Maintenance Manager

Job Title:

Maintenance Manager

Location:

Preston, Lancashire

Salary: £60,000

Shift: Days (Mon-Fri)

Sector:
High-Volume Manufacturing / FMCG Environment

A fantastic opportunity which is not to be missed has come to the forefront for a strong Maintenance Manager to join a well-established, fast-paced high-volume manufacturing site. This is an ideal role for a proven engineering leader who enjoys developing people, driving standards, and improving site reliability.

• Proven man-management / leadership experience within engineering/maintenance
• Strong understanding of engineering maintenance, breakdown management and preventative maintenance best practice
• Electrical understanding (the team has a strong mechanical bias, so you must be able to support the electrical side)
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced manufacturing environment

• Leading day-to-day maintenance operations (reactive + planned) to minimise downtime
• Driving PPM completion, technician performance, and plant availability KPIs
• Coaching and developing engineers and team leaders to improve capability and standards
• Supporting and developing apprentices (up to four) with a strong mentoring approach
• Working cross-functionally with Operations, CI and H&S to deliver site objectives
• Ensuring compliance with statutory/legal requirements and maintaining audit-ready documentation
• Supporting improvement plans focused on waste reduction, efficiency, and performance

• Employment with a stable and well-established organisation
• Strong benefits package including 8% pension, onsite parking and a staff canteen
• A role with real scope to influence site performance and drive engineering best practice
• Supportive leadership and clear development/progression opportunities

For further details contact Antony Edwards at Pioneer Selection.