Maintenance Team Leader

Maintenance Team Leader Newcastle Manufacturing 4 on 4 off - days and nights £56,773 + overtime + company bonus Gi Pro are excited to join forces with a world-renowned manufacture based in West Newcastle!Job Role:As the Engineering Team Leader, you will be an inspirational leader of a multi-disciplined engineering team, who role models our clients core values at all times. Delivering the highest standards of health and safety, sustainability, cost control and multi-machine availability, whilst driving improved efficiencies in maintenance activities. Typical Duties will involve:Health, Safety & Wellbeing

• Foster a culture where the health, safety, and wellbeing of colleagues are the top priority.
• Ensure all direct reports understand and adhere to statutory obligations, company policies, and procedures at all times.
• Monitor the progress of SHE Assure actions for the team.
• Assist in developing Standard Safe Operating Procedures (SSOP) and Risk Assessments (RA).
• Conduct reviews of Standard Safe Operating Procedures (SSOP).
• Perform perimeter inspections.
• Audit safety and machine checks.

Leadership

• Provide visible leadership and engage the team to create and embed a culture of high performance and development.
• Plan and implement training and development, including recruitment and succession plans, to build a flexible, effective multi-skilled team.
• Coach and develop the team to maximize their strengths and address any development gaps.

Operational Excellence

• Collaborate with the factory management team to implement the strategic plan for the site.
• Monitor and manage departmental performance measures.
• Lead root cause analysis (RCA) for any relevant non-conformances at the factory.
• Implement and maintain world-class 5S standards within the engineering environment.
• Prioritize work to meet production requirements, ensuring the engineering team responds effectively to breakdown situations.

Desirable experience

• Time served; Advanced Apprenticeship (Level 3) in Mechanical or Electrical Maintenance (or equivalent)
• Has knowledge of current Health, Safety, Environmental and Employment legislation.
• Is an outstanding team leader who is flexible, and meets challenge with a pragmatic and resilient approach.
• Has strong influencing and engagement skills demonstrated through values based leadership and role modelling positive leadership behaviours.
• A natural coach and team builder with exceptional interpersonal skills who enjoys developing and leading others to improve their performance.
• Able to develop a capable and multi-discipline shift engineering team.
• Can implement and drive performance improvement using Continuous Improvement tools & techniques.
• Has the ability to analyse, interpret and present data to identify key trends and opportunities.

Apply! To discuss this role please contact Gi Pro - Maintenance ext. 3 or email:

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