Maintenance Team Lead
12 days ago
Manchester
Lead Maintenance Engineer Leading food manufacturer · Trafford Park, Manchester · Continental shift £60,769 + 5% bonus If you're a hands-on engineer ready to step up — or already leading a team and looking for a site where your skills will genuinely be stretched — this is a role worth a serious look. You'll be leading a shift team of two engineers at a high-output, AA BRC-rated food manufacturing site in Trafford Park. This isn't a desk-based management role; you'll be equally at home diagnosing a breakdown as you are driving an improvement project. With multiple CapEx projects in the pipeline, there's real scope to make a lasting impact on the site. What you'll be doing • Leading and managing a shift team of two engineers to maximise plant availability and production uptime, • Carrying out and overseeing PPM and reactive breakdown maintenance across the factory, • Driving cost reduction, OEE improvement, and waste reduction initiatives, • Leading CapEx and engineering projects from planning through to delivery, • Managing contractors and issuing permit-to-work procedures, • Ensuring the team operates to the highest standards across health and safety, quality, hygiene, and budget What we're looking for • Time-served apprentice-trained engineer (mechanical bias or multi-skilled) with an NVQ, BTEC, or equivalent (HNC a bonus), • Strong mechanical skills with solid electrical knowledge to back them up, • Proven experience leading a team in a fast-paced manufacturing environment, • Hands-on experience managing engineering projects — CapEx experience a real advantage, • Comfortable with CMMS/maintenance management software, • Familiarity with highly regulated or audited sites (BRC, ISO, or similar), • Someone who stays calm under pressure and makes good decisions when it counts The package • £60,769 base salary + 5% annual bonus, • Continental shift — 2 days, 2 nights, 4 off, • Pension up to 10%, life assurance 4×, BUPA healthcare, • EV salary sacrifice scheme with free onsite charging, • Staff discounts worth up to £3k per year, • Cycle to work scheme Ready to make a move? Apply below with your CV or call the Tiro team to find out more. Tiro is a specialist Employment Agency & Employment Business working across engineering, manufacturing, motorsport, software, and electronics — placing candidates in both contract and permanent roles.