Maintenance Manager

Trelleborg Group; Retford; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave

Hybrid working environment

Training and development opportunities

Competitive compensation

Job summary

Trelleborg Marine & Infrastructure is seeking a Maintenance Manager to lead the site maintenance function, ensuring safety, compliance and reliability. You will manage a maintenance team, plan maintenance schedules, oversee repairs and asset care, and collaborate with engineering and operations to improve equipment performance.

You will drive continuous improvement, manage budgets, and contribute to energy monitoring and environmental objectives while maintaining strong relationships with

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading maintenance teams in manufacturing.
• Strong reliability and asset-management knowledge.
• Experience with contractor oversight and maintenance budgeting.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the maintenance team to ensure safe working practices and clear priorities.
• Develop and review planned and preventative maintenance schedules to sustain equipment.
• Oversee reactive repairs to minimise downtime and protect product quality.
• Manage asset care programs, spare parts, and documentation for lifecycle planning.
• Coordinate maintenance for machine shop and align with production priorities.
• Monitor KPIs and drive continuous improvement in maintenance performance.

Skills

Maintenance leadership

Reliability management

Contractor management

Health & safety compliance

Budgeting

Education

Engineering degree / HNC/HND or equivalent

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Trelleborg is a world leader in engineered polymer solutions for almost every industry on the planet. And we are where we are because our talents brought us here. By specializing in the polymer engineering that makes innovation and application possible, Trelleborg works closely with leading industry brands to accelerate their performance, drive their business forward—and along the way, shape the industry and progress that will benefit humankind in the exciting years ahead. Our people are Shaping Industry from the Inside. Why don´t you join us?

Make your mark on the future. Accelerate your career with Trelleborg and start shaping industry from the inside.

Who we are

Trelleborg is a world leader in engineered polymer solutions for almost every industry in the world. And we are where we are because our talents brought us here. At Trelleborg Marine & Infrastructure, we go beyond service, building lasting partnerships with engineers, contractors, and owners to deliver long-term solutions that make a real impact.

About the Role

As the Maintenance Manager you will be responsible for leading the site maintenance function to ensure a safe, compliant and reliable working environment. Your role provides leadership and technical support to the maintenance team, plans and prioritises preventative and reactive maintenance activity, manages asset care, critical spares and site maintenance assets, oversees machine shop maintenance support, and works closely with operational and engineering stakeholders to improve equipment reliability, reduce downtime and support business performance. You will also contributes to sustainability objectives by supporting energy monitoring, environmental compliance and performance improvement activity.

About your responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop the maintenance team, including maintenance shift supervisors and maintenance personnel, ensuring clear priorities, safe working practices and effective communication.
• Comply with, and promote compliance with, health and safety and environmental legislation, site standards and safe systems of work.
• Develop, implement and review planned and preventative maintenance schedules to maintain machinery, equipment and site services.
• Oversee reactive repairs and breakdown response to minimise downtime, restore production efficiently and protect product quality and customer service.
• Own asset management activity, including equipment condition, maintenance records, critical spares, inspection routines and lifecycle planning.
• Manage asset care standards and routines, ensuring machinery, equipment and site assets are maintained, inspected and improved in line with operational, safety and compliance requirements.
• Oversee maintenance support for the machine shop, ensuring equipment availability, safe operation, effective repair response and alignment with production priorities.
• Manage spare parts availability, stock levels and supplier relationships to support maintenance efficiency and reduce operational risk.
• Monitor maintenance KPIs and use data to drive performance, including equipment reliability, downtime, planned maintenance completion, repair response and budget control.
• Drive continuous improvement and performance improvement activity by identifying root causes, improving maintenance processes and supporting operational excellence initiatives.
• Support sustainability and environmental performance by contributing to energy monitoring, resource efficiency improvements and site environmental objectives.
• Manage the maintenance budget, prioritise resources and ensure cost-effective delivery of maintenance activity.
• Coordinate contractors, vendors and service providers to ensure safe, compliant and effective delivery of planned work, repairs and improvement projects.
• Support equipment upgrades, modifications and project activity in collaboration with engineering, operations and other site functions.
• Maintain accurate maintenance documentation, reports, risk-related records and performance data to support decision-making and compliance.
• Develop emergency response plans for critical equipment situations and ensure lessons learned are embedded following significant breakdowns or incidents.
• Communicate effectively with managers, departments and senior leaders on risks, priorities, progress, escalations and improvement opportunities.

What you bring

• Degree, HNC/HND or equivalent technical qualification in engineering, maintenance, manufacturing engineering or a related discipline is desirable. Relevant experience may be considered in place of formal qualifications.
• Proven experience in maintenance leadership, reliability management or manufacturing engineering within a manufacturing environment.
• Experience of managing planned and reactive maintenance, contractor support, asset management, critical spares and maintenance performance measures.
• Experience working with health and safety requirements, environmental standards, maintenance budgets and continuous improvement activity.

Our Offer and Benefits

• A responsible and results-oriented task in an internationally active industrial company
• We provide an encouraging environment offering growth within the company while investing in your training/education
• Family and congenial working atmosphere with modern equipment
• Very attractive competitive compensation package
• Generous annual leave
• Social and charity events participation
• Flexible working environment with hybrid structure

Application process

Are you the person we're looking for?

Trelleborg is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we take pride in the diversity of our employees, valuing the special experience and expertise that people from different backgrounds bring to our business. The ability to develop ground-breaking technologies is one of our key assets and our people make it happen.

We provide an encouraging environment which offers growth within the company while investing in employee training/education. Our facility is a close and friendly community which allows you to brainstorm your ideas with other colleagues.

We encourage applications from people of all nationalities, religions, genders, sexual identities, different ages and people with disabilities.

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