Maintenance Team Leader

Location: Blackpool area Salary: £60,000 – £63,000 Shift Pattern: Panama Shift Pattern (5s and 4s)

The Role:

A well-established manufacturing business 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 commence 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 and seasoned leader, capable of balancing hands-on maintenance support with effective people management. This role requires a strong technical background alongside a clear passion for continuous improvement, reliability, and performance delivery within a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Key Responsibilities:

The Maintenance Team Leader will be responsible for:

* Leading, managing, and motivating a team of multi-skilled maintenance engineers on shift

* Providing hands-on electrical and mechanical maintenance support during breakdowns and critical issues

* Managing daily shift activities, workload allocation, and engineering priorities

* Driving continuous improvement initiatives to reduce downtime and improve equipment reliability

* Supporting and delivering PPM strategies and engineering best practice

* Acting as the technical escalation point for complex faults and repeat issues

* Ensuring compliance with health & safety standards and site engineering procedures

* Contributing to upcoming capital projects and site improvements planned for 2026

About the Candidate:

The ideal Maintenance Team Leader will demonstrate:

* Proven experience as a Maintenance Team Leader, Engineering Supervisor, or similar leadership role

* A strong background in hands-on maintenance within a manufacturing or FMCG environment

* The ability to lead from the front while effectively managing and developing an engineering team

* A clear passion for continuous improvement with a proven track record of delivering measurable results

* Strong fault-finding capability across electrical and mechanical systems

* Recognised engineering qualifications (NVQ Level 3, City & Guilds, or equivalent)

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