Asset Maintenance Manager

Nestlé; Wirral; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cereal manufacturer is seeking an Asset Maintenance Manager to lead the engineering team in ensuring plant availability for production. The role focuses on maintenance strategies, budget management, and fostering a safe working environment. Ideal candidates will have experience in food manufacturing and a background in engineering. This position offers a competitive salary and an attractive benefits package.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

Flexible working days

Paid volunteering days

Bonus potential

Qualifications

• Experience in people management within a food manufacturing or engineering environment.
• Experience working in a unionised setting.
• Demonstrated understanding of factory operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead and motivate the engineering team for plant production.
• Manage the maintenance team meeting production and engineering demands.
• Implement proactive strategies to reduce breakdowns.

Skills

Leadership

People management

Continuous improvement

Budget management

Health & safety regulations

Education

Degree/Diploma/HNC in Engineering

Job description

Overview

Job Title: Asset Maintenance Manager

Business area: Cereal Partners Worldwide

Location: Bromborough

Salary up to £55,000 - £60,000 depending on experience + potential bonus + generous pension scheme + 12 flexible days on top of 25-day holiday entitlement + 2 paid volunteering days + other fantastic benefits!

Position Summary

We have a fantastic opportunity for a talented individual to join our team in our Cereal Partners UK site as an Asset Maintenance Manager. This role is responsible to lead, guide and motivate the engineering team to ensure the plant is available to produce our fantastic products on time whilst meeting all quality and safety requirements.

At Cereal Partners UK, we have established ourselves as one of the largest cereal manufacturers in the UK, making many well-loved brands such as Shreddies and Shredded Wheat. Our aim is simple: to provide high quality, nutritious and great tasting breakfast cereals. You could join our mission to create a nation of Cereal Lovers!

A day in the life of an Asset Maintenance Manager

Reporting into the Factory Engineering Manager this role will manage and support the activities of the maintenance team to meet both Production and Engineering demands and ensure that priority work is completed promptly whilst conforming to all Nestlé Health and Safety requirements and current legislation. You will take responsibility in developing a culture of pro-activity where people take pride and responsibility in what they do. The main focus of the role will be:

• Ensure the alignment of the engineering resources with Factory strategy
• Ensuring that Planned Maintenance activities are carried out in accordance with the scheduled maintenance plan.
• Overseeing the day-to-day leadership of a team of around 30 engineers
• Creating a structured environment for Maintenance activities where expectations of behaviour and performance are clearly defined and regularly reviewed.
• Responsible for tracking and reporting of a defined budget for annual maintenance
• Support the implementation of Asset Maintenance and TPM-PM to deliver Asset Intensity and maximise performance in all areas, including health and safety, quality, wastage and efficiency via measurement and analysis.
• Analysing data/reviewing breakdowns that occur on the plant and implementing proactive actions/strategies to ensure they do not reoccur.
• Promoting a safety conscious working environment where all engineering employees adopt Nestlé Safe Working and hygienic engineering practices.
• Proactively carrying out Opportunity Maintenance on equipment that is not running.

What will make you successful?

We are looking for a leader that has a pro-active approach to continuous improvement and the ability to coach and develop the team around them.

• Experience of in a people management role within a food manufacturing industry/engineering environment.
• Experience working in a unionised environment
• Ideally Degree / Diploma/ HNC in an Engineering discipline (Mechanical, E&A, Process, Industrial Engineering or similar)
• Have a proven ability to achieve targets, drive improvements and manage budgets.
• Be able to demonstrate understanding of factory operations: TPM/ Lean, health & safety, employment, quality and hygiene legislation

What you need to know

Great benefits you’d expect from a business the size of Nestlé – in the shape of a competitive salary and benefits package, bonus scheme, flexible working scheme, 25 days holiday plus statutory holidays plus flex leave, pension scheme and a real focus on personal development and growth.

Join us at Cereal Partners UK and embark on a rewarding career where you can make a difference, grow your skills, and be part of a passionate team dedicated to creating a nation of cereal lovers. We can’t wait to hear from you!

The closing date for this role is 23 October 2025

We will be considering candidates as they apply and we will occasionally close job advertisements early in the event we receive sufficient applicants, so please don’t delay in submitting your application.

Diversity & Inclusion

At Cereal Partners UK, our values are rooted in respect. When we embrace diversity and give everyone the chance to be the best they can be, we can think in new, creative ways that grow and enhance our business. People of all gender identities, ethnically diverse individuals, people with disabilities, and members of the LGBT+ community are strongly encouraged to apply. If there is anything we can do to accommodate you to participate fully in the application process, please let us know. We take pride in championing inclusion and diversity, our people make up a number of Colleague Networks who represent different experiences and communities who hold us accountable in creating a sense of belonging for all, and our values create the conditions for us to respect the unique contribution you bring. Find out more about our Colleague Networks here: Diversity, equity and inclusion.

We are committed to equal opportunity for all and we may collect relevant data for monitoring purposes during our candidate registration process. Be yourself, everyone else is taken!