National AI Awards 2025Discover AI's trailblazers! Join us to celebrate innovation and nominate industry leaders.

Nominate & Attend

Maintenance Team Leader

Telford
5 days ago
Create job alert

Maintenance Team Leader
Telford
Permanent
£45,000 -£50,000 – DOE
Monday to Friday – 40 hrs per week Double days plus occasional night shift on a rota basis
We are currently recruiting for well-established global manufacturer in Telford who are looking for an experienced Maintenance Team Leader to join the business. As the Maintenance Team Leader you will be responsible for leading a small team of maintenance technicians, allocating daily workload, ensuring KPIs are met, and developing team performance and providing leadership. You will also be hands on with maintenance activities such as responding to breakdowns, conducting preventative maintenance tasks, ensuring machinery is running efficiently and supporting with continuous improvement activities.
We are looking for someone who is multiskilled, ideally electrically biased who has previous experience leading maintenance teams with strong leadership qualities.
The Maintenance Team Leader will be responsible for:

  • Overseeing a small team of maintenance technicians
  • Allocating day to day workload and monitoring individual performance
  • Planning and managing total preventative maintenance
  • Ensuring KPIs and quality standards are met
  • Responding to machine breakdowns or faults and conducting mechanical and electrical repairs
  • Supporting with onsite continuous improvement activities
  • Communicating machine faults and any issues across shifts and relevant departments
  • Ensuring health and safety regulations are adhered to
    Skills and Experience
  • Multiskilled – Ideally Electrically bias but not essential
  • Previous experience leading maintenance teams or leadership experience
  • Experience fault finding and repairing pneumatics, hydraulics and ideally PLCs and robots
  • Previously worked in a high-volume manufacturing environment such as food manufacturing, FMCG or Automotive
  • This role would suit a candidate with previous experience in roles such as Maintenance Team Leader / Maintenance Supervisor / Maintenance Lead / Multiskilled Maintenance Team Leader / Multiskilled Maintenance supervisor / Multiskilled Maintenance Lead
    The application process:
    Our mission is to support our clients in their creation of an equal, diverse and inclusive workforce. We are committed to providing a barrier-free recruitment process, so if you require any reasonable accessibility adjustments within the application process, then please make it known at the earliest opportunity.
    We will carefully consider your details and advise you if we're able to progress with your application within 72 working hours. If you do not hear from us within this time your details won’t be retained. So, if you're not successful on this occasion, do continue to respond to future roles we advertise. In the meantime, all good wishes and continued success with your search for employment.
    About Us
    Prince Personnel are an employment agency working on behalf of our client. Whether you’re seeking a new permanent position, temporary assignment or contract you’ll find us easy to deal with. Located in thriving Telford, we focus on jobs in Shropshire, Staffordshire and North Wales. Prince Personnel specialise in commercial, accounts and finance and technical recruitment. With the best jobs around we are an independent agency working hard for you.
    Reference: GJ26529

Related Jobs

View all jobs

Maintenance Team Leader

Maintenance Team Leader

Maintenance Team Leader

Maintenance Team Leader

Maintenance Team Leader

Deputy Maintenance Team Leader

National AI Awards 2025

Subscribe to Future Tech Insights for the latest jobs & insights, direct to your inbox.

By subscribing, you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service.

Industry Insights

Discover insightful articles, industry insights, expert tips, and curated resources.

How to Present Robotics Solutions to Non-Technical Audiences: A Public Speaking Guide for Job Seekers

Robotics is changing the world—from smart factories and autonomous vehicles to healthcare assistants and drone deliveries. But no matter how advanced the system is, a robotics solution won’t be adopted unless it’s clearly understood by those who make decisions: business leaders, clients, investors, and end-users. That’s why employers in the UK robotics industry are now actively seeking candidates who can communicate clearly and confidently with non-technical audiences. Whether you’re a recent graduate, a mechanical engineer, a software specialist or an automation consultant, your ability to explain how your robots work—and why they matter—could be the difference between getting shortlisted and getting hired. This guide shows you how to structure your robotics presentation, design effective slides, use storytelling and analogies, and answer common stakeholder questions—so you can stand out in interviews and beyond.

Robotics Jobs UK 2025: 50 Companies Hiring Now

Bookmark this guide—refreshed every quarter—so you always know who’s really scaling their robotics teams. A record £4.3 billion flowed into UK robotics & automation during the past 12 months, the government’s “Made Smarter” incentives extended to 2030, & skills shortages pushed salaries up 12 %. Whether you build autonomous warehouse fleets, surgical arms or humanoid grippers, employers want you right now. Below are 50 organisations that posted UK‑based robotics vacancies or announced head‑count growth in the past eight weeks. They’re grouped into five quick‑scan categories so you can jump straight to the type of employer—& mission—that excites you. For every company you’ll see: Main UK hub Example live or recent vacancy Why it’s worth a look (stack, impact, culture) Search any employer on RoboticsJobs.co.uk to see real‑time adverts, or set up a free alert so fresh openings land in your inbox.

Return-to-Work Pathways: Relaunch Your Robotics Career with Returnships, Flexible & Hybrid Roles

Returning to work after a career break can feel like stepping onto a moving conveyor belt—especially in a hands-on, fast-paced field like robotics. Whether you paused for parenting, caring responsibilities or another life chapter, the UK’s robotics sector now offers a wealth of return-to-work pathways. From structured returnships to flexible and hybrid roles, these programmes value your transferable skills and lived experience, pairing you with mentorship, targeted upskilling and supportive networks so you can confidently relaunch your robotics career. In this guide, you’ll learn how to: Grasp the current demand for robotics talent in the UK Translate your organisation, communication and problem-solving skills into robotics contexts Overcome common re-entry challenges with practical solutions Refresh your technical knowledge through targeted learning Access returnship and re-entry programmes tailored to robotics Find roles that fit around family commitments—whether flexible, hybrid or full-time Balance your career relaunch with caring responsibilities Master applications, interviews and networking specific to robotics Draw inspiration from real returner success stories Get answers to common questions in our FAQ section Whether you aim to return as a robotics engineer, controls specialist, automation integrator or research scientist, this article maps out the steps and resources you need to reignite your robotics career.