Deputy Maintenance Team Leader - Hertfordshire - Permanent - DAYS

A leading Chemical Engineering company are looking to hire a Deputy Maintenance Team Leader on a permanent basis in the Hertfordshire area working on days.

Key Accountabilities:

Working within the Maintenance Team and reporting to the Maintenance Team Leader , the deputy Team Leader is a junior leadership role supporting Maintenance operations.

This role is responsible for supporting the Maintenance Team Leader with the daily running of a team of 10-15 Multi-Skilled Technicians.

The role is split approximately 70:30 between conduction preventative and reactive maintenance tasks alongside your team and supervising the daily activities of the team to ensure the effective, timely provision of quality services.

The remainder of the time will be spent undertaking leadership responsibilities as directed in support of the Maintenance Team Leader to include; developing and mentoring team members to maximise the efficient use of available resources.

Applicants will require the following skills & experience:

• Ideally hold a formal qualification in Engineering such as HNC/HND or equivalent recognised training


• Have a postgraduate qualification (or demonstrable experience) in a Chemistry/Technology/Scientific rated discipline


• Have a LEAN qualification or demonstrable experience of LEAN principles and methods


• Technical plant experience


• Have demonstrable understanding of EHS management principles


• Experience of working with performance metrics to drive continuous improvement


• Experience of supervising/management of small teams

Candidates wishing to apply for this opportunity should contact Jodie on Tel: 02392 322 336 or E-mail: jodie@blackfieldassociates.com

STR Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.