Maintenance Manager - Lead Reliability & Capex

The Sterling Choice; England; Presencial; GBP 65.000 - 80.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Ownership of engineering function

Investing in people and equipment

Lead improvement initiatives

Varied leadership role

Descripción de la vacante

The Sterling Choice is seeking an experienced Maintenance Manager to own the engineering function at a busy Leicestershire site within the FMCG/food manufacturing sector. You will balance daily maintenance with long-term improvements, lead a growing team and drive capital projects and reliability initiatives.

You will oversee preventative maintenance, scheduling, data analysis and performance reporting while upholding strict health, safety and quality standards.

Formación

• Experience in a Maintenance Manager or similar engineering leadership role within FMCG or food manufacturing.
• A Level 3 engineering qualification or equivalent practical experience.
• Strong knowledge of mechanical and electrical systems, including PLCs, HMIs, robotics and drives.
• Experience managing teams and performance.
• Experience with PPM, CMMS, maintenance planning and reliability improvement.
• Proactive problem-solving, continuous improvement and project delivery.

Responsabilidades

• Leading the engineering function, balancing day-to-day maintenance with longer-term improvements, team development and capital investment.
• Overseeing planned preventive maintenance, breakdown response and maintenance scheduling to maximise equipment availability and reduce downtime.
• Analyzing performance data, identifying recurring issues and driving continuous improvement across the site.
• Promoting high standards of health and safety, food safety and compliance, ensuring the site remains audit-ready.
• Managing the engineering budget, controlling spend and supporting delivery of capital projects on time and within budget.
• Making effective use of CMMS, PPM schedules, work orders, spare parts management and external service contractors.
• Monitoring downtime, OEE, maintenance KPIs and costs to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Supporting training, skills development and performance management to build a capable engineering team.

Conocimientos

Engineering leadership

Maintenance management

PPM/CMMS

Budget management

Data analysis

Safety compliance

Project delivery

FMCG/food manufacturing

Educación

Level 3 engineering qualification or equivalent

Herramientas

PLCs

HMIs

Robotics

Drive systems

Descripción del empleo

The Sterling Choice is seeking an experienced Maintenance Manager to own the engineering function at a busy Leicestershire site within the FMCG/food manufacturing sector. You will balance daily maintenance with long-term improvements, lead a growing team and drive capital projects and reliability initiatives.

You will oversee preventative maintenance, scheduling, data analysis and performance reporting while upholding strict health, safety and quality standards.