Description
To lead and coordinate a skilled maintenance team to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient plant performance.
Responsibilities
Qualifications
Arconic is currently in search of Maintenance Team Leader to join our Maintenance Team based in Kitts Green, Birmingham.
At Arconic, we take pride in our work and our innovative products and technologies that advance sustainable solutions for a better world. We strive to create a safe, inclusive, and collaborative workplace with competitive benefits, development opportunities and a culture that values and rewards employees on all levels of the organization.
Job Summary:
To lead and coordinate a skilled maintenance team to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient plant performance.
This includes delivering Preventative Maintenance (PM) schedules, reactive maintenance support, equipment optimisation, and continuous improvement to minimise downtime and maximise asset reliability.
The role is accountable for achieving measurable outcomes linked to safety, asset performance, team capability, and operational uptime.
Responsibilities
In this role, you will:
Safety, Health & Environment
- Maintain a zero-harm mindset and ensure team compliance with all EHS standards.
- Lead Risk Assessments, Safe Working Procedures, Lock-Out/Tag-Out compliance, and incident investigations.
- Monitor behavioural safety, correct unsafe conditions/actions, and promote safe working practices.
Maintenance Leadership & Scheduling
- Plan and coordinate daily work priorities (planned, preventive, predictive, and reactive).
- Ensure maintenance tasks are completed correctly, safely, and on time.
- Manage PM compliance and ensure CMMS data is accurate and up to date.
- Support engineering improvements, capital projects, and equipment upgrades.
Equipment Reliability & Continuous Improvement
- Analyse breakdown trends and develop countermeasures.
- Support root cause investigation for recurrent equipment failures.
- Lead maintenance elements of the ABS system, focusing on stability and reliability.
- Drive initiatives to extend equipment life, reduce downtime, and improve process capability.
Team Leadership & Development
- Provide clear daily direction, coaching, and performance feedback to technicians.
- Support competence development, multi-skilling, authorisations, and technical training.
- Build a culture of teamwork, accountability, and continuous improvement.
- Address performance, absence, conduct, and behavioural issues professionally and promptly.
Communication & Reporting
- Lead maintenance briefings, shift handovers, and cross-functional coordination meetings.
- Report on key maintenance KPIs, asset health, and outstanding engineering actions.
- Build effective working relationships with Operations, Engineering, Quality, and external contractors.
Outputs / Measurable Indicators
The Maintenance Team Leader is expected to deliver measurable performance outcomes, including:
Safety
- Zero LTIs, MTIs, and high-potential incidents.
- 100% completion of required safety audits, talks, and risk assessments.
Maintenance Delivery
- ≥ 95% Preventative Maintenance completion on schedule.
- CMMS data accuracy: work orders, feedback, and close-outs completed to standard and on time.
Equipment Performance
- Reduction in unplanned downtime (% improvement year-on-year).
- Improved Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) for critical assets.
- Reduction in Mean Time to Repair (MTTR).
Quality & Compliance
- Zero recurrence of equipment-related quality defects due to inadequate maintenance.
- Adherence to regulatory and statutory maintenance requirements.
People & Culture
- Strong engagement levels and team retention.
- Completion of 1:1s, performance reviews, skills matrices, and training plans.
Behavioural Standards
The Maintenance Team Leader is expected to role-model the following behaviours:
Safety Leadership
- Champions a safety-first culture through behaviours, decisions, and expectations.
- Intervenes and coaches immediately when unsafe behaviours occur.
Communication
- Communicates clearly, consistently, and professionally.
- Ensures messages are understood, not just delivered.
Accountability & Ownership
- Takes responsibility for actions, outcomes, and standards.
- Holds team members to clear expectations and follows up consistently.
Proactive Problem Solving
- Uses data, facts, and root cause methods to make decisions.
- Encourages structured problem-solving and ownership among the team.
Team Development
- Supports learning, mentoring, and skill progression.
- Builds a culture of inclusion, collaboration, and respecting differences.
Adaptability & Continuous Improvement
- Demonstrates resilience in fast‑paced environments.
- Encourages innovation, challenges the status quo, and leads positive change.
Professional Conduct
- Acts with integrity, fairness, and consistency.
- Builds trust with colleagues, stakeholders, and customers.
Qualifications
You have: (required)
Essential
- Experience as a technician or supervisor within a manufacturing maintenance environment.
- Strong mechanical and/or electrical fault-finding skills.
- Knowledge of maintenance standards, safety systems, and machinery regulations.
- Good communication skills and ability to lead a technical team.
- Competent IT capability (Microsoft Office, maintenance/CMMS systems).
Desirable
- NEBOSH or equivalent safety qualification.
- Multi-skilled background.
- ABS / Lean / RCM experience.
- Knowledge of Kitts Green production processes and assets.
