Maintenance Team Leader (Ex-Forces)

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  • Location: Flint, Flintshire
  • Job type: Permanent
  • Salary: £42000 - £45000 per annum + Overtime OTE 60K + Training on PLCs
  • Published: 12 August 2026

Maintenance Team Leader (Ex-Forces)

£42,000 – £45,000 + Overtime OTE 60K + Training on PLCs + 6% Pension + Funded Qualifications + 33 Days Holiday

Flint

Are you a Maintenance Team Leader from an ex-forces background or similar, looking to join a thriving and rapidly growing global company, where you will lead the maintenance team, with scope to further progress to a Maintenance and Engineering Manager position?

On offer is a great opportunity to step into management with a company that will value your development through NEBOSH, IOSH and PLC training and plenty of overtime to significantly boost your earnings.

In this role you will be responsible for leading the team of Engineers of this long-standing manufacturer. You will also plan maintenance activities, keep records up to date, inspect machinery and maintenance, manage budgets and undertake hands on mechanical and electrical repairs.

This company has been operational since the 1950s, specialising in the niche production of specialist materials, supplying heavily into the aerospace, automotive and chemical industries and are vital for their continued operation.

This role would suit a Maintenance Team Leader with mechanical and some electrical experience from an ex-forces background or similar looking for a leadership position where they can progress further into management.

The Role:

  • Leading a team of Maintenance Engineers
  • Plan all maintenance activities, ensure records are kept up to date and manage budgets
  • Perform inspections of machinery and works being carried out
  • Undertake hands on mechanical and electrical repairs
  • Training on PLCs, NEBOSH and IOSH
  • Monday to Thursday 8:15 am-5pm and Friday 8:15-1pm. Overtime available paid at t ½

The Person:

  • Maintenance Team Leader
  • Ex-forces background or similar

Reference number: BBBH 26784

Maintenance, Maintaining, Electrical, Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial, Machinery, Engineer, Engineering, Faults, Fault Finding, Motors, Gear Boxes, Censors, Chester, Wrexham, Prestatyn, Rhyl

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We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitable candidates. The salary advertised is a guideline for this position. The offered renumeration will be dependent on the extent of your experience, qualifications, and skill set.

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