Maintenance Manager

Job Description

Maintenance Manager

Salary: £60k

Industry: Food Manufacturing, Northamptonshire

Experience: Essential – A strong leader with food experience.

About the Role:

Reporting to the Site Engineering Manager, the Maintenance Manager will play a key role in enhancing equipment performance and ensuring the smooth operation of maintenance processes on-site.

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee and optimise the Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) program within the Engineering function.
• Utilize extensive FMCG manufacturing experience to drive efficiency and reliability.
• Implement and manage PPM strategies to improve equipment performance.
• Monitor and ensure KPIs are met, communicating any issues to internal stakeholders.
• Manage PPM schedules, ensuring quality standards and minimising waste.
• Demonstrate a strong track record with the Shire Pirana CMMS system or similar.
• Provide leadership, team management, and support to the engineering team.
• Develop project forecasts and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Manage downtime issues efficiently using the CMM system.
• Distribute workload effectively among the team.
• Oversee first and second-line management responsibilities, including staff appraisals.
• Ensure compliance with KPIs related to planned maintenance, health & safety, and quality.
• Offer technical leadership by fostering a proactive approach to equipment maintenance and failure prevention.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Minimum ONC qualification in an Electrical discipline or Multi-Skilled Engineering qualification (C&G, NVQ Level 3 in Electrical Maintenance) or time-served apprenticeship.
• HNC level qualification in Electrical, Mechanical, or Production Maintenance Engineering.

Contact Jamie-Leigh on 07795 624176 for more information and a confidential chat!