Maintenance Manager

Henderson Brown Recruitment; Bury St Edmunds; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading FMCG manufacturer based in Suffolk is seeking a Maintenance Manager. You will lead a multidisciplinary engineering team, overseeing all maintenance activities while ensuring compliance with statutory regulations. Ideal candidates will have proven leadership experience in engineering, with a strong focus on continuous improvement. This full-time role offers a salary up to £65,000.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership experience in a manufacturing or production environment.
• Strong stakeholder management skills to influence cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a multidisciplinary engineering team.
• Oversee planned and reactive maintenance activities.
• Ensure compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Leadership experience in engineering

Stakeholder management

Compliance and continuous improvement

Lean tools adoption

Job description

Maintenance Manager

Location: Suffolk

Salary: Up to £65,000

Shift pattern: Monday to Friday days, 40 hours per week

This is a fantastic opportunity for an Maintenance Manager with a proven track record, to join a well-established FMCG manufacturer in Suffolk. You will be an essential part of the leadership team for the unit, ensuring strong engineering reliability and performance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and develop a multidisciplinary engineering team (mechanical, electrical, and controls) to ensure safe, efficient, and reliable operations.
• Oversee both planned and reactive maintenance activities, fostering a culture of compliance and continuous improvement.
• Manage engineering budgets and contribute to the delivery of site performance targets.
• Ensure full compliance with all statutory and regulatory requirements (including LOLER, PUWER, DSEAR).
• Drive the adoption of Lean tools and structured problem‑solving techniques across the team.
• Support capital investment projects and lead defect elimination initiatives.

Requirements:

• Proven leadership experience within engineering, ideally in a manufacturing or production environment.
• Previous roles may include (Engineering Supervisor, Engineering Maintenance Manager, Maintenance Manager, Lead Engineer, Engineering Lead, Maintenance Lead or Reliability Manager)
• FMCG or food manufacturing experience is highly desirable; other fast‑paced industry backgrounds will also be considered.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to lead cross‑functional teams and influence at all levels.

This role is working on a Monday to Friday days pattern. Should this be position be of interest, please reach out to or call (phone number removed).