We are seeking an experienced Maintenance Manager to join a large-scale, continuous-process manufacturing operation. This is a senior leadership role responsible for driving reliability, safety, operational performance, and continuous improvement across a complex industrial facility.
Reporting directly to the Head of Engineering, you will play a key role in the site leadership team, ensuring maintenance excellence through effective planning, execution, budget control, and team development.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead all mechanical and electrical maintenance activities across the site.
* Drive improvements in plant reliability, availability, and overall equipment performance.
* Manage preventative, predictive, and corrective maintenance programmes.
* Lead major shutdown planning and execution activities.
* Ensure compliance with all health, safety, environmental, and quality standards.
* Manage maintenance budgets, capital expenditure projects, and engineering resources.
* Utilise CMMS systems to optimise maintenance planning and asset management.
* Lead root cause analysis and defect elimination initiatives to reduce downtime and improve performance.
* Develop and mentor engineering teams, fostering a culture of accountability, engagement, and continuous improvement.
* Collaborate closely with production, procurement, finance, and technical stakeholders to achieve business objectives.
About You
You will be a proven maintenance leader with experience in a heavy industrial or manufacturing environment such as cement, aggregates, mining, steel, power generation, chemicals, or similar process industries.
Essential Requirements
* Engineering Degree or equivalent qualification.
* NEBOSH qualification or equivalent health & safety knowledge.
* Significant experience managing maintenance operations within a heavy manufacturing environment.
* Strong leadership experience managing multi-disciplinary engineering teams.
* Experience managing maintenance budgets and capital projects.
* Knowledge of CMMS systems and maintenance best practices.
* Strong problem-solving and root cause analysis capability.
* Excellent communication, coaching, and stakeholder management skills.
Desirable
* HNC/HND, ILM, CMI, or other management qualification.
* Experience with reliability-centred maintenance and continuous improvement methodologies.
* SAP or equivalent ERP system experience.
What's on Offer
* Opportunity to join a high-performing industrial operation.
* Significant leadership responsibility with direct impact on business performance.
* Career development within a large and growing organisation.
* Competitive salary, bonus, pension, and benefits package.
If you are a results-driven engineering leader with a passion for safety, reliability, and operational excellence, we would love to hear from you.