Maintenance Manager - Manufacturing

Position: Maintenance Manager - Manufacturing - £70k
Maintenance Manager London | Award-Winning FMCG Manufacturer

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Maintenance Manager to join a passionate, award-winning FMCG manufacturer in London. The business has a strong leadership team, clear structure, and a proven track record of investing in its people and technology.

This Maintenance Manager position offers genuine career development opportunities across multiple departments, making it ideal for someone looking to progress into broader operational or senior leadership roles.

Package & Benefits

Salary: £70,000+

Bonus:
Up to 15%

Pension

Healthcare

Monday to Friday days

About the Role

The successful Maintenance Manager will lead engineering maintenance activities across the site, ensuring maximum plant reliability, reduced downtime, and continuous improvement in OEE performance. You will manage engineering teams within a manufacturing environment and drive best practice maintenance strategies.

Team Managers stepping up into their first Maintenance Manager role will also be considered.

Key Requirements

Experience working within FMCG manufacturing

Proven experience managing engineering teams

Electrical or Mechanical qualification or completed apprenticeship

Key Responsibilities

Deliver and manage the planned preventative maintenance programme

Implement and manage maintenance schedules to ensure optimal plant condition

Maintain and develop planned maintenance systems with budget accountability

Create flexible maintenance plans aligned to production demands

Allocate work to engineering specialists and manage performance feedback

Identify training needs and develop team capability plans

Manage spare parts stock levels to support operational continuity while controlling cost

Ensure compliance with Health & Safety legislation and training requirements

Support Continuous Improvement and Zero Loss initiatives

For more information on the Maintenance Manager FMCG role please contact Simon on (phone number removed) or submit your CV to (url removed) or simply click apply.

Proactive also offer a referral scheme for successful applicants - if you know anyone that could be suited to this position then please contact Proactive with their details and if they are placed by Proactive you will £250*.
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