Maintenance Manager

We are recruiting for an experienced Maintenance & Services Manager to join a busy manufacturing environment. This is a hands-on role, responsible for maintaining the reliability, performance and efficiency of plant machinery and production equipment.

Working closely with production and engineering teams, you will take responsibility for planned and reactive maintenance, fault finding, repairs and continuous improvement across the site.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out planned preventative and reactive maintenance on production machinery and plant equipment.
• Diagnose and rectify complex electrical and mechanical faults to minimise downtime.
• Fault find on PLC-controlled systems, motor control circuits, variable speed drives, contactors, sensors and three-phase electrical systems.
• Maintain and repair mechanical systems including gearboxes, chains, belts, pneumatics, hydraulics, pumps, conveyors and precision assemblies.
• Read and interpret electrical schematics, mechanical drawings, technical manuals and engineering documentation.
• Identify opportunities for machinery improvements and modifications to enhance reliability, performance and production efficiency.
• Work safely in accordance with site procedures, including isolation, Lockout/Tagout and safe working practices.
• Liaise effectively with production teams, engineers and management regarding maintenance requirements and planned work.
• Work flexibly across different areas of a manufacturing facility, including environments that may involve working at height, confined spaces, dust or varying temperatures.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Significant hands-on maintenance engineering experience within a manufacturing, production or industrial environment.
• Strong electrical and mechanical engineering skills.
• Experience working with continuous-running production machinery and working to demanding production schedules.
• Strong electrical fault-finding capabilities, ideally including Siemens or Allen-Bradley PLC systems.
• Experience with VSDs, motor control circuits, sensors, contactors and three-phase electrical systems.
• Good mechanical maintenance experience covering power transmission, pneumatics, hydraulics, pumps and conveyors.
• Proven experience delivering both planned preventative and reactive maintenance.
• Strong diagnostic and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics and mechanical engineering drawings.
• Understanding of industrial safety procedures, including isolation and Lockout/Tagout.
• Recognised engineering qualification such as HNC/HND, City & Guilds, NVQ Level 3 apprenticeship or equivalent in Electrical, Mechanical or Electro-Mechanical Engineering.
• Valid UK driving licence desirable.
• IPAF licence desirable.

The Person

The successful candidate will be a practical, hands-on engineer with strong electro-mechanical skills and the ability to diagnose faults quickly and effectively. You will be comfortable working in a fast-paced manufacturing environment, communicating with production and engineering teams and taking ownership of maintenance issues through to resolution.

If you are an experienced Maintenance Engineer or Maintenance Manager looking for a hands-on role within a busy manufacturing environment, we would be interested in hearing from you.