Maintenance Manager

Samworth Brothers Ltd; Leicester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company that values collaboration and diverse perspectives. In this role, you will lead the engineering team, ensuring safety and efficiency in plant operations. You will have the opportunity to develop strategies that align with business goals while fostering a positive work culture. With a commitment to employee growth and a range of exceptional benefits, this position offers a chance to thrive in an inclusive environment. If you're passionate about engineering and team development, this is the perfect opportunity to make an impact.

Benefits

Enhanced pension scheme

Private health scheme

Employee discount scheme

Annual pay reviews

Profit related pay

Training and growth opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in managing health and safety in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong background in engineering with supervisory experience.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safety standards are met and promote a safe working culture.
• Manage and develop the engineering team for effective service delivery.
• Oversee contractor management and budget monitoring.

Skills

Health and Safety Management

Team Management

Budget Monitoring

CMMS Systems

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Word

Numeracy Skills

Education

HNC/HND in Engineering

IOSH Managing Safely

Tools

CMMS Systems

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

About The Role

Join the Samworth Brothers Team and become part of our dynamic family!

At Samworth Brothers, we genuinely care about our colleagues and strive to create an engaging environment that values your unique contributions. We are committed to your success and offer a range of exceptional benefits that we believe supports your life and personal aspirations: -

• Enhanced pension scheme
• Private health scheme
• Employee discount scheme
• Experience annual pay reviews
• Profit related pay
• Unlock your potential through training and growth opportunities

The Opportunity

In this role you will be reporting into the Site Engineering Manager and you will be responsible for people, maintenance of the plant, buildings and services. Additionally the role will ensure that all machinery is ready for planned production requirements, as well as ensuring buildings and other services are maintained to a high standard.

Key Responsibilities :

• You will have responsibility for Health and Safety and for embedding a safe ways of working culture within the team
• You will need to manage, motivate and develop the engineering team - making sure that the right resources are in place to provide an efficient and effective service.
• Work with the Engineering Manager to develop the site engineering strategy which in turn will support the short and long term business strategy
• Contractor management and service contract ownership and implementation
• KPI and budget management and monitoring.

The Ideal Candidate

We believe that success is built upon collaboration and diverse perspectives. At Samworth Brothers, we welcome candidates who are passionate about working together to achieve greatness. As a valued member of our team, you will bring the following skills and experience: -

• IOSH managing safely or equivalent
• HNC/HND or equivalent in Engineering
• Manufacturing experience within a supervisory role ideally within food manufacturing but other backgrounds will be considered
• Experienced in CMMS systems and a good understanding of Microsoft tools such as Excel, Powerpoint, Word and Email
• Good level of numeracy to accurately monitor the budget

We also want you to thrive in an engaging and inclusive work culture where you will have the opportunity to take on personal accountability and take pride in your work. We encourage positive communication, and the building of strong collaborative relationships is essential to every role.

Join us at Samworth Brothers, where you'll be more than just a team member – you'll be an integral part of our thriving family.Apply today and embark on an exciting journey with us!

About Us

We are a fourth-generation family business producing high quality own-label products for many of the UK’s best-known retailers along with our own brands including Ginsters, Soreen, Higgidy, Dickinson & Morris, Urban Eat, West Cornwall Pasty Company and Walker & Son. We employ over 10,000 people in well-invested modern food manufacturing sites around the country.

At Samworth Brothers we take pride in our family feel within our businesses and work together to make things happen. We can offer you the stability of a wider group as well as the opportunities that that offers if you wish to progress your career with us. We are family and we would like to invite you to be part of that and support our teams in delivering great products to all of our customers.


Samworth Brothers do not engage with unlicensed gangmasters or third parties. Samworth Brothers will NEVER ask you for money in order to provide you with employment. If you are in any doubt, please contact an official Samworth Brothers representative.