Maintenance Manager – Fast-Growth Food Manufacturing

MorePeople; Leicester; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

MorePeople is seeking an experienced Maintenance Manager for a modern, highly automated food manufacturing site in Leicester. You will own the engineering function, lead a skilled team, and drive reliability, maintenance strategies and continuous improvement across the site.

The role requires a strong mechanical and electrical background, hands-on experience with automated machinery, and a proven ability to develop engineering teams in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Experience leading an engineering or maintenance function.
• Strong mechanical and electrical engineering understanding.
• Experience developing and managing engineering teams.
• Background in preventative maintenance and reliability improvement.
• Experience with automated production machinery.
• Ability to lead projects and influence engineering strategy.

Responsibilities

• Lead, develop and motivate the engineering team.
• Develop and implement the site's engineering strategy.
• Drive preventative and planned maintenance.
• Improve equipment reliability, availability and OEE.
• Develop a proactive engineering culture.
• Lead engineering projects and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Work closely with production and operational leadership.
• Develop engineering standards and maintenance systems.
• Identify opportunities to improve automation and manufacturing efficiency.
• Support the business as it expands manufacturing capacity.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Maintenance management

Mechanical & electrical engineering

Preventive maintenance

Reliability improvement

Automation experience

Project leadership

Team development

Manufacturing experience

Job description

MorePeople is seeking an experienced Maintenance Manager for a modern, highly automated food manufacturing site in Leicester. You will own the engineering function, lead a skilled team, and drive reliability, maintenance strategies and continuous improvement across the site.

The role requires a strong mechanical and electrical background, hands-on experience with automated machinery, and a proven ability to develop engineering teams in a fast-paced environment.