Maintenance Manager

Hunter Selection; Barry; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 67,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension scheme – employer 6%

Bonus scheme – up to 10%

25 days holidays plus bank holidays

Life Assurance

Job summary

Hunter Selection is recruiting a Maintenance Manager to lead a maintenance team at a major manufacturing site in South Wales. The role focuses on delivering reliable plant performance, managing OPEX and supporting CAPEX projects to meet business strategy.

The ideal candidate will own the site maintenance strategy, ensure compliance with safety standards, and drive improvements through maintenance best practices. A strong leadership and stakeholder-management background is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience leading maintenance teams in large-scale plants.
• Experience delivering CAPEX projects from design through to construction.
• Experience scheduling preventive, reactive and shutdown activities.

Responsibilities

• Manage and lead the maintenance team and support reliability and project delivery functions.
• Own the site maintenance strategy (preventive, predictive, and corrective) and ensure asset integrity.
• Ensure legal compliance and safe, reliable plant performance while delivering OPEX and supporting CAPEX projects.
• Maintain mechanical, electrical, instrumentation and control assets for high availability, incl. high-hazard equipment.
• Implement reliability-centred maintenance (RCM) and FMEA to reduce downtime.
• Establish and manage spares strategy and obsolescence plans for critical equipment.
• Manage contractors/vendors: RAMS, induction, supervision and performance.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

People management

Job description

Maintenance Manager

Salary: £50,000 – £67,000 (depending on experience)

Benefits

• Company pension scheme – employer will contribute 6%
• Bonus Scheme – up to 10%
• 25 days holidays plus bank holidays
• Life Assurance

Our client is a well‑established international manufacturing business with a long‑standing presence in South Wales. Operating within an advanced industrial manufacturing sector, they supply high‑quality products to a diverse global customer base and are committed to maintaining the highest standards of safety, quality, and operational excellence.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Manage and lead the maintenance team and support reliability and project delivery functions.
• Ensure asset integrity, legal compliance, and safe, reliable plant performance while delivering OPEX projects and supporting CAPEX projects aligned to business strategy.
• Own the site maintenance strategy (preventive, predictive, and corrective), aligned with safety requirements and plant criticality.
• Maintain mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, and control assets to achieve high availability and integrity – especially for high‑hazard equipment (e.g., reactors, storage tanks, formaldehyde handling systems).
• Implement reliability‑centred maintenance (RCM), failure mode & effects analysis (FMEA), and defect elimination to reduce unplanned downtime.
• Establish and manage spares strategy and obsolescence plans for critical equipment.
• Manage contractors/vendors: pre‑qualification, competence assessment, RAMS review, site induction, supervision, and performance.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a Maintenance Manager, Engineering Manager, or similar role.
• Experience leading/supporting CAPEX projects from design through to construction within operating plants.
• Experience scheduling & planning preventive, reactive, and shutdown activities, including material management.
• Contractor and vendor management; pre‑qualification and performance management.
• Familiarity with mechanical, electrical, instrumentation and control systems.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.

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