Maintenance Team Leader

Location Lichfield
Job Type Permanent
Salary £55000 - 57000 per year Life Assurance + BUPA + Additional Holidays + Employee discounts + Free Transport Service
Contact Faisal Ahmedy
Call 07788365715
Reference FAAGMTL1

Maintenance Team Leader – £56,000

Life Assurance, BUPA, Additional Holidays, Employee Discounts, Free Transport Service
Panama Shift Pattern – Days & Nights

About the business

  • Long-established UK operation offering stability and long-term security
  • Well-invested site with a strong focus on continuous improvement
  • Supportive leadership team with a people-first culture
  • Fast-paced, process-driven environment without rigid or outdated structures
  • An excellent setting for a Maintenance Team Leader seeking longevity and growth

Training & Progression

  • Structured onboarding with full site and equipment familiarisation
  • Extensive internal training delivered by an on-site learning function
  • External and OEM-led courses to build long-term technical capability
  • Funded development routes from entry-level qualifications through to senior leadership
  • Clear progression pathways for a Maintenance Team Leader driven by performance, not tenure

Why apply?

  • Join a business that genuinely invests in its people and future capability
  • Enjoy a role that blends leadership responsibility with hands-on engineering
  • Work within a close-knit engineering team where collaboration is valued
  • Be trusted to influence standards, culture, and continuous improvement
  • A standout opportunity for a Maintenance Team Leader who wants more than just a job title

The role

  • Working as a Maintenance Team Leader, you will lead a small shift-based engineering team
  • Remain hands-on while coordinating daily engineering activities
  • Balance planned maintenance, reactive fault-finding, and improvement work
  • Support shift handovers, workload prioritisation, and site performance
  • Act as a key link between engineering teams and senior site management

What we’re looking for

  • To succeed as a Maintenance Team Leader, you’ll need a recognised engineering qualification equivalent to a Level 3 or above (NVQ, City and Guilds, BTEC, ONC, HNC etc.)
  • Strong mechanical and electrical fault-finding capability
  • Confident leading, motivating, and supporting engineers on shift
  • Practical, hands-on mindset suited to a demanding operational environment
  • This opportunity suits an experienced Maintenance Team Leader who leads by example

If you’re a Maintenance Team Leader looking to join a business that prioritises development, stability, and progression, apply today or contact Faisal on 07788 365 715, or via email at faisal.ahmedy@ata-recruitment.co.uk.

ATA is committed to creating a diverse workforce and is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation