At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a dynamic maintenance team to ensure top-notch equipment reliability and continuous improvement.
- Company: Join Genuit Group, a leader in sustainable building solutions.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive pay, generous holiday, and health perks like on-site physiotherapy.
- Other info: Flexible shifts with excellent career growth opportunities in a supportive culture.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in a fast-paced environment while developing your leadership skills.
- Qualifications: Strong engineering background and experience managing diverse teams required.
The predicted salary is between 40000 - 50000 £ per year.
Polypipe Building Products are focused on delivering solutions to the residential sector. They work 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
Working 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 parking
Here 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.
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Polypipe Building Products is an exceptional employer that prioritises the growth and well-being of its employees, offering a supportive work culture where continuous improvement and professional development are at the forefront. With competitive benefits such as a contributory pension scheme, enhanced parental leave, and various health initiatives, employees can thrive both personally and professionally while contributing to sustainable solutions in the built environment. Located in a dynamic sector, this role provides the opportunity to lead a dedicated team in a fast-paced environment, ensuring job satisfaction and meaningful contributions to the community.
