Maintenance Manager: Lead Reliability & Engineering Team

Hewett Recruitment; Worcester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days annual leave

Bank Holidays

Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Private Medical Insurance

Gym membership discounts

Critical Illness Cover

12x Life Assurance

Virtual GP service

Eye care support

Career development

Job summary

Hewett Recruitment is partnering with a leading Worcester-based manufacturer to recruit a Maintenance Manager. The role oversees site engineering operations, guides a high-performing team and drives reliability, efficiency and OEE improvements across the facility.

The successful candidate will lead maintenance strategy, manage budgets and spares, ensure statutory inspections are completed safely, and support capital projects within a global manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Recognised engineering qualification (HNC/HND or equivalent).
• Experience leading engineering or maintenance teams within manufacturing.
• Strong people management, planning and organisational skills.
• Financial awareness and budget management experience.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead, motivate and develop the engineering team to achieve site performance objectives.
• Drive maintenance strategy, reliability improvements and equipment effectiveness.
• Manage engineering budgets, maintenance spend and spare parts inventory.
• Ensure all statutory inspections and maintenance activities are completed safely and on time.
• Support capital projects and continuous improvement initiatives across the site.
• Utilise CMMS and maintenance systems to develop planned maintenance strategies.
• Work closely with operational teams to deliver OEE improvements and support future growth plans.

Skills

People management

Planning

Organisational skills

Budget management

Financial awareness

Communication

Stakeholder management

Education

HNC/HND or equivalent

Engineering degree (desirable)

Tools

SAP

CMMS

Job description

Hewett Recruitment is partnering with a leading Worcester-based manufacturer to recruit a Maintenance Manager. The role oversees site engineering operations, guides a high-performing team and drives reliability, efficiency and OEE improvements across the facility.

The successful candidate will lead maintenance strategy, manage budgets and spares, ensure statutory inspections are completed safely, and support capital projects within a global manufacturing environment.