An opportunity has arisen for a Maintenance Manager to join our client, a well-established Chemical Manufacturer based in Manchester. This is an excellent opportunity to take on a pivotal role within a dynamic manufacturing environment, where you will be responsible for driving maintenance across a busy site. The role plays a key part in ensuring equipment reliability, safety, and day-to-day performance.
Job details:
* Champion health, safety, and environmental standards across the maintenance team, promoting continuous improvement and best practice initiatives.
* Implement skills development programmes tailored to team requirements.
* Oversee predictive and preventive maintenance strategies, ensuring cost-effective delivery without compromising safety or quality standards.
* Enhance plant reliability through analysis of maintenance data and application of improvement methodologies and inspection techniques.
* Maintain accurate equipment records, maintenance histories, and documentation within relevant systems.
* Monitor and analyse departmental KPIs to identify performance improvement opportunities.
* Ensure compliance with management systems, change control processes, procurement procedures, and technical standards.
* Supervise maintenance projects and contractor activities, ensuring safe, efficient delivery to schedule.
* Drive total productive maintenance initiatives within the department.
* Identify and implement technical improvements including energy-saving projects, parts strategies, and vendor/contractor optimisation.
* Ensure all maintenance information is accurately and promptly updated and maintained in SAP.
Qualifications / Experience:
* Apprentice trained with a recognised engineering qualification in Mechanical Engineering (HNC/HND - essential).
* Minimum of 5 years’ experience working within Chemical, Petrochemical or Oil + Gas (Essential).
* Strong working knowledge of SAP (Essential).
* The ability to coach and encourage your team, set goals, resolve problems, and make decisions that enhance the team’s performance.
What’s on offer:
* Salary: £50,000 - £60,000 (DOE)
* Shift: Monday to Friday 8:00am - 4:00pm
* Annual leave: 26 days + stats (rising to 30 days after 5 years employment)
* Life insurance - 4 x Salary
* Pension scheme - 6% EE & 12% ER
* Company events
* Flexi-time
* Gym membership
* Health & well-being program
* On-site parking
* Private medical insurance
* Referral program
* Sick pay
* Work from home
* Bonus scheme
Please note: All applicants must have the right to work in the UK. Our client does not offer sponsorship