Senior Maintenance Lead

Senior Maintenance Lead
Location: Leamington Spa
Contract: Full-time Permanent
Salary: To be discussed on application

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Maintenance Lead to lead a site-based maintenance function within a busy manufacturing environment covering press, fabrication, assembly, warehouse, and office operations.

Duties and Responsibilities of the Senior Maintenance Lead

Develop and deliver a maintenance and reliability strategy to improve uptime, asset performance, and equipment effectiveness.
Own and improve PPM systems, CMMS data, asset registers, work order control, downtime reporting, and maintenance KPIs.
Lead TPM events, analyse recurring faults, identify losses, and drive targeted reliability improvements.
Manage contractors, RAMS, permits, competency, safe systems of work, performance, cost, and sign-off.
Maintain strong engineering governance, including statutory inspections, certification, safety standards, and compliance records.
Build and manage maintenance budgets, spares strategies, investment proposals, and asset risk plans.
Lead, coach, and develop the maintenance team, identifying skills gaps and implementing training plans.
Lead root cause analysis for major breakdowns, chronic issues, and equipment-related safety or quality concerns.

The Ideal Senior Maintenance Lead

Must have proven experience as a Senior Maintenance Lead or similar within a manufacturing environment.
Strong experience creating and delivering PPM strategies that improve reliability and reduce downtime.
Confident using MaintMaster or a similar CMMS, including asset data, reporting, scheduling, and work order discipline.
Experience leading TPM activity and driving continuous improvement.
You will have strong contractor management experience covering safety, cost, performance, and governance.
Understanding of maintenance-related compliance and statutory inspection requirements.
You will be a hands-on, visible leader with strong communication, prioritisation, and team development skills.
Engineering qualifications, Lean or TPM training, IOSH, or experience in appliance manufacturing or high-mix production environments would be advantageous.
Working hours - 39 hours per week on a rotating shift pattern

Early shift: 6:00am–2:00pm
Late Shift: 2:00pm–10:00pm

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If you are experienced proactive, data-led, and commercially aware looking for your next permanent opportunity, apply today
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed