Technical Team Leader – Maintenance
Location
Hampshire
Contract
12m Fixed-Term Contract
Working Pattern
Monday to Thursday
21:00 – 07:00
Salary & Package
- Basic Salary: £55,000 per annum
- Shift Premium: £3,726.60 per annum
- Bonus: Discretionary plant bonus opportunity, payable at the end of the Fixed-Term Contract
The Opportunity
An established manufacturing operation is seeking an experienced Technical Team Leader to oversee a team of Production Maintenance Technicians and Electricians, providing strong technical leadership and ensuring a reliable engineering service across manufacturing and assembly operations.
This is a hands-on leadership position where you will be responsible for coordinating the engineering team, supporting production priorities and ensuring maintenance activity is delivered safely, efficiently and to a consistently high standard.
The successful candidate will combine strong engineering knowledge with the ability to lead, develop and motivate a technical team in a fast-paced production environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and coordinate a team of Maintenance Technicians and Electricians, ensuring engineering resource is aligned with operational priorities.
- Take ownership of the day-to-day engineering service provided to Production and Assembly teams.
- Respond to operational and equipment issues, ensuring problems are appropriately prioritised and resolved with minimal impact on production.
- Monitor equipment condition and maintenance requirements to support high levels of availability, reliability and performance.
- Ensure planned and reactive maintenance is completed effectively and in line with relevant equipment and manufacturer requirements.
- Provide technical support when diagnosing complex equipment faults and assist the team in identifying effective, long-term solutions.
- Maintain strong communication with Production, Engineering, Quality, Safety and other relevant functions.
- Ensure engineering issues are clearly communicated, prioritised and progressed in line with production requirements.
- Develop the technical capability of the team through coaching, knowledge sharing, training and day-to-day support.
- Encourage the team to stay current with new equipment, technologies, maintenance techniques and engineering practices.
- Set a positive example in relation to safety, quality, professionalism and engineering standards.
- Drive a proactive approach to maintenance and encourage the identification of recurring issues and opportunities for improvement.
- Lead and support continuous improvement initiatives aimed at increasing equipment reliability, efficiency and overall production performance.
- Contribute to LEAN activities and promote a culture of structured problem solving and operational excellence.
- Take responsibility for engineering improvement projects, coordinating activity through to successful implementation.
- Work collaboratively across departments to deliver projects and technical improvements.
- Ensure engineering work is completed in accordance with site safety procedures, quality requirements, regulatory obligations and relevant standards.
- Promote a strong safety culture and challenge unsafe or non-compliant practices.
- Maintain appropriate engineering documentation and ensure relevant records are completed accurately.
- Support wider site initiatives and act as a technical point of reference when required.
What We're Looking For
The ideal candidate will have:
- Previous experience in an engineering maintenance role within a manufacturing or production environment.
- Experience supervising, leading or coordinating an engineering/maintenance team.
- Strong electrical and/or mechanical maintenance knowledge.
- Experience diagnosing faults on production machinery and implementing effective corrective actions.
- A good understanding of planned preventative maintenance and equipment reliability.
- Experience working closely with Production teams in a high-output manufacturing environment.
- The ability to prioritise competing engineering requirements and make effective decisions under pressure.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to coach and develop others.
- A proactive approach to continuous improvement and problem solving.
- An understanding of LEAN principles and their application within engineering or manufacturing.
- A strong commitment to health, safety, quality and compliance.
What the Role Offers
This position provides the opportunity to take a leadership role within a technically focused manufacturing environment, with responsibility for both people development and engineering performance.
You will have the opportunity to influence equipment reliability, support production performance and lead improvement initiatives while developing the capability of an established engineering team.
Package
£55,000 basic salary + £3,726.60 shift premium, plus a discretionary plant bonus opportunity payable at the end of the Fixed-Term Contract.