Maintenance Team Leader

108193
Wrexham, Wales
£54k per year
Permanent

Maintenance Team Leader (Electrical Bias)

Circa £54,000

Continental Shift Pattern (7am-7pm, 7pm-7am)

Wrexham

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Maintenance Team Leader with an electrical bias to join a well-established, high-volume food manufacturing site in Wrexham. You will lead a small, skilled maintenance team on shift, ensuring equipment reliability, production efficiency, and the highest standards of safety and quality are consistently met. This role combines hands-on engineering with leadership responsibility and is ideal for someone looking to take the next step in their engineering career.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities - Maintenance Team Leader

  • Lead, motivate, and coordinate a small on-shift maintenance team
  • Act as the senior engineering support on shift, particularly for electrical faults and issues
  • Ensure timely completion of planned and reactive maintenance activities
  • Prioritise workloads to minimise downtime and maintain production performance
  • Support and coach team members, encouraging development and best practice
  • Ensure strict adherence to health & safety, food safety, and company procedures
  • Complete shift handovers, reporting, and maintenance documentation accurately
  • Support continuous improvement initiatives and assist with root cause analysis of breakdowns
  • Liaise with production and other departments to maintain smooth site operations

Qualifications & Experience - Maintenance Team Leader

  • Level 3 qualification in an electrical or engineering discipline (or equivalent)
  • Strong electrical fault-finding experience within a manufacturing environment (FMCG or food manufacturing preferred)
  • Previous experience leading or mentoring engineers or technicians
  • Good working knowledge of PLC fault-finding (desirable but not essential)
  • Able to make sound decisions under pressure and manage competing priorities
  • Strong communication and leadership skills

Benefits - Maintenance Team Leader

  • Competitive salary circa £54,000
  • Continental shift pattern with built-in rest periods
  • Company pension scheme
  • Paid annual leave
  • Training and development opportunities
  • Employee assistance programme
  • Overtime opportunities (x1.5)

For more information on this role, please contact Andy Haddon on 01453 796617, or send a copy of your CV to [email protected]

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Ideal background / Previous roles may include: Maintenance Engineer, Shift Engineer, Shift Technician, Reliability Engineer or field service engineer

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