Maintenance Manager Job Torquay area,Devon and Torbay England UK,Engineering

Shift: Monday to Friday, Days
Salary: £65,000+ + Bonus + Excellent Benefits
Location:
Exeter

Are you an experienced Maintenance Manager or Engineering Manager within a large production environment looking for an opportunity to lead a large engineering team within a successful business that is investing millions in its site and infrusture?

Yolk Recruitment is working with a leading global manufacturer in Exeter that is looking to appoint a Maintenance Manager to take responsibility for a substantial maintenance operation, overseeing engineers, technicians and team leaders.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a financially secure business that continues to invest in its people, manufacturing facilities and equipment. You'll have the opportunity to make a genuine impact on maintenance performance, equipment reliability and the development of a well-established engineering team.

This is what you'll be doing

As Maintenance Manager, you'll be responsible for the day-to-day management and development of the maintenance department, ensuring the effective delivery of planned and reactive maintenance across a large manufacturing facility.

You'll play a key role in improving plant reliability, reducing downtime and developing a proactive maintenance culture, whilst working closely with the wider management team to support production and operational objectives.

Responsibilities:

Lead, manage and develop a maintenance department of engineers, technicians and team leaders.
Oversee preventative and reactive maintenance activities across a large and varied range of manufacturing equipment.
Drive continuous improvement initiatives to increase equipment reliability, reduce downtime and improve maintenance efficiency.
Develop and implement maintenance strategies, identifying opportunities to improve performance and reduce operational costs.
Manage maintenance KPIs, engineering budgets and departmental performance, ensuring resources are used effectively.
Identify recurring equipment failures, implement root cause analysis and develop long‑term corrective actions.
Support machinery upgrades, capital investment projects and the replacement of ageing equipment.
Work closely with production and senior management to ensure maintenance activities support manufacturing requirements.
Develop the engineering team's technical capabilities through training, coaching, performance reviews and succession planning.
Promote a strong health and safety culture, ensuring all maintenance activities comply with relevant standards and procedures.

The experience you'll bring to the team

Proven experience in a Maintenance Manager, Engineering Manager or senior maintenance leadership position within manufacturing or heavy industry.
A strong technical engineering background, ideally apprentice-trained or qualified to HNC, HND or degree level in an electrical, mechanical or related engineering discipline.
Experience managing large, multidisciplinary maintenance teams, including supervisors or team leaders.
Strong understanding of preventative and reactive maintenance, plant reliability and continuous improvement.
Experience managing engineering budgets, contractors, maintenance performance and improvement projects.
A good understanding of industrial manufacturing machinery, automated equipment and electrical and mechanical systems.
Strong leadership and communication skills, with the ability to develop engineers and drive improvements across the department.

And this is what you'll get in return

£65,000+ basic salary
Annual performance‑related bonus of approximately 5%.
Private healthcare.
Excellent pension scheme with employer contributions up to 10%.
25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
Additional Christmas shutdown (not taken fron a/l).
Enhanced company sick pay
Life assurance x6 salary
Annual salary reviews.
Funded training and professional development.
Subsidised canteen and free on‑site parking.

You’ll be joining an established global manufacturing business offering excellent financial stability, continued investment and the opportunity to lead a high performing engineering function.

Are you up to the challenge?