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A leading food manufacturer in Leyland is seeking a Maintenance Manager to lead the maintenance team, ensure efficient operation, and maintain safety standards. The ideal candidate has a minimum of 5 years experience in an FMCG environment and excellent communication skills. This full-time role offers a competitive salary and benefits including private medical insurance, generous leave, and employee loyalty schemes.
Maintenance Manager
Maintenance | Leyland | Start date: 01/09/2025 | Full Time | Permanent
Since our beginnings at Dr. Oetker, we have been breaking new ground. With pizza, cake, and desserts, as well as digital platforms and services – quality and an innovative spirit set us apart.
What awaits you? It's up to you! At Dr. Oetker, you can actively shape the future – both yours and ours. We want to be part of something bigger. Don't you?
JOIN THE TASTE.
YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES
We’re looking for someone who can:
Lead and manage the maintenance team across all shifts. Maintain a safe working environment and ensuring the smooth and efficient operation of the manufacturing facility. Through the efficient and effective deployment of resources minimise downtime and optimise equipment performance. Ensure that all equipment and machinery are properly maintained. Working closely with other departments to support production goals and maintain the highest standards of safety, quality, and productivity.
WHAT YOU BRING
At Dr Oetker we believe that our employees play a key role in our success. To help shape our future you must have a thorough understanding of how a maintenance department is run with the link into production being critical to ensure all assets are available to run and are well maintained.
A confident communicator with a personable and professional manner, you will have the ability to interact and relate to all levels of colleagues and to build strong trusted working relationships both internally and externally.
Minimum 5 years experience in a FMCG environment.
WHAT WE OFFER
This role offers a competitive salary alongside many other benefits including;
33 days annual leave (inc bank holidays) which increases with service
Free Life Assurance at 4 times basic annual salary
Enhanced Company Sick Pay
Salary sacrifice Pension scheme (3% employee contribution, 6% employer contribution)
Private medical insurance (BUPA)
Health care Cash Plan Scheme (BUPA)
Annual healthy heart MOT’s
Enhanced Family Friendly Leave
Free pizzas
Subsidised on site restaurant with hot and cold meals, a salad/deli bar, snack machines and microwaves and storage facilities for those who prefer to bring their own
Free tea, coffee and fresh fruit.
Free on-site parking
Free Wi-Fi on site
Employee Referral Scheme £350 – once you know how great it is to work here, you’ll want to bring your friends and family!
Regular Employee Forums ensuring all employees have a voice
Incentivised employee suggestion scheme
Employee loyalty scheme recognising length of service milestones at 1, 3, 5, 10, 15 20 years and beyond!
Cycle to Work Scheme
Free eye test vouchers
We look forward to your online application. Just click the "Apply now" button, and you're good to go. Still have questions? Then please feel free to reach out to us directly.
Dr. Oetker is an equal opportunities employer. We continuously work to shape and live in a corporate culture where everyone feels welcome. At Dr. Oetker, your personality and qualifications are what count. Not gender, nationality, ethnic or social background, religion, disability, age or sexual orientation, and identity.
Dr. Oetker (UK) Limited
LeylandRecruitment@oetker.co.uk