Maintenance Team Leader - £58,549 - Leicester (Nights)

Shift Pattern: Panama (6:30pm - 6:30am, 3-on/2-off rotation)

We are seeking a driven and confident Maintenance Team Leader to join a high-speed food production site in Leicester. This hands-on leadership role involves overseeing a small team of engineers while remaining active in delivering both proactive and reactive maintenance support on highly automated systems.

Salary & Benefits:

Base salary: £58,549
Regular overtime available (earning potential +£2,000)
Overtime rate: x1.12
7% matched pension
20 days holiday (plus bank holidays)
Future training support including HNC sponsorship
Opportunity to progress internally

Your Role

As a Maintenance Team Leader, you will lead a team of 3-5 engineers on a permanent night shift. You'll be responsible for delegating tasks, managing holiday rotas, supporting appraisals, and ensuring smooth shift handovers—all while delivering essential maintenance operations.

Key Responsibilities:

Leading and mentoring a team of engineers during night shifts
Assigning and overseeing planned preventative maintenance (PPM) tasks
Responding to breakdowns and ensuring effective reactive maintenance
Taking part in project work and continuous improvement initiatives
Developing engineering capability through training and guidance
Participating in appraisals, disciplinaries, and day-to-day leadership duties
Ensuring accurate maintenance documentation and compliance

Maintenance Expertise Required

This position requires solid hands-on maintenance experience in a manufacturing or FMCG environment. The successful candidate will:

Hold NVQ Level 3, City & Guilds, or equivalent in electrical or mechanical engineering
Demonstrate strong electrical fault-finding skills (multimeter use, safety circuits, panels, motors, sensors, relays)
Be confident in mechanical maintenance (belts, chains, bearings, vibration diagnostics)
Be able to read and interpret technical drawings and schematics
Have experience working within a structured maintenance regime (PPM & reactive)
Possess working knowledge of PLC input/output checks and HMIs (no programming needed)
Have the ability to work under pressure and lead by example during urgent maintenance situations

Why This Role?

This is a perfect opportunity for a current Maintenance Engineer looking to take a step into leadership—or for an experienced Team Leader ready to join a larger facility with room for advancement. You'll benefit from structured progression routes, support for further education (including time off), and an environment that values proactive ideas in maintenance operations.

If you're motivated to lead a maintenance team and grow in your engineering career, call Faisal on (phone number removed) or email him your CV at (url removed)

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