Mechanically biased Maintenance Team Leader

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Mechanically biased Maintenance Team Leader

Goole (DN14)

Up to £50,000

Days Only | Mon-Thu 8am-4:30pm | Fri Finish 2pm

Join a well-established manufacturing business as the Mechanical Maintenance Team Leader, leading a small engineering team while remaining hands-on with maintenance, fault finding and continuous improvement activities. This is an excellent opportunity for a maintenance engineer ready to step into leadership, or an experienced team leader looking for a stable days-based role with no weekend working.

Key Responsibilities

Lead, motivate and support a small team of one electrically biased and one newly qualified engineer.

Manage and develop the Preventative Planned Maintenance (PPM) programme.

Prioritise maintenance activities and coordinate engineering resources.

Diagnose and repair mechanical and electrical faults.

Drive continuous improvement initiatives to improve equipment performance.

Support production teams with engineering solutions.

Maintain compliance, documentation and safety standards.

Assist with contractor management and site improvement projects.

Requirements

Essential

• Apprentice trained Maintenance Engineer (or equivalent qualification).
• Strong mechanical maintenance background within a manufacturing or production environment.
• Experience working with conveyors, pumps, gearboxes, bearings, hydraulics and pneumatics.
• Ability to diagnose faults and resolve mechanical failures using a logical and structured approach.
• Hands-on experience carrying out repairs, disassembly, alignment, rebuilding and reassembly of mechanical equipment.
• Computer literate with the ability to use maintenance management systems and maintenance records.
• Positive attitude with a commitment to safety, reliability and continuous improvement.

Desirable

• Multi-skilled with electrical maintenance experience.
• Knowledge of Lean, Kaizen or other continuous improvement methodologies.
• Experience maintaining filling, blending and packaging machinery.

Benefits

Up to £50,000 DOE

Days only, no shifts and no weekends

Early finish every Friday

Lead and develop a small engineering team

Stable and growing manufacturer

Varied machinery including filling, blending and packaging equipment

Genuine opportunity to influence reliability and site improvements

This is an excellent opportunity to join a secure and growing manufacturer, working with a range of filling, blending and packaging machinery in a supportive and friendly environment.

Travail are acting as an employment business in this instance.