Maintenance Manager – FMCG Plant & Capex Lead

Jason's Sourdough | Geary's Bakeries; Leicester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free bread and bakery perks

BUPA Cashback Plan

Death In Service

Cycle to Work scheme

Job summary

Geary’s Bakeries is seeking a Maintenance Manager for our Leicester production facility. You will lead the engineering function, manage capital projects, budget adherence and a robust maintenance plan across a fast-paced bakery operation.

The role requires strong leadership, hands-on maintenance knowledge and a focus on safety, efficiency and continuous improvement to maximise plant reliability.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a similar FMCG manufacturing role.
• Engineering degree or equivalent (Min L3).
• Knowledge of mechanical and electrical systems including PLC/HMI/robots.
• Strong people management, planning and process control skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver an effective maintenance programme across the site with scheduled, breakdown and pre-planned works.
• Promote and lead a strong health and safety culture across the engineering team.
• Lead the Engineering Management team to stay audit-ready with permits, logs and form handbacks.
• Utilise CMMS for PPM schedules, work requests and work orders.
• Ensure spare parts availability and establish replacement processes.
• Review maintenance for continuous improvement to reduce breakdowns.
• Report KPI trends to weekly site engineering meetings.
• Manage third-party planning, contracts and annual servicing.
• Deliver site budget and input to next year's budget.
• Develop team skills, manage absence and performance, and land capital projects on time and budget.
• Provide training and development for the team to sustain effective maintenance.

Skills

FMCG experience

Engineering degree

Mech & electrical systems

People management

Self-starter

H&S & Quality

Project management

OEE reporting

Education

Engineering degree or equivalent (Min L3)

Job description

Geary’s Bakeries is seeking a Maintenance Manager for our Leicester production facility. You will lead the engineering function, manage capital projects, budget adherence and a robust maintenance plan across a fast-paced bakery operation.

The role requires strong leadership, hands-on maintenance knowledge and a focus on safety, efficiency and continuous improvement to maximise plant reliability.