Engineering Maintenance Manager
Posted on April 14th, 2025
Wakefield
£55,000 - £60,000 per annum
Type of Job: Permanent
1. Job Role: Engineering Maintenance Manager
2. Job Reward £55k - £60k Traget area plus Pension & Package
3. Function: Factory Maintenance Engineering Leadership role – onsite, Monday to Friday
4. Location: Wakefield Leeds border - easy M1 M62 access
5. Client: Category market leader in FMCG Manufacturing, undergoing expansion and investment
6. Contract Type: Permanent, Primarily ONSITE
7. Reporting to the Site Engineering Manager, a large site with multiple factory production units. You are the new Engineering Maintenance Manager!
8. Leading 15+ craft engineers
9. This will suit an experienced Maintenance Manager
10. You could also be an aspiring Maintenance Manager or Engineering Shift Manager who is ready for a bigger challenge
11. Leading the maintenance engineering technical change agenda for the factory/ plant, to improve line performance, World Class Manufacturing (WCM) principles – TPM
Key Responsibilities – Engineering Maintenance Manager
12. Ensure engineering resources (people/headcount) and technical skill set is maximised
13. Owning a multi-million engineering budget
14. Develop and implement a preventative maintenance (PM) program
15. Manage corrective maintenance activities
16. Standardize maintenance procedures
17. Drive engineering performance improvements, lead projects, manage multi-million-pound budgets, and lead your teams to strive for world-class engineering & Maintenance excellence
18. Develop autonomous maintenance programmes – subject matter expert in maintenance
19. Continuous improvement and reengineering in everything you do
20. Develop a maintenance strategy with the factory management, to ensure that the productive capacity of the plant is optimised and improved for the ever-changing needs of the business
21. You will create, implement, and manage the engineering maintenance strategy
22. Monitor operational efficiency of all plant and equipment, identifying areas of under-performance or opportunity and improvements and implement a maintenance strategy
23. Project Management: Manage maintenance-related projects, ensuring they are completed on time, within budget
Qualifications and Requirements – Engineering Maintenance Manager
24. Experience in delivering maintenance improvement projects
25. Minimum 5 years of experience in a maintenance leadership role.
26. Proven track record of developing and implementing successful maintenance programs
27. Strong understanding of preventative and corrective maintenance practices.
28. Experience with computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS) is a plus
29. Experience in leading technical frontline maintenance, services, and project teams
30. Track record of using advanced manufacturing techniques ( WCM/TPM/Lean)
31. HNC/HND within an engineering discipline
32. Track record of delivering continuous improvement
33. Engineering and maintenance leadership at a middle management level in a manufacturing, FMCG, Process or automation environment – open on industry, if you are a good leader!Food
What we can offer – Engineering Maintenance Manager
•A Highly Competitive salary
Growing FMCG company
• 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays
•Good Pension scheme
•Career progression opportunities
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