Job Description

Shift Maintenance Team Leader (Late Shift)

Salary: 58,268 plus company pension scheme, with highly competitive contribution rates, generous annual leave offering of 22.5 days, plus bank holidays

Permanent, Full time

Tyneside Mail Centre, Gateshead, NE11 0YY



At Royal Mail we've served our communities for over 500 years, helping to lead and transform the postal delivery market on a global scale. Our journey to improve never stops, and that's where we need you.





We're currently innovating and transforming our business for the future, adapting towards a parcel delivery market, as well as taking environmental responsibility for our impact as a business. To get there, we need exceptionally talented and bright people.



Are you a proactive, focused candidate with a background in engineering? Have you got strong skills in electrical automation and hold a relevant engineering qualification? If so, we would love to hear from you. We are looking for a

Maintenance Team Leader to join our Tyneside Mail centre.

About the Role

The Maintenance Team Leader has no direct line management and reports directly into the Operational Shift Manager. You will assist in ensuring that all relevant Health & Safety Policy and Guidelines are adhered to by Maintenance Teams whilst under their leadership.



On a day-to-day basis, you will be responsible for providing proactive technical leadership, guidance and support for all engineering automation issues within the Mail Centre. You will ensure engineering maintenance is completed to defined standards and is delivered by a competent engineering workforce in a cost-effective manner.

You will also

Lead and co-ordinate the implementation of maintenance techniques to ensure that the asset performance and availability design criteria is achieved at all times Provide and deliver technical training, coaching and development to the engineering maintenance team Assist in the risk assessment process relating to automation equipment and Engineering Safe Systems of Work. Deliver modifications and ensure that the configuration status of hardware/software and mechanical set up is up to date and technically managed Develop the engineering team on a day-to-day basis, proving support, and advice, conducting annual Individual Performance Reviews and regular development meetings to ensure the highest technical standards are met Offer technical direction in-keeping with Business Values and standards, explaining as necessary Challenge unacceptable behaviour, bullying and harassment, within the mail centre engineering community

Attendance -

Monday to Friday, 14.00 - 22.10 . A degree of flexibility is required to meet operational demands

About You

You need to you will possess, and be able to evidence, the skills and experience listed below:

Extensive background in automation engineering and maintenance Hold an Engineering qualification to HNC or equivalent Ability to provide technical leadership, guidance, and support to a large team Able to offer technical direction to senior stakeholders in the wider business Willing to complete an ILM coaching course when in the role

Closing Date:

Monday 19th January . Please note, this advert may close early if the appropriate number of applications has been reached.



Extra benefits

Family friendly support

- enhanced maternity pay, paternity leave, adoption leave and shared parental leave

Discounts and offers

- there are more than 800 offers to help you save on things like groceries, days out, holidays and your household bills.
Supportive and generous company

sick pay

Your Wellbeing

- you and your family have 24/7 access to services and tools to help you get the most out of life. From your physical and mental health to financial and social support and advice. It's free, and it's for everyone.

Lifestyle benefits

- You can purchase a car, bike, home technology or mobile phone, or choose from a range of health benefits and insurance products. You make regular payments from your salary, and so could save on tax.

Financial support

- information and services to help you manage debt and grow your financial knowledge, with debt consolidation & savings plans

Your peace of mind with

- Healthcare CashPlan, Dental Cover, Additional Life (life insurance) & Additional Life Partner, Hospital & Death Benefit Plans; Voluntary Critical illness & Voluntary Critical illness Partner

Free & discounted RMG products

- free keep safe & redirection, partner discounts

Free stamps

at Christmas Available only to perm employees

Your career in safe hands

At Royal Mail we value our people and we want our people to be proud to work for our businesses.


We have the assets, the infrastructure and the scale that others don't, yet we are a big part of the communities we operate in, making billions of precious deliveries each year. We are responsible for the largest B2B customer database in the UK and are one of the largest employers in the UK, providing one in every 194 jobs.



An operation of this size needs a strong support network, and the HR, Legal, Finance, IT, Risk & Governance, Customer Experience, Sales & Marketing departments are all integral to helping us to utilise the latest technology and business approaches to optimise, automate and digitise our operations.



Royal Mail is a forward thinking, innovative organisation, that is also committed to reducing emissions and improving air quality in our communities. This includes investing in technologies such as electric vehicles, drones, alternative fuel trucks and energy improvements to our estate.



Trust is the foundation of Royal Mail. We aim to be transparent about the qualities we seek and what a career with us entails, building trust from the start of your journey with us. Your interview is the first step, and we want you to shine. To help you prepare, we'll provide your interview questions in advance, so you can have your best examples ready. At Royal Mail Group, we value trust and our people.



Royal Mail Group is committed to inclusion and representing the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all individuals. As a proud Gold signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant, we especially encourage applications from the Armed Forces community, including cadet instructors and spouses/partners.



We are committed to ensuring an inclusive recruitment process. If you require any adjustments to support you during the hiring process, please discuss these with your recruiter when contacted.



For more information on Royal Mail Group and our values please click here: https://www.internationaldistributionsservices.com/en/about-us/



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Job reference number

334815