Maintenance Team Leader

.Maintenance Team Leader page is loaded Maintenance Team Leaderlocations: Polypipe Doncaster Broomhouse Lanetime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todaytime left to apply: End Date: January 11, 2026 (29 days left to apply)job requisition id: JR101954Closing Date for Application:Saturday 10/01/2026 Polypipe Building Products are focused on delivering solutions to the residential sector. Polypipe Building Products works with national and local developers, plumbing and heating engineers, general builders and groundworkers to deliver above and below ground drainage systems, rainwater solutions as well as hot and cold plastic plumbing products. Role Overview: The Engineering Team Leader is responsible for ensuring effective maintenance of all plant equipment, site services, and support systems. You will lead the first-line engineering team to deliver the divisional engineering strategy and drive continuous improvement in equipment reliability. Alongside planned maintenance, you will manage and allocate resources for any reactive work, making sure updates and communication with all stakeholders are handled promptly and professionally by you and your team. Key Responsibilities: Lead day-to-day maintenance and repair activities to help achieve site and departmental KPIs. Prioritise the team's workload and respond quickly to urgent issues. Identify skills gaps within the team and support development to improve performance. Promote and apply continuous improvement methods to introduce better working practices. Communicate and work with internal and external departments to maintain strong customer satisfaction and manage expectations. Ensure the safe operation of all plant and equipment and uphold safe working practices for the team, contractors, and apprentices - acting as the senior engineering representative on site when required. Support management of the preventive maintenance schedule, reactive/BD work orders, and critical and non-critical spare parts. Provide clear and timely communication, including daily, weekly, and monthly written reports. Oversee effective team management, including housekeeping, accurate PPM/IFS record-keeping, completion of required safety documentation (SISI, 5S, SSW, PTW, etc.), shift paperwork, thorough shift handovers, leading team meetings, toolbox talks, and delivering one-point lessons. Skills & Requirements: Strong Engineering background Demonstrated work in highly automated and fast paced environment Experience in managing a multi-disciplined team Experience of CMMS system Writing and amending TPM routines Excellent organisational and time management skills Effective communicator Ability to motivate and lead The capacity to prioritise tasks and work under pressure Ability to liaise well with others and delegate tasks Strong verbal and written communication skills Ability to work on your own initiative and drive improvements Attention to detail Flexibility and adaptability to changing workloads Problem-solving skills and project management ability Workings Hours & Benefits: Panama shifts covering days & nights, 12 hours 33 days holiday (pro rata) Contributory pension scheme - matched up to 8% Life assurance Enhanced Maternity & Paternity pay Save as you earn Sharesave Scheme Cycle to work scheme Free flu vouchers Various health & wellbeing initiatives including complimentary occupational health on-site physiotherapy and counselling services. Staff discount on all Genuit Group products Free on-site parkingHere at the Genuit Group we recognise and develop the contribution our people make to the Group's success and are committed to attracting talent from the widest pool. We have a role to play in making the built environment more sustainable, building a low carbon business ourselves as well as delivering sustainable solutions at scale.At Polypipe we recognise the contribution our people make to our success and are committed to attracting talent from a wide and diverse pool.Our people are the heart and soul of our business, and we know that they are the key to ensuring our long-term sustainability, enabling us to be flexible and responsive to the needs of our customers and the wider construction industry, and we offer rewarding career opportunities to individuals who share our values and are passionate about making a positive impact.And that is why we are passionate about developing a culture of trust and innovation, one that values and celebrates the contributions of each and every team member. It is our people who will ensure that our success is sustainable, supporting each other and being flexible and responsive to the demands of our customers and the marketplace.