Maintenance Manager

We are seeking an experienced Maintenance Manager to lead and develop the maintenance function within a heavy manufacturing facility. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring the reliability, availability and efficiency of plant equipment through proactive maintenance strategies.

This role requires strong electrical and mechanical engineering knowledge, along with proven experience implementing planned preventative maintenance (PPM) systems, improving asset reliability, and developing structured maintenance processes within a manufacturing environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the site maintenance team, including electrical and mechanical engineers/technicians.
• Develop and implement a robust maintenance strategy to maximise equipment uptime and plant performance.
• Drive a proactive maintenance culture focused on reliability and continuous improvement.
• Implement, manage and continuously improve PPM schedules across all plant and production equipment.
• Ensure maintenance schedules minimise production downtime while maintaining equipment integrity.
• Provide technical expertise in both electrical and mechanical systems.
• Lead complex fault finding and root cause analysis on production equipment.
• Support engineering teams in resolving breakdowns efficiently and safely.
• Identify opportunities to improve reliability, reduce downtime and extend equipment life.
• Implement reliability improvement initiatives such as predictive maintenance where appropriate.
• Collaborate with production and engineering teams to optimise plant performance.
• Ensure all maintenance activities comply with health and safety regulations and site procedures.
• Strong electrical and mechanical engineering knowledge.
• Demonstrated experience implementing PPM systems and structured maintenance programmes.
• Strong fault-finding capability across complex industrial equipment.
• Experience managing maintenance teams in a manufacturing environment.

Skills and Qualifications

• Engineering qualification (HNC/HND/Degree or equivalent) in Mechanical, Electrical or Multi-skilled Engineering.
• Experience with reliability engineering methodologies (RCA, TPM, Lean Maintenance).
• Experience in high-volume or heavy industry sectors such as metals, chemicals, automotive, or process manufacturing