Maintenance Manager

Maintenance Manager – Manufacturing – Rotherham – £60,000 - £75,000
Are you a hands-on Maintenance Manager who thrives in a fast-paced manufacturing environment?
Do you enjoy leading from the front, improving reliability, reducing downtime and building a high-performing engineering function?
Chase & Holland are proud to be working with a well-established manufacturing business seeking an experienced Maintenance Manager to lead the engineering and maintenance operation across a busy production site. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who combines strong technical engineering knowledge with the ability to drive standards, performance and continuous improvement.
This role would suit a strong Maintenance Manager, Engineering Manager or Senior Engineer looking to step into a key leadership position with real influence across site operations.

The Role
As Maintenance Manager, you will take ownership of all maintenance activities across the site, ensuring machinery, equipment and facilities operate safely, efficiently and reliably. You will lead both preventative and reactive maintenance activities while managing and developing the engineering team.
Benefits
Salary of £60,000 - £75,000 depending on experience
Monday to Friday working pattern
Opportunity to make a genuine impact across site operations
Leadership role within a well-established manufacturing business
Long-term career development opportunities
Collaborative and supportive operational environment

Maintenance Manager Responsibilities
Take full ownership of the site maintenance and engineering function, driving reliability and operational performance
Lead preventative maintenance activity to reduce downtime and maximise machinery efficiency
Manage breakdown response across the site, ensuring fast, effective resolutions
Lead from the front with a hands-on approach to engineering and problem solving
Develop, motivate and strengthen the maintenance engineering team
Partner closely with production teams to improve plant performance and operational output
Drive high Health & Safety and engineering standards across all maintenance activities
Manage contractors and external engineering support to ensure quality and compliance
Maintain accurate maintenance schedules, engineering records and compliance documentation
Deliver continuous improvement projects focused on efficiency, reliability and cost reduction
Support machinery upgrades, installations and wider engineering improvement initiatives
Champion a proactive engineering culture focused on performance, accountability and safety

You will have
Proven Maintenance or Engineering Management experience within manufacturing or production
Strong mechanical engineering knowledge including hydraulics and pneumatics
Experience leading engineering teams in fast-paced environments
Strong fault-finding, problem-solving and organisational skills
Hands-on, proactive leadership style with a focus on performance and continuous improvement

If you are interested in this great Maintenance Manager role, please apply now.

Chase & Holland acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. We specialise in Finance, Supply Chain, Operations, Procurement and HR and comfortably service Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Staffordshire and Lincolnshire marketplaces