Mechanical Team Lead

Mechanical Maintenance Team Leader / Mechanical Team Lead Days Based Role (8-4 Monday-Friday) £55,000 - £60,000 + Overtime (1.5x weekdays, 2x weekends) + Enhanced Pension (13% - 8% employer, 5% employee) + Life Assurance + Medicash + Lead & Develop a Team + Long-Term Stability + Onsite Parking Ellesmere Port, Cheshire (Commutable from: Chester, Liverpool, Birkenhead, Warrington, Runcorn, Northwich, Crewe, Wrexham) Are you a Mechanical Maintenance Team Leader or Senior Mechanical Technician looking for a days-based (Monday-Friday 8-4) leadership role where you can take ownership of planned and preventative maintenance and build a high-performing team? Do you want to join a well-established process plant playing a key part in the UK's renewable energy transition, where safety and operational excellence come first? On offer is a secure, long-term position where you will lead a mechanical maintenance function across a busy COMAH-style environment, supporting shutdowns/outages when required and driving continuous improvement across systems, spares and contractor performance. This business is a recognised operator within renewable fuels / waste-to-energy processing, known for investing in safe, reliable operations. Due to continued requirements across the site, they are looking to add an experienced mechanical leader to strengthen maintenance delivery. In this role you will execute planned, corrective and preventative schedules, keep the CMMS updated with accurate work history, oversee stores and critical spares processes, and manage contractors to ensure work is completed safely, within scope and to quality standards. This role would suit a trade-trained Mechanical Maintenance Engineer who enjoys leading from the front, developing engineers, and taking responsibility for delivering maintenance performance in a process environment. The Role: Monday-Friday days based role (8-4) Lead a team delivering planned, preventative and corrective mechanical maintenance Manage maintenance activity through the CMMS, ensuring tasks are closed with accurate history Oversee stores / spares processes and drive continuous improvement and cost-saving opportunities Manage contractors and support shutdowns/outages and call-out rota as required The Person: Trade-based apprenticeship in Mechanical Engineering (essential) Mechanical maintenance experience in oil & gas, chemical or process industries (essential) Experience leading a team and/or supervising contractors Reference Number: BBBH(phone number removed) To apply for this role or to be considered for further roles, please click "Apply Now" or contact Alfie Derrick at Rise Technical Recruitment. Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd acts an employment agency for permanent roles and an employment business for temporary roles. The salary advertised is the bracket available for this position. The actual salary paid will be dependent on your level of experience, qualifications and skill set and will be decided by our client, the employer. Rise are not responsible or liable for any hiring decisions made by the end client. We are an equal opportunities company and welcome applications from all suitable candidates