Maintenance Manager

Scott Timber Ltd; Ellesmere Port; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Contributory Pension Scheme

Employee Discount Hub

Refer a friend scheme

Free fruit provided on site

Cycle to Work Scheme

Job summary

BSW Group is seeking an experienced Maintenance Manager to lead the engineering function at their Ellesmere Port site. You will drive plant reliability, safety, and performance, overseeing mechanical and electrical teams, and delivering a robust PPM strategy to improve uptime and OEE.

Working with Production and Site Leadership, you will ensure engineering supports operational excellence, manage budgets and contractors, and coach engineers to continuously improve through structured

Qualifications

• Engineering apprenticeship or equivalent.
• Experience in manufacturing/production environments.
• Proven leadership of engineering teams.
• Strong mechanical & electrical knowledge.
• Experience with PPM and continuous improvement.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead health & safety across all engineering activities
• Develop and manage PPM schedules
• Improve equipment reliability, uptime, and OEE
• Analyse breakdowns and implement root cause solutions
• Lead, coach, and develop engineering teams
• Manage contractors, spares, and engineering budgets
• Drive continuous improvement and reduce downtime

Skills

Leadership

Health & Safety

Mechanical knowledge

Electrical knowledge

PPM planning

Continuous improvement

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Education

Engineering apprenticeship or equivalent

Job description

Hours: 40 hours, Monday - Friday and 1 in 4 Saturdays

The Role

We are looking for an experienced Maintenance Manager to lead our engineering function, driving plant reliability, safety, and performance.

You’ll oversee mechanical and electrical teams, deliver an effective PPM strategy, and play a key role in improving uptime and OEE. Working closely with Production and Site Leadership, you’ll ensure engineering supports operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• - Lead health & safety across all engineering activities
• - Develop and manage PPM schedules
• - Improve equipment reliability, uptime, and OEE
• - Analyse breakdowns and implement root cause solutions
• - Lead, coach, and develop engineering teams
• - Manage contractors, spares, and engineering budgets
• - Drive continuous improvement and reduce downtime

About You

• - Engineering apprenticeship or equivalent
• - Experience in manufacturing/production environments
• - Proven leadership of engineering teams
• - Strong mechanical & electrical knowledge
• - Experience with PPM and continuous improvement
• - Strong problem-solving and communication skills

Why Join Us?

• - Key leadership role with real impact
• - Opportunity to drive performance improvements
• - Work closely with senior leadership
• - Career development and progression opportunities

Who we are:

BSW Group is the largest timber and forestry business in the UK, with operating divisions spanning the whole supply chain, from tree nurseries and woodland management to sawmilling and pallets.

We market 35 million saplings annually through the country’s leading commercial tree nursery, have planted a billion trees through Tilhill Forestry, supply sustainable timber products to an array of industries as BSW Timber, and manufacture millions of pallets a year as Scott Pallets. We work to keep industry moving and aim to be the most technically advanced timber business in the country.

BSW operates as a collection of experts – an interconnected circle, where everyone and everything works together, allowing the business to constantly innovate as our people thrive.

With an ethos to use everything and waste nothing, we leverage technology and cutting-edge practices to supply the diverse demands of the UK, helping to build sustainable worlds.

What you will receive in return:

• - Contributory Pension Scheme
• - Employee Discount Hub
• - Refer a friend scheme
• - Free fruit provided on site
• - Cycle to Work Scheme

Think you have what it takes? If so, we want to hear from you.