Maintenance Team Leader

Welcome to Eaton Worksop – Where Innovation Meets Opportunity Join a site that doesn’t just manufacture switchgear—we engineer excellence. Eaton Production International in Worksop is a dynamic part of our Industrial Control and Protection Division (ICPD), supporting customers across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa as a proud member of Eaton’s global Electrical Sector.

Purpose-built in 1975, our plant has evolved into a world-class facility for Rotary Cam Switches and Switch Disconnectors. With a powerful Continuous Improvement culture and a multi-skilled, forward-thinking team, we operate with the agility and drive of a startup—with the strength and stability of a global powerhouse behind us.

At Worksop, we don’t wait for innovation—we make it. From raw materials to finished product, everything is crafted on site with precision, pride, and purpose. Our ability to deliver high-quality, on-time solutions isn’t just a promise—it’s what sets us apart. And with ongoing investment in our people, processes, and technology, we’re always looking for passionate individuals to help shape what’s next.

What You’ll Do

Overall responsibility for leading a Maintenance team in achieving repair and maintenance activities, safety standards, legal requirements and customer requirements. Coordinates with all manufacturing and service groups to meet customer demands. Drives performance to achieve or exceed financial plans and strategic goals. Motivates team to create high performance culture.

• Lead, coach, and develop maintenance team in line with customer expectations to achieve departmental key performance indicators, specifically reactive maintenance downtime, TPM, and OEE.
• Site LOTO, TPM, and electrical safety subject matter expert. Lead training initiatives and refreshers, ensuring annual validation of competencies.
• Own maintenance policies, procedures, and other documentation, ensuring it is accurately maintained and followed in line with health and safety requirements, to ensure consistent and compliant manufactured product.
• Contribute towards strategic initiatives, prepare revenue budgets, and promote areas for improvement i.e., capital investment through to timely completion.
• Leverage Eaton Business System tools e.g., Management of Change, Problem Solving Techniques, and Lean Principles, to support the Plant to achieve world class performance status.
• Drive and champion manufacturing initiatives aligned to Industry 4.0, engaging with cross-functional teams to drive best practices across the plant.
  
  
  

Qualifications

• HND or equivalent in Engineering - electrical bias preferred
• Multiple years of related professional and Supervisory/Managerial experience
  
  
  

Skills

• Trained via a recognised industry apprenticeship.
• IOSH Managing Safely"
• Significant maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment
• 18th Edition Wiring Regulations (required)
• Knowledge and competency to effectively deploy LOTO, TPM, OEE (required)
• Knowledge of injection moulding machines, power presses, and high-speed automation(preferred)
• Experience using maintenance management systems e.g., Production.
• Leadership including coaching and change management
• Analytical thinking
• Ethical mind set at all times
• Interpersonal and influencing skills, ability to coordinate
• Organisational skills, ability to multi-task and problem solve
• Excellent verbal and written communication, including good presentation skills
• Understanding of Microsoft Office packages
• Strong ability to plan and execute own work initiatives
  
  
  

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation and benefits package
• Challenging projects in dynamic collaborative team
• Great company benefits including onsite parking
• We make your aspirations matter – Eaton encourages internal promotion, whenever possible
• We make your growth matter - We invest in our employees for the long term – not just with salary and benefits, but with ongoing learning and development opportunities made available through Eaton University
• We make your contributions matter - reliability, safety, efficiency, and sustainability are at the core of our dedication to improving people’s lives and the environment through power management technologies
• We make your wellbeing matter – We put your health and safety first. Wellness at Eaton is more than a program, it’s about changing the environment by offering the right tools to help empower employees to make that happe
  
  
  

We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for job applicants and employees. Our recruitment processes use balanced selection criteria and avoid unlawful discrimination against applicants on the basis of their age, colour, disability, marital status, national origin, gender, gender identity, genetic information, race or racial origin, religion, sexual orientation or any other status protected or required by law.