Maintenance Team Leader

We are looking for a Maintenance Team Leader to lead a team of maintenance technicians to safely deliver the maintenance of assets and equipment across our manufacturing facilities in line with safety and quality standards, maximising asset life and availability.

Main Responsibilities

• Lead, motivate and develop a team of maintenance professionals to achieve high levels of engagement and operational excellence.
• Ensure all maintenance activities are performed safely, in line with company and legal requirements.
• Oversee planned, preventative and corrective maintenance, optimising asset durability and minimising downtime.
• Identify and implement maintenance improvements using Lean, reliability-centred and data-driven methodologies.
• Prioritise maintenance tasks in collaboration with production, engineering and EHS teams to support business needs.
• Foster a culture of open communication, continuous improvement and high-performance within your team.
• Maintain accurate records of maintenance work using our digital systems to enable analysis and future planning.

Skills, Experience, And Qualifications

• Proven experience in a maintenance or engineering role within manufacturing, processing, or industrial environments.
• Awareness of best practice safety, environmental and quality systems.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and develop a diverse team, handling performance, training and coaching needs.
• Strong problem-solving capability, with the ability to analyse issues and drive root cause resolution.
• Excellent communication, organisational and collaboration skills.
• A recognised qualification in Engineering (e.g. apprenticeship, HNC, HND or equivalent).
• IT literate, comfortable using maintenance management systems and digital tools.
• Prior exposure to Lean maintenance, Kaizen, or reliability-centred maintenance is an advantage.

Victrex is an innovative world leader in high-performance PEEK (Poly Ether Ether Ketone) and PAEK (Poly Aryl Ether Ketone) polymer solutions focusing on the strategic markets of automotive, aerospace, energy and industrial, electronics and medical. Every day, millions of people use products and applications containing our materials – from smartphones, aeroplanes and cars to energy operations and medical devices.

With over 40 years’ experience, we are developing world leading solutions with PEEK and PAEK-based polymers and selected semi-finished and finished parts which enable environmental and societal benefit for our customers and our markets and drive value for our shareholders.

Vision and culture

At Victrex, we have a clear purpose: to deliver transformational and sustainable solutions that address global material challenges. Our core values of passion, innovation, and performance are at the heart of everything we do. We are a company that thrives on human-centred leadership, valuing curiosity, adaptability, and collaboration in a fast-paced, digitally enabled world. We believe in empowering individuals, rather than seeing barriers to progress.

We are looking for individuals who are comfortable working in an environment that values digital and AI-driven solutions, who see technology as an enabler rather than a challenge. At Victrex, we foster a culture of continuous learning, agility, and adaptability, where employees are encouraged to embrace new ways of working, leverage data-driven insights, and drive meaningful change.

As we continue to evolve, we need people who are not just contributors but change accelerators … individuals who champion innovation, and drive transformation with a growth mindset. Whether through digitalisation, process improvement, or human-centred leadership, our employees play a crucial role in shaping the future of our business.

Our leadership approach is built on empowerment, inclusion, and collaboration. We value people who lead with empathy and authenticity, fostering a workplace where diverse perspectives and ideas can thrive. We work hard to ensure that our teams are engaged, motivated, and equipped to navigate an ever-changing landscape.

Sustainability is core to our strategy. We are committed to reducing our environmental footprint while supporting society through our sustainable products and making a positive impact on our local communities.

Victrex values diversity and encourages applications from all sections of the community.