Maintenance Manager

CV Bay; Bury St Edmunds; Hybrid; GBP 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK maintenance solutions provider is looking for a Maintenance Manager to shape maintenance strategies across multiple distribution centers. The ideal candidate will have experience building PPM systems from scratch, managing engineering teams, and achieving measurable improvements in uptime and costs. This full-time role offers a competitive salary of £55,000, a company van, and extensive benefits including dental and health plans, and 33 days holiday.

Benefits

33 Days Holiday

Company Van

Dental & Health Plan

Pension

Unlimited meal allowance

SHIRE PPM training

Qualifications

• 5+ years managing maintenance/engineering teams.
• Experience building PPM systems from scratch.
• Direct responsibility for asset logging and fault tracking.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement a scalable PPM strategy across all sites.
• Train engineering teams on the PPM system.
• Coordinate with external contractors for maintenance workflows.

Skills

PPM system development

Data analysis for decision making

Team training

Cost saving strategies

Fault tracking

Education

NVQ Level 3 or above in electrical or mechanical engineering

Tools

SHIRE

SAP

Pirana

Job description

Maintenance Manager
Location: Ideally Based in Bury St Edmunds
Salary: £55,000 per Anum + Company Van
Additional Benefits

• 33 Days Holiday + Pension + Dental & Health Plan
• Monday to Friday 8:00am – 4:30pm
• No Weekends No Overtime

Shape the Future of Maintenance Across 7 UK Cold Store Sites
Are you astrategic, hands-on PPM Maintenance Managerwho hasbuilt PPM systems from scratchand can demonstrate their previous achievements in reducing downtime, cost saving and making maintenance improvements through your PPM implementations and strategies?
We’re looking to hire aPPM Maintenance Managerto lead engineering operations and preventative maintenance strategies across7 UK cold distribution centres, improving uptime, reducing breakdowns, and delivering measurable cost savings.
You’ll be expected toown the PPM process end-to-end– from system design and asset logging to team training, reporting, and demonstrating ROI.
Site Locations

• Bury St Edmunds
• Brierley Hill
• Folkestone
• Kent
• Braintree
• Newark
• Wrexham

Two days of travel per week (fully expensed – van, hotel, meals)
Your Core Responsibilities:

• Design and implement a scalable PPM strategy across all sites
• Build asset registers and input machines into a live maintenance system (e.g. SHIRE, SAP, Pirana, Excel)
• Create structured fault, part, and asset codes to track trends and future analysis
• Develop job plans/task lists for engineers and ensure accurate maintenance logging
• Train engineering teams (mechanical and electrical) on the PPM system
• Coordinate and integrate external contractors (e.g., refrigeration) into your maintenance workflows
• Standardise processes across locations, ensuring consistent reporting and compliance
• Use maintenance KPIs to improve uptime, reduce breakdowns and callouts, and justify investments
• Present data-backed improvements in downtime reduction, production flow, and cost savings

What We’re Looking For:

• Proven experiencebuilding a PPM system from scratch(not inheriting one)
• Direct responsibility for asset logging, fault tracking, and code creation
• Experience rolling out PPM acrossmultiple siteswith varied equipment
• Examples of measurable outcomes: reduced downtime, improved MTTR/MTBF, lower maintenance costs
• Strong working knowledge of SHIRE, Pirana, SAP, MaintenanceX, or similar CMMS
• Confident using data to make decisions and influence senior stakeholders
• 5+ years managing maintenance/engineering teams in:
• Facilities management
• Cold-chain logistics
• Manufacturing/industrial environments
• NVQ Level 3 or above in electrical or mechanical engineering
• Full UK driving licence and British passport

What’s in It for You:

• £55,000 salary
• Company van for travel
• 25 days holiday + 8 UK bank holidays
• Dental and health plan (non-private)
• All travel paid – Holiday Inn stays + unlimited meal allowance
• SHIRE PPM training upon starting as a refresher
• No overtime or weekend work
• Company pension scheme

Interview Process: What You’ll Be Asked
To ensure you havetrue ownership experience, you’ll be asked to share real examples during the interview:

• How youset up and scaled a PPM system
• How you createdasset registers, fault/part codes, and job plans
• How you trained your team and managedengineer compliance
• Examples where you reduced downtime or delivered cost/time savings
• How you usedKPIs and datato improve operations or justify changes
• Your approach to managing PPM acrossmulti-site, varied-equipment environments

If this describes you —apply now. You’ll have a chance to lead a practical, scalable maintenance program that directly impacts uptime, cost, and safety. Contact #Tamzin at CV Bay, East Midlands office for an immediate reply