Maintenance Manager

Hunter Selection; Tyseley; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Market leading salary

25 Days + Bank Holidays

Car Allowance

8% matched Pension

Private Medical

Private Dental

Bonus

Company sick pay

Job summary

Hunter Selection is recruiting for a Maintenance Manager in the Birmingham region. The role oversees maintenance and engineering activities, driving reliability, efficiency and plant performance within a heavy industrial manufacturing environment.

The successful candidate will lead unionised maintenance teams, develop training programs, and ensure compliance with LOLER, L8 and related health & safety regulations. Excellent job security and a comprehensive benefits package are offered.

Qualifications

• Proven Maintenance Manager with strong leadership in heavy engineering environments.
• Experience in managing and developing sizeable, unionised maintenance teams, including supervisors and skilled craft personnel.
• Track record delivering maintenance improvements and capital projects.
• Strong understanding of statutory compliance including LOLER, L8, health & safety legislation.

Responsibilities

• Manage and coordinate all maintenance and engineering activities, ensuring projects, shutdowns, and maintenance schedules are effectively planned, resourced, and delivered.
• Drive continuous improvement to develop a proactive maintenance function, improving reliability and plant performance.
• Lead and support maintenance teams through training, employee relations, absence control, holiday planning, and shift resourcing.
• Monitor and improve maintenance performance by developing KPIs and ensuring accurate SAP records.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety standards and safe working practices.

Job description

Maintenance Manager

Birmingham

Commutable from Birmingham City Centre, Sutton Coldfield, Walsall, West Bromwich, Wolverhampton, Dudley, Solihull, Stourbridge, Redditch, Bromsgrove, Cannock, Lichfield, Tamworth, Halesowen, Smethwick, Oldbury, Tipton, Bilston, Wednesbury, Aldridge, Burntwood, Rugeley, Coleshill, Shirley, Kingswinford, Kidderminster, Nuneaton, Hinckley, Coventry, Warwick.

Benefits

• Market leading salary (discuss during application)
• 25 Days + Bank Holidays
• Car Allowance
• 8% matched Pension
• Private Medical
• Private Dental
• Bonus
• Company sick pay

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a world leader in an Maintenance Manager. This position will provide you with excellent job security, a market leading salary alongside a fantastic benefits package including a car allowance, matched pension, medical and dental cover. This role is well suited to a candidate with a strong maintenance engineering management background, with experience of overseeing a maintenance function in a manufacturing setting.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Manage and coordinate all maintenance and engineering activities, ensuring projects, shutdowns, and maintenance schedules are effectively planned, resourced, and delivered.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to develop a more proactive maintenance function, improving reliability, efficiency, and overall plant performance.
• Lead and support maintenance teams through effective management of training, employee relations, absence control, holiday planning, and shift resourcing.
• Monitor and improve maintenance performance by developing KPIs, maintaining preventative and corrective maintenance systems, and ensuring SAP records are accurate and up to date.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety standards through the management of stores, risk assessments, method statements, control documentation, and safe working practices.

Requirements

• Proven Maintenance Manager with experience in heavy engineering environments, with a strong track record of leading large maintenance functions.
• Experienced in managing and developing sizeable, unionised maintenance teams, including supervisors and skilled craft personnel, with the ability to build relationships, engage employees, handle challenging conversations, and drive training and development initiatives.
• Demonstrated success in delivering maintenance improvements, contributing to strategic maintenance planning, and implementing initiatives that maximise equipment reliability while minimising downtime.
• Strong understanding of statutory compliance requirements, including LOLER, L8 and other relevant engineering and health & safety legislation, with a recognised health and safety qualification being advantageous.
• Experienced in managing significant maintenance budgets (£4m-£8m), delivering large-scale capital projects, and ensuring HSE best practice is maintained within a heavy industrial manufacturing environment.28349/534m

No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010.