Team Leader

Date:  28 Oct 2025
Location: 

Birmingham, ENG, GB, B24 8HZ

Business Unit:  KUK-KNAPP U.K. Limited

#Job Summary

Reporting to the Site leadership team, the Team Leader will support managerial duties and ensure that KNAPP provides a fully functional automation system for our exceptional customer service.

This is a critical role, and the Team Leader will have experience in leading and coordinating a team of maintenance engineers and carrying out hands on maintenance to ensure the plant runs smoothly and efficiently.

#Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

  • Promote a strong safety culture and adhere to Health & Safety and statutory procedures
  • Prepare and chair Daily Review Meetings with Key Stakeholders
  • Provide emergency breakdown support on all equipment and software, managing issues and adhering to the internal escalation process in partnership with the customer 
  • Manage maintenance activities on site, ensuring timely response to issues on site 
  • Coordinate a team of onsite engineers and third-party repair companies with their activities on site
  • Undertake analysis of CMMS data to assist planning for CI opportunities
  • Promoting equality and diversity as part of the culture of the organisation
  • Partnering with the site leadership team to identify opportunities that will support improvement in both organisational and people performance, and ultimately supporting the overall business objectives
  • Lead the management of team attendance and absence
  • Produce reports and data analysis as required
  • Improving ways of working is essential, you need to effectively manage the day to day and have capacity to step up to support the site leadership team as needed
  • Working as part of a global organisation may require national and occasional international travel

#Skills, qualifications and experience

  • Proven history of strength in people leadership and development
  • A recognised engineering qualification  NVQ Level 3 minimum),
  • Minimum 3 years’ experience in a relevant transferrable industry or service 
  • Hold or gain IOSH certification & adhere to all company/ customer legislative and H&S procedures
  • Recognised apprenticeship in an engineering field would be desirable
  • Experience of managing teams
  • Proven track record in service maintenance
  • Ability to communicate clearly both verbally, and in writing
  • Computer Literate, MS Office / CMMS systems

#Important behaviours to have in line with our company values

  • Appreciation – Recognises the achievement of others
  • Creativity – Is resourceful and innovative
  • Courage – Willing to learn and try new things
  • Openness – Always approachable and helpful
  • Reliability – Consistently gives their best

#Company benefits

  • KNAPP will contribute up to 6% pension
  • Private healthcare, including optical, dental and hearing cover
  • Life Assurance
  • Cash-back Health care scheme, including private medical excess cover
  • Benefit portal offering lifestyle discounts
  • Access to Pinktum for a variety of training courses
  • Employee assistance programme
  • Ride-to-Work
  • Employee referral scheme
  • Employee of the Quarter awards