Maintenance Team Lead
2 days ago
Wrexham
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 For details of other opportunities available within your chosen field, please visit ___ Omega is an employment agency specialising in opportunities at all levels within the Engineering, Manufacturing, Aerospace, Automotive, Electronics, Defence, Scientific, Energy & Renewables and Tech sectors. Ideal background / Previous roles may include: Maintenance Engineer, Shift Engineer, Shift Technician, Reliability Engineer or field service engineer