Team Leader

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 21 March 2026
LOCATION
Burton upon Trent
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
CATEGORY
Management
This employer holds a UK Home Office sponsor license — sponsorship for this specific role is at the employer’s discretion

SKILLS

People Leadership Engineering Maintenance CMMS Health & Safety Communication Data Analysis

FULL DESCRIPTION

Team Leader

Reporting to the Site leadership team, the Team Leader will support managerial duties and ensure that KNAPP provides a fully functional automation system for our exceptional customer service. This is a critical role, and the Team Leader will have experience in leading and coordinating a team of maintenance engineers and carrying out hands on maintenance to ensure the plant runs smoothly and efficiently.

#Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

  • Promote a strong safety culture and adhere to Health & Safety and statutory procedures
  • Prepare and chair Daily Review Meetings with Key Stakeholders
  • Provide emergency breakdown support on all equipment and software, managing issues and adhering to the internal escalation process in partnership with the customer
  • Manage maintenance activities on site, ensuring timely response to issues on site
  • Coordinate a team of onsite engineers and third-party repair companies with their activities on site
  • Undertake analysis of CMMS data to assist planning for CI opportunities
  • Promoting equality and diversity as part of the culture of the organisation
  • Partnering with the site leadership team to identify opportunities that will support improvement in both organisational and people performance, and ultimately supporting the overall business objectives
  • Lead the management of team attendance and absence
  • Produce reports and data analysis as required
  • Improving ways of working is essential, you need to effectively manage the day to day and have capacity to step up to support the site leadership team as needed
  • Working as part of a global organisation may require national and occasional international travel

#Skills, qualifications and experience

  • Proven history of strength in people leadership and development
  • A recognised engineering qualification NVQ Level 3 minimum),
  • Minimum 3 years’ experience in a relevant transferrable industry or service
  • Hold or gain IOSH certification & adhere to all company/ customer legislative and H&S procedures
  • Recognised apprenticeship in an engineering field would be desirable
  • Experience of managing teams
  • Proven track record in service maintenance
  • Ability to communicate clearly both verbally, and in writing
  • Computer Literate, MS Office / CMMS systems
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