Job Description

Job Title: Team Leader
Location: Machynlleth, Wales
Salary: £70,347 per annum
Contract: Permanent, Full-Time
Shifts: Shifts including nights
Training: 2 months at CAF Chester (fully expensed)

The Opportunity

Ford & Stanley are partnering with CAF, a global leader in the rail industry, to recruit a Team Leader for their expanding Machynlleth depot.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced engineer who is ready to step into leadership, or for an existing Team Leader looking for long-term progression within an international organisation.

The Role

You will coordinate and supervise a team of Technicians to ensure safe, efficient and high-quality production output.

Key responsibilities:

• Leading, mentoring and supporting a team of Technicians
• Overseeing daily production activities and ensuring targets are met
• Allocating work, monitoring performance and maintaining standards
• Providing technical guidance and hands-on support where required
• Ensuring compliance with safety procedures and engineering processes
• Acting as the link between engineering teams, operations and management
• Supporting continuous improvement and reliability initiatives

About You

We are looking for a technically strong engineer with proven experience in heavy engineering environments, ideally with one of the following backgrounds:

• Mechanical or electrical engineering
• Diesel engine maintenance
• Marine, HGV, bus, automotive or industrial environments
• PLC, HVAC or electrical diagnostics experience

You will also bring:

• Experience supervising or mentoring colleagues (formal or informal)
• Strong communication and organisational skills
• The ambition to progress into higher leadership roles within CAF
• A proactive mindset, taking ownership of issues and resolving them quickly
• Additionally you will have a minimum Level 3 engineering qualification

Training

Your first two months will be spent at CAF Chester, with all travel and living expenses fully covered.

Benefits You’ll Enjoy

• 25 days’ annual leave + 8 bank holidays
• Generous company sick pay
• Enhanced maternity and paternity packages
• Up to 10% employer pension contribution
• Flexible working options to support work–life balance
• Life assurance for peace of mind
• Bike2Work scheme
• Plus a range of additional perks that make this a genuinely great place to work

If you’re an experienced Team Leader looking for a long-term career with a global engineering leader, we want to hear from you.
Apply today or contact us for a confidential conversation about the opportunity.

Ford & Stanley Talent Services Group are in the business of people and performance. Our mission is to create one million better workdays through facilitating great recruitment, leadership and occupational mental fitness. We support our clients in their most challenging business areas - recruiting, developing and retaining the best talent from shop floor to boardroom.

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Ford & Stanley Talent Services Group Ltd is a Disability Confident employer that is committed to a policy of equal opportunities for all opportunity seekers. We shall adhere to such a policy at all times and will review on an on-going basis all aspects of recruitment to avoid unlawful or undesirable discrimination. We will treat everyone equally irrespective sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, age, disability, colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief or political beliefs and we place an obligation upon all staff to respect and act in accordance with the policy.

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