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Maintenance Team Leader

Kegworth
6 days ago
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Role: Deputy Maintenance Team Leader

Location: Castle Donnington

Shifts: Suez – Days and nights – 2 weekends off in 4

Salary: £54,873, Plus Pension contribution, Private healthcare and more

The Company

I am currently recruiting for a company who are an systems integrator on a global scale across the world, they operate in numerous countries with plenty of tier one clients and are currently consistently growing across the UK over the past numerous years.

On this new site in Castle Donington, since the site- opened nearly 5 years ago there has been £75 million invested to keep up with the demand of the site, Over the last couple of years, there was a large expansion installing some new shuttle systems. With the latest automation and technology the site processes over 120,000 orders a day – the sites aim is to get the unit out of the warehouse 30, showing how state-of-the art and slick the process is. In a shift team there is a Maintenance Team Leader, Deputy Team leader, a few engineers and a couple of Automation Assistants. Having an Automation Assistant on shift will allow you as an Engineer to look into the Continuous Improvement of the site as this is a big thing for the longevity of the site.

As a MDTL your day to day responsibilities will include:

Working alongside your Maintenance Team leader making sure that you are both happy with the 4 engineers on shift and reporting any problems either way
Stepping up into a Team Leader role in their absence
Promote a strong safety culture and adhere to Health & Safety and statutory procedures
Prepare and chair Daily Review Meetings with Key Stakeholders
Undertake analysis of CMMS data to assist forward planning for CI opportunities
Working on highly automated state of the art equipment – including Automated shuttle systems, Some of the latest robotics, Various Conveyor Systems just to name a few!
The Individual

We are looking for a MDTL that:

Can work as a multi-skilled engineer – working safely electrically and mechanically
Be confident communicating and working as part of a team
An Engineer that holds a recognised qualification
Perform independently when required and under pressure in certain scenarios

As a Deputy Maintenance Team Leader you will receive:

An annual salary of £54,873 plus overtime

You will be joining a highly successful £multi-million company who can offer a massive amount of stability and security.
Opportunity for progression both technically and working your way up into future leadership roles.
Up to 6% pension
Private healthcare
Cycle to work scheme
Employee referral scheme
Employee assistance programme
Employee of the Quarter awards
Fantastic salary and benefits package.
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

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