Maintenance Team Lead

Job Description

Maintenance Team Lead - Food Manufacturing


📍 Location: Downpatrick
💷 Salary: £50,000 - £55,000 per annum
🕒 Day & Night Shift Rotation
A well-established food manufacturer in the Downpatrick area is seeking an experienced Maintenance Team Lead to join their engineering department. This is a hands-on, dual-skilled role leading a small team across day and night shifts in a fast-paced production environment.

The Role:


As Maintenance Team Lead, you'll take the lead on shift, managing a small team of engineers while remaining actively involved in fault-finding, preventative maintenance and breakdown response. You'll be key to ensuring equipment uptime and site compliance with health and safety and food hygiene standards.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead a small team of multi-skilled engineers across rotating shifts
  • Carry out hands-on electrical and mechanical maintenance, fault finding and repair
  • Delegate daily tasks and ensure reactive and planned maintenance targets are met
  • Support with training and development of junior team members
  • Liaise with production teams to minimise downtime and prioritise maintenance
  • Promote a strong safety culture and ensure compliance with all H&S and food safety standards

What You'll Need:

  • Time-served maintenance engineer with both electrical and mechanical skills
  • Proven experience in a fast-paced manufacturing or food production environment
  • Prior leadership or supervisory experience is desirable
  • Strong problem-solving abilities and confident decision-making under pressure
  • Willingness to work on a rotating day & night shift pattern


💼 This is an excellent opportunity for a hands-on engineer looking to step into a leadership role or an existing team leader seeking a fresh challenge with a successful and growing food business.


📩 Apply now to find out more or speak to us confidentially about this opportunity.