Maintenance Manager

Hunter Selection; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Market leading salary

25 days + Bank Holidays

Car allowance

8% matched pension

Private medical

Private dental

Bonus

Company sick pay

Job summary

Hunter Selection are seeking a Maintenance Manager to join their Birmingham operation within a heavy industrial manufacturing setting. You will oversee maintenance and engineering activities, drive reliability improvements and ensure effective planning of projects and shutdowns.

You will lead sizeable maintenance teams, manage training and workforce planning, and deliver continuous improvement while ensuring compliance with LOLER, L8 and health & safety standards.

Qualifications

• Proven Maintenance Manager with heavy engineering experience.
• Experience leading large unionised maintenance teams.
• Strong track record in delivering maintenance improvements and strategic planning.
• Knowledge of LOLER, HSE legislation and safety qualifications are advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, and deliver maintenance activities, shutdowns, and projects.
• Drive continuous improvement to improve reliability and plant performance.
• Lead maintenance teams, manage training, relations, and shift resourcing.
• Maintain KPIs and SAP records, ensure safe working practices.

Skills

Maintenance management

Leadership

Budget management

HSE compliance

SAP systems

Shift resourcing

Continuous improvement

Tools

SAP

Job description

Maintenance Manager

Birmingham. Commutable from Birmingham City Centre, Sutton Coldfield, Walsall, West Bromwich, Wolverhampton, Dudley, Solihull, Stourbridge, Redditch, Bromsgrove, Cannock, Lichfield, Tamworth, Halesowen, Smethwick, Oldbury, Tipton, Bilston, Wednesbury, Aldridge, Burntwood, Rugeley, Coleshill, Shirley, Kingswinford, Kidderminster, Nuneaton, Hinckley, Coventry, Warwick.

Benefits

• Market leading salary (discuss during application)
• 25 Days + Bank Holidays
• Car Allowance
• 8% matched Pension
• Private Medical
• Private Dental
• Bonus
• Company sick pay

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a world leader in an Maintenance Manager. This position will provide you with excellent job security, a market leading salary alongside a fantastic benefits package including a car allowance, matched pension, medical and dental cover. This role is well suited to a candidate with a strong maintenance engineering management background, with experience of overseeing a maintenance function in a manufacturing setting.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Manage and coordinate all maintenance and engineering activities, ensuring projects, shutdowns, and maintenance schedules are effectively planned, resourced, and delivered.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to develop a more proactive maintenance function, improving reliability, efficiency, and overall plant performance.
• Lead and support maintenance teams through effective management of training, employee relations, absence control, holiday planning, and shift resourcing.
• Monitor and improve maintenance performance by developing KPIs, maintaining preventative and corrective maintenance systems, and ensuring SAP records are accurate and up to date.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety standards through the management of stores, risk assessments, method statements, control documentation, and safe working practices.

Requirements

• Proven Maintenance Manager with experience in heavy engineering environments, with a strong track record of leading large maintenance functions.
• Experienced in managing and developing sizeable, unionised maintenance teams, including supervisors and skilled craft personnel, with the ability to build relationships, engage employees, handle challenging conversations, and drive training and development initiatives.
• Demonstrated success in delivering maintenance improvements, contributing to strategic maintenance planning, and implementing initiatives that maximise equipment reliability while minimising downtime.
• Strong understanding of statutory compliance requirements, including LOLER, L8 and other relevant engineering and health & safety legislation, with a recognised health and safety qualification being advantageous.
• Experienced in managing significant maintenance budgets (£4m-£8m), delivering large-scale capital projects, and ensuring HSE best practice is maintained within a heavy industrial manufacturing environment.28349/534m

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