Maintenance Team Leader

EDF Energy Nuclear Generation Ltd is a core part of the EDF Group and is one of the largest energy companies in Europe with key business operations in France, the UK, Germany, and Italy.  In the UK we have approximately 15,000 employees.  

At Hartlepool Power Station we are looking for someone who is empowered to make change and lead a team to success in helping us achieve Net Zero! Are you a confident leader who has experience with maintenance within a complex environment? Then join us, we’ll help you develop a career which is unique to you.

The Opportunity

As a Maintenance Team Leader you will be responsible for leading and co-ordinating team activities and resources to ensure full compliance with agreed safety and environmental standards and expectations.  Promoting and leading safety culture in all team activities.

Ultimately you will lead and manage your team with responsibility for the safety, effectiveness, productivity, and quality of work of the maintenance team, while reporting directly to the Maintenance Group Head.

Pay, benefits and culture

Alongside a salary bracket of £39,013 - £68,450 and a market-leading pension scheme, your package will include a range of benefits, from the big and formal to the small and personal.

We’re talking about everything from enhanced parental leave to electric vehicle leasing, health insurance to product discounts, critical illness insurance to technology vouchers, gym membership to season ticket loans.

At EDF UK, we embrace flexibility while recognising that everyone's working needs are different. Whether you're in our office spaces, on site, or working remotely, we promote an environment that supports collaboration, connection, and comfort. No matter where you are, our priority is to make sure you feel safe, valued, and celebrated.

Here, we do right by each other and everyone’s welcome. We’re on an action-oriented journey, championing equity, diversity, and inclusion. We’d like our future workforce to have an equal gender balance, represent a broad mix of people from minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+, those with a disability and supporting social mobility.  

We’re a disability confident employer and we’ll do all we can to help with your application. Please let us know if you need to request reasonable adjustments.

We take pride in fostering a dynamic and inclusive environment, where the diverse backgrounds and experiences of our employees drive fresh thinking and innovation. We understand that success means different things to different people. We believe there are multiple definitions of what it means to succeed. That’s why we support you to pursue a career that’s unique to you. Because success is personal.

What you’ll be doing

You will ensure that all team activities are carried out with full regard to site license requirements, statutory regulations, Company and location directives, procedures, and Safety Rules. Ensuring that team resources, processes and activities are continuously reviewed and optimised to achieve Station objectives. You will be maintaining team members training, ensuring it is in line with business need, integrating learning opportunities, where appropriate to the team.

Other key tasks include:

• Leading a team of multiskilled technicians carrying out maintenance to the highest standards in line with the conduct of maintenance and the Maintenance department fundamentals. Proven record in delivering high quality maintenance.
• Allocating work to team members in accordance with the planned work schedules.
• Commitment to improving all aspects of quality both within their existing team and across other teams comprising of multi discipline trades.

Who you are

We are looking for someone who has the ability to lead and develop a team, experience with this could be within a complex industry, such as, gas & oil, steel, manufacturing or similar. You will have experience with being highly committed to safety and quality improvement. You should have a strong human performance culture and commitment to promote HU within the team, with the ability to coach others and a good understanding of the work management process.

If this sounds like you then we’d love to hear from you!

Closing Date for applications: Monday 21st October

If you have any questions regarding the role, please contact: megan.gilder@edfenergy.com

Success is personal. It’s your journey, powered by us. Join us and we’ll help Britain achieve Net Zero, together.

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