New Job Opening: Maintenance Manager in Sovereign Flour Mill, 9 Brunel Road, Earlstrees Industrial E

Lead maintenance excellence within a modern, fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Salary: Up to £70,000.

Pension: 6% employee, 10% employer.

Holidays: 25 days + bank holidays.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Maintenance Manager to take full responsibility of a major production facility in Corby. This pivotal leadership role focuses on driving asset reliability, ensuring safe and efficient operations, and supporting production by delivering high-quality maintenance services.

You will lead a skilled maintenance team, manage preventative and reliability-centred maintenance programmes, and optimise equipment uptime, expenditure, and spare parts availability. This role is ideal for a strong engineering professional who thrives in a dynamic environment and is committed to continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure all employees, contractors, and visitors comply with site safety policies, procedures, and standards.


• Maintain the highest levels of hygiene and ensure adherence to food safety requirements.


• Set clear goals and expectations for the maintenance team, providing coaching, development, and consistent, fair feedback.


• Lead the planning and implementation of preventative and reliability-focused maintenance activities.


• Drive and support root-cause analysis processes and oversee corrective action implementation.


• Develop, track, and analyse maintenance and reliability performance metrics.


• Optimise spare parts inventory to ensure availability while managing costs.


• Oversee people development, recruitment, retention, and team engagement.


• Support site-wide projects and lead small engineering improvements from concept to completion.

Your Profile

• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft applications and asset management software.


• Proficient in modern asset management and reliability techniques.


• Excellent analytical, diagnostic, and problem-solving skills with a strong results focus.


• Effective communicator and collaborative team player.


• Strong coaching style and proven people management capabilities.


• Health & Safety qualifications are an advantage.


• Time-served engineering background with mechanical and electrical knowledge, or ideally a degree in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering, Production Manufacturing, or a related discipline.


• Experience within food, feed, or chemical manufacturing environments is highly desirable.

What’s on Offer

• A challenging and impactful leadership role with significant autonomy and responsibility.


• Opportunities for innovative thinking, continuous learning, and professional development.


• Access to internal development programmes, mentoring opportunities, and employee resource groups promoting diversity and inclusion.


• Attractive remuneration and a comprehensive benefits package, including health and wellbeing support and enhanced family-friendly provisions.


• Mental health awareness training for all new starters and access to trained Mental Health First Aiders.