Maintenance Manager

Maintenance Manager

Role Purpose

The Maintenance Manager leads the Maintenance Department, providing strategic direction to improve reliability, performance, and operational excellence. The role is responsible for developing a high-performing maintenance team, driving continuous improvement, and ensuring alignment with site objectives and engineering best practice.

Working closely with the Plant Manager and regional Operations & Engineering teams, the Maintenance Manager will deliver sustainable reliability improvements, optimise maintenance strategies, manage departmental budgets, and contribute to achieving site KPIs.

Key Responsibilities

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Provide strategic leadership for the Maintenance Department in line with site objectives.

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Lead, coach and develop Maintenance Supervisors and Technicians to achieve high performance.

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Promote a strong health, safety and compliance culture across all maintenance activities.

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Drive continuous improvement through reliability initiatives, Root Cause Analysis (RCA), and best practice maintenance techniques.

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Improve equipment reliability by developing TPM, PM and predictive maintenance strategies.

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Maximise the effectiveness of the CMMS to improve planning, reduce reactive maintenance and enhance asset performance.

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Identify and deliver cost-saving, efficiency and reliability improvement opportunities.

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Develop maintenance budgets, CAPEX proposals and long-term asset improvement plans.

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Collaborate with Operations, Engineering and other business functions to implement new standards and technologies.

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Ensure maintenance teams are appropriately trained, competent and engaged.

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Monitor departmental KPIs and provide regular performance updates to the Plant Manager.

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Represent the site at engineering and continuous improvement forums when required.

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Support business needs through flexibility in working hours and additional responsibilities where appropriate.

Qualifications

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Engineering qualification or equivalent relevant industry experience.

Experience & Knowledge

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Minimum five years' experience in a senior maintenance leadership role, including managing managers.

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Proven success leading maintenance teams within a manufacturing environment.

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Strong knowledge of TPM, PPM, CBM, RCM and reliability-centred maintenance principles.

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Experience driving continuous improvement and implementing preventative maintenance strategies.

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Strong understanding of CMMS systems; SAP experience preferred.

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Experience managing maintenance stores, inventory and asset management.

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Demonstrated ability to solve complex engineering and maintenance challenges.

Skills & Competencies

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Inspirational leader with excellent people management and coaching skills.

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Strong strategic thinking with a focus on reliability, performance and continuous improvement.

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Excellent communication, influencing and stakeholder management skills.

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Decisive, accountable and able to build trust across all levels of the organisation.

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Highly organised with strong planning, problem-solving and prioritisation skills.

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Adaptable, resilient and comfortable operating in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

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Commercially aware with a focus on efficiency, cost control and operational excellence.

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Proficient in Microsoft Office; SAP knowledge desirable
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed