Cranes Maintenance Team Leader
Cranes Maintenance Team Leader
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Job Description
Job Title: Cranes Maintenance Team Leader
Department: Cranes & Lifting
Location: Llanwern (NP19)
Salary: 38495 Benefits
Closing Date: Wednesday 1st October 2025
We believe that our strength is not just in our steel but the diversity of our workforce. Our people make the difference.
Do you want to take the next step in your engineering career while helping to lead and inspire a high-performing team
If you thrive in a hands-on dynamic environment and enjoy leading a team this role is your opportunity to make a real impact.
At Tata Steels Llanwern site were looking for a Team Leader to join our Cranes & Lifting team to ensure our auxiliary plant and infrastructure operate at peak performance. This is an exciting opportunity to combine hands-on engineering expertise with leadership responsibilities ensuring the safety reliability and efficiency of critical plant equipment in a dynamic environment
What you will do:
As a Team Leader youll play a dual role contributing as a skilled engineer and Youll lead a skilled team ensuring all maintenance activities planned repairs and breakdowns align with safety and quality standards. Youll work closely with the Dept Engineering Manager with your work directly supporting our manufacturing operations keeping the plant running smoothly and efficiently.
Your key responsibilities will include:
- Acting as a coordinating point for the day team ensuring safe and effective deployment of craft members and support personnel.
- Carrying out maintenance repair and fault-finding tasks while ensuring compliance with Tata Steels engineering standards and legislative requirements.
- Promoting a culture of safety by enforcing risk assessments safety contacts and best practices ensuring the safety of all team members.
- Managing work priorities coordinate resources and maintain SAP records to optimise maintenance activities.
- Leading by example and support the development of team members by delivering on-the-job training and coaching.
- Identifying opportunities to enhance the effectiveness of engineering activities including fault diagnosis preventive maintenance and team flexibility.
This role also involves deputising for the Area Engineering Manager as required providing an excellent opportunity to build your leadership capabilities in a supportive environment.
What you will need:
Were looking for an experienced and motivated engineer with strong technical skills and the ability to lead and inspire a team.
Essential Requirements:
- Time served Mechanical & Electrical apprenticeship with experience in the field of lifting equipment..
- Good communication skills required as the post holder will have to deal with all levels of personnel from shop floor to senior managers with the ability to motivate and develop a team.
- Basic computer literacy.
- Be conversant with present PUWER/LOLER regulations.
- Demonstrable leadership potential with the ability to coordinate and motivate a team.
- A commitment to safety with experience promoting compliance and best practices.
- Proven ability to plan and manage resources effectively ensuring tasks are completed to high standards.
Desirable Skills:
- Proven ability to identify and implement continuous improvement initiatives.
- Proficiency with SAP or similar systems for planning and maintenance management.
For a full job description or if youd like an informal discussion please contact:
What we can offer you
Tata Steel UK offers their employees significant benefits packages. For this role you will benefit from:
- A market competitive salary
- 35 days holidays per annum
- Annual Pay Review
- Bonus Scheme subject to business performance
- Ongoing Tata Steel training which has built a reputation as one of the best within the industry
- One of the UKs leading defined contribution pension schemes (10% employer contribution / 6% employee contribution)
We also have an extensive list of lifestyle benefits including free onsite parking at all of our sites an employee assistance programme as well as Employee discount scheme for companies including Vodafone Jaguar Land Rover and also various local services.
Why us
Tata Steel is one of the worlds top 10 steel producers. The combined group has an annual aggregate crude steel capacity of more than 33 million tonnes with approximately 80000 employees across four continents. Were part of the Tata Group one of the largest most diverse conglomerates in the world with businesses in the UK including Tata Steel Jaguar Land Rover and Tetley Tea.
Sustainabilityis at the very heart of what we do and we are dedicated to managing our operations responsibly and to continuouslyimprovingour performance. Innovating for tomorrow making a positive impact today.
Tata Steel in the UK is committed to our ambition of reducing energy consumption and to becoming a carbon neutral steelmaker by 2045 to find out more about our journey click hereStoves cooking less carbon YouTube
Employment Type
Full-Time
