Maintenance Team Leader

Company: Pioneer Selection
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Location: Banbury
Job Description:

ENGINEERING TEAM LEADER

Job Title: Engineering Team Leader

Location: Banbury

Salary: Up to £58,000

Shift: Monday – Friday – Early, Late, Night

Job Role:

We are offering a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Engineering Team Leader to join a modern, high-tech manufacturing site in Banbury. The company has heavily invested in advanced automation, high-speed production lines, and continuous improvement initiatives, making it an excellent workplace for engineers seeking career development, technical growth, and future leadership opportunities. You will be responsible for supervising the engineering team that carries out both electrical and mechanical maintenance, fault-finding, and planned preventative maintenance on a range of automated and semi-automated production machinery, ensuring maximum uptime and efficiency in a fast-paced environment. Working on a Monday – Friday – early, late, night role, you will play a key role in reducing downtime, improving reliability, and supporting production performance across the site.

Sector

Automotive

Non‑Negotiable Requirements

  • Maintenance experience within an industrial manufacturing or automation environment.
  • Hands‑on experience with pre‑planned, reactive and breakdown maintenance in a fast paced industrial factory.
  • Team leadership experience.

Requirements

  • Hands‑on electrical fault‑finding experience.
  • Team leader experience.
  • Recognised engineering qualification (NVQ Level 3, City & Guilds or equivalent).
  • Experience working within a manufacturing environment.
  • Mechanical maintenance experience (motors, gearboxes, bearings, pneumatics and hydraulics).
  • Basic PLC fault‑finding experience advantageous.

Desirable Requirements

  • Experience working as an Engineering Team Leader in the UK.
  • Previous experience within automotive, FMCG, food, beverage or packaging environments.

Benefits

  • Working for a market‑leading manufacturing business.
  • Competitive salary up to £58,000.
  • Company benefits package including pension, life insurance.
  • Overtime opportunities.
  • Training and development opportunities.
  • Long‑term job security within a stable and growing organisation.

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Posted: June 1st, 2026