Maintenance Manager

Yolk Recruitment Ltd; Exeter; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Pension scheme up to 10%

25 days annual leave + holidays

Christmas shutdown

Sick pay

Life assurance

Training & development

Canteen & on-site parking

Job summary

Yolk Recruitment is working with a leading global manufacturer in Exeter to appoint a Maintenance Manager. You will lead a substantial maintenance operation, overseeing engineers, technicians and team leaders.

The role focuses on improving plant reliability, reducing downtime and developing a proactive maintenance culture within a large manufacturing facility in Exeter. Monday to Friday, days, with a £65,000+ salary, bonus and excellent benefits.

Qualifications

• Experience as Maintenance Manager or senior maintenance leader in manufacturing or heavy industry.
• Strong technical engineering background (apprentice-trained or HNC/HND/degree in electrical or mechanical engineering).
• Experience leading large multidisciplinary maintenance teams and managing budgets.
• Good understanding of preventative and reactive maintenance, plant reliability and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a maintenance department of engineers, technicians and team leaders.
• Oversee planned preventative, predictive and reactive maintenance across a large and varied range of equipment.
• Drive continuous improvement to increase reliability, reduce downtime and improve maintenance efficiency.
• Develop and implement maintenance strategies, identifying opportunities to improve performance and reduce costs.
• Manage maintenance KPIs, engineering budgets and departmental performance.
• Identify recurring equipment failures and perform root cause analysis for long-term fixes.
• Support machinery upgrades and capital investment projects.
• Collaborate with production and senior management to ensure maintenance aligns with manufacturing needs.
• Develop the engineering team's capabilities through training and performance reviews.
• Promote a strong health and safety culture, ensuring compliance with standards.

Skills

Maintenance leadership

Engineering background

Budget management

Plant reliability

Leadership & people development

Safety compliance

Education

Apprentice-trained or HNC/HND or degree in Electrical/Mechanical engineering

Job description

Maintenance Manager

Shift: Monday to Friday, Days
Salary: £65,000+ + Bonus + Excellent Benefits
Location: Exeter

Are you an experienced Maintenance Manager or Engineering Manager looking for an opportunity to lead a large engineering team within a successful manufacturing business?

Yolk Recruitment is working with a leading global manufacturer in Exeter that is looking to appoint a Maintenance Manager to take responsibility for a substantial maintenance operation, overseeing engineers, technicians and team leaders.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a financially secure business that continues to invest in its people, manufacturing facilities and equipment. You'll have the opportunity to make a genuine impact on maintenance performance, equipment reliability and the development of a well-established engineering team.

This is what you'll be doing

As Maintenance Manager, you'll be responsible for the day-to-day management and development of the maintenance department, ensuring the effective delivery of planned and reactive maintenance across a large manufacturing facility.

You'll play a key role in improving plant reliability, reducing downtime and developing a proactive maintenance culture, whilst working closely with the wider management team to support production and operational objectives.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage and develop a maintenance department of engineers, technicians and team leaders.
• Oversee planned preventative, predictive and reactive maintenance activities across a large and varied range of manufacturing equipment.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to increase equipment reliability, reduce downtime and improve maintenance efficiency.
• Develop and implement maintenance strategies, identifying opportunities to improve performance and reduce operational costs.
• Manage maintenance KPIs, engineering budgets and departmental performance, ensuring resources are used effectively.
• Identify recurring equipment failures, implement root cause analysis and develop long-term corrective actions.
• Support machinery upgrades, capital investment projects and the replacement of ageing equipment.
• Work closely with production and senior management to ensure maintenance activities support manufacturing requirements.
• Develop the engineering team's technical capabilities through training, coaching, performance reviews and succession planning.
• Promote a strong health and safety culture, ensuring all maintenance activities comply with relevant standards and procedures.

The experience you'll bring to the team

• Proven experience in a Maintenance Manager, Engineering Manager or senior maintenance leadership position within manufacturing or heavy industry.
• A strong technical engineering background, ideally apprentice-trained or qualified to HNC, HND or degree level in an electrical, mechanical or related engineering discipline.
• Experience managing large, multidisciplinary maintenance teams, including supervisors or team leaders.
• Strong understanding of preventative and reactive maintenance, plant reliability and continuous improvement.
• Experience managing engineering budgets, contractors, maintenance performance and improvement projects.
• A good understanding of industrial manufacturing machinery, automated equipment and electrical and mechanical systems.
• Strong leadership and communication skills, with the ability to develop engineers and drive improvements across the department.

And this is what you'll get in return

• £65,000+ basic salary
• Annual performance-related bonus of approximately 5%.
• Private healthcare.
• Excellent pension scheme with employer contributions up to 10%.
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Additional Christmas shutdown.
• Enhanced company sick pay
• Life assurance
• Annual salary reviews.
• Funded training and professional development.
• Subsidised canteen and free on-site parking.

You’ll be joining an established global manufacturing business offering excellent financial stability, continued investment and the opportunity to lead a substantial engineering function.