Maintenance Engineer
- Lutterworth, Leicestershire
- £56,000-58,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
Panama Shift Pattern (12 Hour Days & Nights) – Overtime (Up to 2x) + 5% Pension + Private Healthcare (extendable to family) + Death in Service x3 + 25 Days Holiday + Subsidised CanteenAbout the client
ATA are working with one of the UK’s leading logistics automation providers, established for over a century and now supporting global clients across multiple industries. With 13 sites in the UK and further projects in tender, the business has a proven reputation for designing, commissioning, and maintaining world-class automated systems. This is a fantastic opportunity to step into a growing site with cutting-edge robotics, conveyors, palletisers, cranes, and automated storage systems. Known for investing heavily in training and development, this employer prioritises progression and internal promotion.What you’ll be doing
As a Maintenance Team Leader, you’ll oversee a team of multi-skilled engineers across a highly automated facility. You’ll remain hands-on while taking on leadership responsibilities to ensure site performance, safety, and continuous improvement.Your responsibilities will include:
- Leading a shift team of engineers to deliver all planned and reactive maintenance in line with KPIs.
- Electrical fault finding across inverters, relays, contactors, sensors, and drives.
- Mechanical maintenance on shafts, bearings, chains, belts, pulleys, sprockets, and gear drives.
- Coordinating breakdown priorities and ensuring efficient, safe resolution.
- Coaching, mentoring, and carrying out performance reviews with engineers.
- Ensuring compliance with all H&S, method statements, and risk assessments.
- Driving CI projects and reliability improvements across the site.
- Liaising with stakeholders to deliver outstanding customer service on a 24/7 operation.
To succeed as a Maintenance Team Leader, you’ll need:
- A recognised Level 3 in Electrical or Multi-Skilled Engineering (NVQ, City & Guilds, BTEC, etc.)
- Strong electrical competence, confident in safe isolations, schematics, and multimeter use.
- Previous team leadership or supervisory experience – though strong maintenance engineers aspiring to leadership will also be considered.
- Background in automation, robotics, FMCG, logistics, or high-volume manufacturing.
- Ability to work at heights and adapt to changing site demands.
- A confident communicator who can coach others and lead under pressure.
- Join a global leader in automation with strong UK investment and long-term contracts.
- Lead a technically capable team while remaining hands-on with advanced robotics and conveyors.
- Gain access to continuous training and career development opportunities.
- Stable, secure role with excellent salary, overtime, and benefits package.