Maintenance Team Leader
CV-LibraryMilton Keynes, BuckinghamshirepermanentPosted: 16 June 2026
Apply NowAre you a hands-on Maintenance Engineer with leadership experience? Looking for an opportunity to take ownership, develop a team, and drive engineering performance within a busy manufacturing environment and work on a Days shift, Monday to Friday?
We are recruiting for an Engineering Team Leader to support the day-to-day running of a maintenance function, ensuring equipment reliability, minimising downtime, and leading a team of engineers to deliver outstanding results.
The Role:
* Lead, coach and support a team of maintenance engineers.
* Coordinate daily maintenance activities and planned maintenance schedules.
* Provide hands-on support with breakdowns, fault finding and repairs.
* Drive improvements in reliability, downtime reduction and asset performance.
* Manage engineering spares, contractors and supplier relationships.
* Support continuous improvement initiatives and engineering projects.
* Monitor and improve key KPIs including MTTR and MTBF.
* Work closely with production and operational teams to maintain performance.
About You
* Engineering maintenance experience gained within a manufacturing environment.
* Previous supervisory, team leader or management experience.
* Strong fault-finding and problem-solving skills.
* Continuous improvement mindset.
* Confident communicator with the ability to motivate and develop others.
* Engineering qualification essential. (Electrical or Mechanical)
* Experience using CMMS systems would be advantageous.
What's on Offer?
* A key leadership role within a successful manufacturing business.
* Varied, hands-on engineering environment.
* Opportunity to influence performance and drive improvements.
* Competitive salary and benefits package.
Interested? Apply now for a confidential discussion or apply immediately for consideration
We are recruiting for an Engineering Team Leader to support the day-to-day running of a maintenance function, ensuring equipment reliability, minimising downtime, and leading a team of engineers to deliver outstanding results.
The Role:
* Lead, coach and support a team of maintenance engineers.
* Coordinate daily maintenance activities and planned maintenance schedules.
* Provide hands-on support with breakdowns, fault finding and repairs.
* Drive improvements in reliability, downtime reduction and asset performance.
* Manage engineering spares, contractors and supplier relationships.
* Support continuous improvement initiatives and engineering projects.
* Monitor and improve key KPIs including MTTR and MTBF.
* Work closely with production and operational teams to maintain performance.
About You
* Engineering maintenance experience gained within a manufacturing environment.
* Previous supervisory, team leader or management experience.
* Strong fault-finding and problem-solving skills.
* Continuous improvement mindset.
* Confident communicator with the ability to motivate and develop others.
* Engineering qualification essential. (Electrical or Mechanical)
* Experience using CMMS systems would be advantageous.
What's on Offer?
* A key leadership role within a successful manufacturing business.
* Varied, hands-on engineering environment.
* Opportunity to influence performance and drive improvements.
* Competitive salary and benefits package.
Interested? Apply now for a confidential discussion or apply immediately for consideration