performance of highly automated material handling systems, including conveyors, stacker cranes, shuttles, and lifts.
This is an 80/20 hands-off leadership role – primarily focused on coordination, planning, and improvement, but with enough technical involvement to keep you sharp.
Key Responsibilities as a Maintenance supervisor:
1. Day-to-day leadership: holiday cover, 1-to-1s, appraisals, daily schedules
2. Oversee and manage the CMMS system
3. Procurement and stock control for engineering stores
4. Plan and assign PPM and reactive maintenance work
5. Liaise with internal departments and contractors to ensure seamless maintenance execution
6. Drive CI initiatives across maintenance, 5S, and asset reliability
7. Support technical issues when required – hands-on when it counts
8. Participate in site-level meetings with senior management
What We’re Looking For:
9. Engineering qualification: NVQ Level 3 or BTEC in Electrical/Mechanical
10. CMMS experience is essential – you’ll be the go-to person for system use and accuracy
11. Proven leadership – you’ve led or supervised a team for at least 1 year
12. Comfortable in a fast-paced, high-tech environment with strong sense of urgency
13. Bonus points for CI project involvement and working with permit-to-work systems
What You’ll Get:
14. £55,000 base salary
15. Paid overtime (1.25x weekday/Saturday, 1.5x Sunday)
16. 32 days holiday (including bank holidays, rising with service)
17. Life assurance & pension
18. Supportive leadership and real autonomy in your role
19. Long-term growth potential in a company expanding both locally and internationally
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