Maintenance Manager

Are you an experienced engineering leader with a passion for reliability, continuous improvement, and developing high-performing teams?

We're looking for a Maintenance Manager to lead our maintenance function, ensuring equipment reliability, maximising uptime, and supporting production performance across a busy manufacturing site.

• Lead and develop a team of Shift Maintenance Engineers and apprentices.
• Manage planned and reactive maintenance to maximise equipment availability.
• Drive improvements in reliability through preventative maintenance, Root Cause Analysis (RCA), and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Monitor maintenance KPIs, ensuring preventative maintenance compliance exceeds 97%.
• Lead daily engineering meetings, prioritise workloads, and work closely with Production to resolve engineering issues.
• Maintain high engineering standards, including workshop 5S, contractor management, and health & safety compliance.
• Deliver engineering improvement and small CAPEX projects (up to £350k) that improve reliability and operational performance.

• HNC/HND in Engineering Maintenance (or equivalent).
• Completed engineering apprenticeship.
• 7+ years' experience in a manufacturing maintenance environment.
• Previous leadership or supervisory experience.
• Strong knowledge of preventative maintenance, equipment reliability, and continuous improvement.

Desirable: Lean Yellow/Green Belt, PRINCE2/PMP, 18th Edition, IOSH/NEBOSH, injection moulding experience, or ILM qualifications.

This is an exciting opportunity to make a real impact within a growing manufacturing business, leading a skilled engineering team while driving reliability, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.

If you're ready for your next engineering leadership challenge, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today!