Maintenance Manager

ZipRecruiter; Heywood; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative leader in temperature-controlled logistics is seeking a Maintenance Manager to oversee engineering and maintenance functions. This vital role involves managing a team of engineers to ensure the optimal performance of automated warehouse equipment and refrigeration systems. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in distribution and warehouse maintenance, focusing on safety compliance and sustainability. This position offers a fantastic opportunity for career growth and development within a dynamic and supportive environment, where your contributions will directly impact operational success and employee engagement.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing maintenance for distribution and warehouse operations.
• Strong leadership skills in engineering/maintenance management.

Responsibilities

• Oversee Facilities Engineering and Maintenance functions.
• Manage performance of preventative and corrective maintenance.
• Focus on safety compliance and legal aspects.

Skills

Distribution and warehouse engineering management

Refrigeration systems

Preventative maintenance

Mechanical and electrical maintenance

Supply chain optimization

Education

Relevant certifications

Job description

Job Description

Maintenance Manager

Location: Heywood

Salary: £55,000- £65,000 annual salary

Lineage is the world’s largest and most innovative provider of temperature-controlled logistics solutions with +20,000 colleagues globally.

If you open your fridge freezer, up to 20% of the products you’ll see have passed through a Lineage facility. We support customers who keep our schools and restaurants stocked and supplied as well as working with many of the UK’s leading retailers.

Lineage’s Heywood facility on Hareshill Road delivers cutting-edge automated cold storage with 24/7 operational capabilities. Supporting import/export services, like drayage and customs brokerage, this strategically located site offers value-added supply chain services, like case picking, freight consolidation, retail consolidation and co-packing services.

We are currently looking for a new Maintenance Manager to lead a team of 10 engineers supporting 3 sites. Initial focus will be on Heywood with another 2 smaller sites included at a later stage.

The role:

As the Maintenance Manager, you will be responsible for overseeing the Facilities Engineering and Maintenance function. You will provide direction and operational support of all Automated Warehouse equipment, refrigeration contractor management, material handling equipment maintenance and facilities maintenance activities within their locations. This includes supporting internal and external stakeholder expectations and contributing toward achieving departmental goals. Emphasis is on delivering high quality goods and services to the organization at the lowest cost in a sustainable and ethical manner.

Some of your key responsibilities:

•Managing the performance of maintenance work, both preventative and corrective (Mechanical and electrical)

•Focus on safety compliance and related legal aspects

•Carrying out and registering mandatory technical inspections

•To advise and initiate action in your site on the Lineage Europe Maintenance and Engineering strategy in consultation with the Regional Engineering Manager (REM)

•Work closely with the Site Management to ensure timely and correct coordination of the actions/activities to be taken.

•Administering company policies and manage local SOPs

•Establishing and implementing metrics

•Work on sustainability projects (reducing CO2 impact of Lineage)

•Review and analyse activities, costs, operations, and forecasted data and champion process improvement

•Working on site Capex and Opex project under the guidance of the Regional Engineering Manager

Who we are looking for:

We are seeking a strong Maintenance leader that can help the team to provide reactive and preventative maintenance on electrical and mechanical equipment. It is essential to be people-oriented and really focus on demonstrating our values and support to all employees.

To thrive in this role, you'll ideally need:

• Previous experience of successful distribution and warehouse engineering/maintenance management and leadership
• Experience working with refrigeration systems at industrial level
• a business background to include competency in maintaining/engineering the various functional areas of refrigeration, MHE, building maintenance, warehouse automation, IT systems, and supply chain optimization
• Relevant certifications

What's in it for me?

This is an excellent position to begin your career path within Lineage! Success in this role enables greater responsibilities and promotions! A career at Lineage starts with learning about our business and how each team member plays a part each and every day to satisfy our customers’ requirements. Beyond that, you’ll help us grow and learn on our journey to be the very best employer in our industry. We’ll ask you for your opinion and ensure we do our part to keep you developing and engaged as we grow our business. Working at Lineage is energizing and enjoyable. We value respect and care about our team members.

Our six values help guide how we behave and define what we hold most important: Safe, Trust, Respect, Innovation, Bold, Servant Leadership. We all play a position that is key to the company’s success. Lineage is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to , , , , , , , , , veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Job Reference: INDUK