Maintenance Manager

Vectis Recruitment; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Vectis Recruitment is seeking a Maintenance Manager to lead a maintenance function at a busy manufacturing site in Birmingham, UK. The role focuses on maximizing equipment reliability, minimising downtime, and maintaining a safe, productive environment.

You will develop and drive PPM programmes while coaching the team, partnering with engineering and operations to meet site objectives and regulatory standards.

Qualifications

• Experience in a senior maintenance role leading teams.
• Strong understanding of PPM, reactive maintenance and CI.
• Excellent problem-solving and root-cause analysis skills.
• Solid knowledge of health and safety in manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage and develop the maintenance team.
• Ensure plant, machinery and facilities are maintained to a high standard.
• Develop and implement effective planned preventative maintenance (PPM) programmes.
• Identify opportunities to improve machinery efficiency, reliability and productivity.
• Ensure maintenance activities comply with health & safety, environmental and regulatory requirements.
• Manage the maintenance budget and control expenditure.
• Support engineering projects, equipment upgrades and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Work closely with other leadership team colleagues to achieve site objectives.
• Coach, mentor and develop the maintenance team.

Skills

Maintenance management

Team leadership

PPM

Root cause analysis

Health & safety awareness

Continuous improvement

Job description

A highly successful division of a global manufacturing organisation supplying complex components to the aerospace, automotive & high technology has a new vacancy for a Maintenance Manager. Joining at a time of investment and company growth, you will be responsible for leading the maintenance function, ensuring maximum equipment reliability, minimising downtime and maintaining a safe, efficient and productive manufacturing environment.

The Role

• Lead, manage and develop the maintenance team.
• Ensure all plant, machinery and facilities are maintained to a high standard.
• Develop and implement effective planned preventative maintenance (PPM) programmes.
• Identify opportunities to improve machinery efficiency, reliability and productivity.
• Ensure maintenance activities comply with all relevant health & safety, environmental and regulatory requirements.
• Manage the maintenance budget and control expenditure.
• Support engineering projects, equipment upgrades and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Work closely with other leadership team colleagues to achieve site objectives.
• Coach, mentor and develop the maintenance team.

The Person

• Proven experience in a Maintenance Manager, Engineering Manager or similar senior maintenance role.
• Experience managing and developing maintenance teams.
• A strong understanding of PPM, reactive maintenance and continuous improvement.
• Excellent problem-solving and root-cause analysis skills.
• Strong knowledge of health and safety requirements within a manufacturing environment.
• A hands-on, practical approach combined with strong management capability