Maintenance Manager

10 Recruitment Ltd; Huddersfield; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Permanent management role

Ownership of maintenance function

Career progression opportunities

Job summary

10 Recruitment Ltd is recruiting a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Manager for a Huddersfield-based manufacturing operation. You will oversee the maintenance function, lead a technical team and drive preventative maintenance programs to minimise downtime.

The role offers a permanent, full-time opportunity with a competitive salary (£49,000–£52,000) and scope to shape maintenance strategy. You will work on-site in Huddersfield, coordinating with production and engineering to optimise reliability, plan

Qualifications

• Experience as a Maintenance Manager or in a similar senior maintenance role.
• Strong multi-skilled engineering background (mechanical and electrical).
• Experience maintaining in manufacturing/industrial environments.
• Solid understanding of preventive/planned maintenance (PPM) systems and breakdown management.
• Experience leading and developing engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day maintenance across a busy manufacturing facility.
• Lead, support and develop the engineering and maintenance team.
• Plan, implement and improve preventative maintenance schedules.
• Respond to machinery breakdowns quickly to minimise production disruption.
• Provide technical support across mechanical and electrical maintenance.
• Identify recurring issues and implement long-term solutions.
• Drive improvements in plant reliability, performance and maintenance efficiency.
• Coordinate engineering projects and equipment upgrades.
• Manage external contractors and suppliers as needed.
• Oversee spare parts, maintenance resources and expenditure.
• Work with production management to schedule maintenance around operations.
• Ensure maintenance activities comply with health and safety procedures.
• Maintain hands-on approach and assist with complex engineering issues.
• Develop a proactive maintenance culture, reducing reactive breakdowns.

Skills

Maintenance management

Leadership

Fault-finding

Problem solving

Electrical & mechanical

Job description

MULTI-SKILLED MAINTENANCE MANAGER

Location: Huddersfield, West Yorkshire

Salary: £49,000 – £52,000 per annum (depending on experience)

Job Type: Full-time, Permanent

Industry: Manufacturing

10 Recruitment are working with an established manufacturing business in Huddersfield who are looking to appoint an experienced Multi-Skilled Maintenance Manager to oversee and develop their engineering and maintenance function.

THE ROLE

• Oversee the day-to-day maintenance function across a busy manufacturing facility.


• Lead, support and develop the engineering and maintenance team.


• Plan, implement and continuously improve preventative maintenance schedules.


• Ensure machinery breakdowns are responded to efficiently, minimising disruption to production.


• Provide technical support across both mechanical and electrical maintenance activities.


• Identify recurring machinery issues and implement long-term solutions.


• Drive improvements in plant reliability, machinery performance and maintenance efficiency.


• Coordinate engineering projects, machinery installations and equipment upgrades.


• Manage external contractors and engineering suppliers where required.


• Oversee spare parts, maintenance resources and engineering expenditure.


• Work closely with production management to plan maintenance around operational requirements.


• Ensure engineering activities comply with relevant health and safety procedures.


• Maintain a practical, hands-on approach and support the team with more complex engineering issues.


• Help develop a proactive maintenance culture, moving away from reactive breakdowns wherever possible.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

• Previous experience as a Maintenance Manager, Engineering Manager, Maintenance Supervisor or Senior Maintenance Engineer.


• A strong multi-skilled engineering background, with mechanical and electrical maintenance knowledge.


• Experience managing maintenance activities within a manufacturing or industrial environment.


• A solid understanding of PPM systems, breakdown management and continuous improvement.


• Experience supporting, supervising or developing engineering teams.


• Strong fault-finding and problem-solving capabilities.


• Experience working with industrial production machinery, motors, drives, gearboxes, hydraulics and pneumatics.


• The ability to balance planned maintenance, reactive breakdowns and longer-term improvement projects.


• A practical, approachable leadership style with a willingness to remain involved on the shop floor.


• Somebody who can take ownership, identify areas for improvement and implement positive changes.


• Experience within textiles, weaving, continuous production or machinery-intensive manufacturing would be highly advantageous. However, we would also welcome applications from experienced engineering professionals across other manufacturing sectors.


• We would also be interested in speaking with strong Maintenance Supervisors or Lead Engineers who feel ready to take the next step into a management position.

WHAT'S ON OFFER?

• Salary of £49,000 – £52,000 per annum, dependent on experience.


• Permanent management opportunity within an established manufacturing business.


• Opportunity to take ownership of the maintenance function.


• Scope to improve maintenance systems, machinery reliability and engineering performance.


• A varied role combining technical engineering and people management.


• Long-term career opportunity.