Maintenance Manager - Lead Engineering at Food Plant

MorePeople; Leicester Forest East; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

MorePeople are partnering with a rapidly growing food manufacturer near Leicester to appoint a Maintenance Manager who will own the engineering function at a modern, highly automated site.

You'll lead a skilled engineering team, shape the maintenance strategy, drive preventative maintenance, improve reliability and OEE, and work closely with production leadership to scale capacity and safeguard performance.

Qualifications

• Experience leading an engineering or maintenance function in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Strong mechanical and electrical engineering understanding.
• Background in preventative maintenance and reliability improvement.

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.
• Collaborate 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

Leadership

Electrical

Mechanical

Maintenance planning

Automation

Job description

MorePeople are partnering with a rapidly growing food manufacturer near Leicester to appoint a Maintenance Manager who will own the engineering function at a modern, highly automated site.

You'll lead a skilled engineering team, shape the maintenance strategy, drive preventative maintenance, improve reliability and OEE, and work closely with production leadership to scale capacity and safeguard performance.