Maintenance Manager — Manufacturing Reliability Leader

Hexcel Corporation; Cambourne; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Hexcel is seeking a Maintenance Manager for our Duxford, UK site to lead maintenance across in-house and outsourced activities, ensuring safety and adherence to standards.

You will develop the maintenance team, manage budgets, optimise preventive and predictive maintenance, investigate root causes, and drive improvements in reliability and uptime.

The role requires engineering qualification and extensive manufacturing experience, with strong leadership and cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• Engineering qualification required (apprenticeship/HNC/HND/degree or equivalent).
• Significant maintenance management experience in manufacturing or regulated environments.
• Proven people management and leadership skills.
• Health, Safety and Environmental qualification (IOSH/NEBOSH) preferred.
• Strong knowledge of CMMS, maintenance planning and preventive maintenance programmes.
• Experience managing contractors and service-level agreements.
• Good understanding of UK statutory compliance relating to manufacturing facilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead in-house and outsourced maintenance activities, ensuring safety and compliance with policies and standards.
• Develop, lead and mentor the maintenance team including recruitment and training.
• Manage external contractors and service providers to meet standards and business objectives.
• Develop and continuously improve preventative, predictive and corrective maintenance strategies to maximise uptime.
• Monitor equipment performance and KPIs, driving improvements in reliability and efficiency.
• Lead Root Cause Analysis investigations and implement corrective actions.
• Identify obsolescence risks and develop replacement and maintenance plans.
• Manage maintenance budgets and report cost and performance with Finance.
• Ensure CMMS records and asset information are accurate.
• Work with cross-functional teams on CI projects, installations and audits.

Skills

Leadership

Maintenance management

People management

Health & Safety

CMMS knowledge

Electrical & mechanical

Contractor management

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Engineering qualification (apprenticeship/HNC/HND/degree)

IOSH/NEBOSH or equivalent safety qualification

Tools

CMMS

Microsoft Office

Budgeting software

Job description

Hexcel is seeking a Maintenance Manager for our Duxford, UK site to lead maintenance across in-house and outsourced activities, ensuring safety and adherence to standards.

You will develop the maintenance team, manage budgets, optimise preventive and predictive maintenance, investigate root causes, and drive improvements in reliability and uptime.

The role requires engineering qualification and extensive manufacturing experience, with strong leadership and cross-functional collaboration.