Role: Maintenance Team Manager (Mechanical)
Location: Birmingham
Salary: £Competitive + Company Bonus & Benefits inc free Healthcare, On-site gym, subsidised lunch, EAP schemes, financial assistance, etc
Hours: 8 am-4:30 pm Monday-Friday
Our client is a well-established manufacturer with a strong focus on continuous improvement, reliability, and health/safety. They foster a culture that values the development of staff and processes.
As the Maintenance Team Manager, you will play a crucial role in leading a team of engineers to achieve exceptional results aligned with the company's vision and values. Your focus will be on improving processes, equipment, and working practices to ensure consistent and effective mechanical maintenance programs that maximise production uptime safely and professionally.
Responsibilities:
- Lead and manage a team of engineers, fostering high performance and personal development
- Develop and implement consistent and effective maintenance programs to maximise production uptime
- Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations and lead weekly team meetings
- Plan, monitor, and evaluate shutdown, project, and normal maintenance plans
- Identify and communicate maintenance resource requirements (spares, people, special tools)
- Track team KPIs, contribute to shut improvement cycles, and ensure high engineer utilisation
- Develop and document preventive maintenance programs using reliability-based techniques
- Manage CMMS and systems, including audits, reporting, and continuous improvement
- Manage budgets, raise purchase order requisitions, and identify continuous contract and fixed spend
Requirements:
- HNC/HND engineering qualification
- Mechanical engineering
- Strong manufacturing background
- Leading a team of engineers
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