Maintenance Manager - Sidcup

ZipRecruiter; Groombridge; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners is seeking a Maintenance Manager for their Sidcup Operations. This permanent role involves leading the maintenance program, ensuring compliance, and managing a team to enhance performance and efficiency. Candidates should have a degree in engineering and experience in FMCG or manufacturing environments.

Benefits

Competitive Salary

Bonus

Pension Plan

Health Care

Laptop

Qualifications

• 3-5 years experience as a Maintenance or Engineering Manager in FMCG or manufacturing.
• Ability to improve asset care systems and manage budgets.
• Proven track record in driving KPIs.

Responsibilities

• Lead the site maintenance program to ensure compliance with legislative requirements.
• Manage and develop maintenance team, fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
• Control M&R budget while maintaining high standards.

Skills

People Management

Communication

Mechanical Efficiency

Education

Degree or HND in Mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial Engineering

Tools

SAP

Lean Manufacturing/Six Sigma

TPM

Job description

Job Description

Are you looking for new challenges within Coca-Cola Europacific Partners? Do you have a personality with the power to influence and connect? Can you sustain the pace to keep on growing?

Will you make an impact with your desire to win? Maintenance Manager, Sidcup - Permanent role
Competitive Salary | Bonus | Laptop | Pension Plan | Health Care

What you become part of:

Sidcup Operations plays a pivotal role within the CCEP network, producing around 50% of the GB SKU portfolio. The site offers a one-stop shop to the GB Market with a range of packages that are single sourced from Sidcup, such as the wide portfolio range of small cans.

Across their 7 manufacturing lines, the site can produce 480,000 cans per hour, 96,000 PET bottles per hour, and 48,000 Glass bottles. There are currently around 300 employees across Manufacturing, QESH, and Engineering. Experience here can lead to excellent career opportunities both in Sidcup and further afield across other GB sites and Pan-European locations.

What to expect:

The main purpose of the Maintenance Manager is to lead the site maintenance program to ensure all site assets, including manufacturing and processing equipment, meet specific site/legislative requirements.

Focus on technical expertise supporting quick technical resolution to ensure customer service, safety, or quality is not compromised. Develop and execute the Maintenance Plan for complex beverage manufacturing lines to ensure all asset care schedules are achieved and assets are available for use, delivering accurate reporting and driving efficiency improvements. Collaborate with site leaders and technical staff to assess the effectiveness of the maintenance plan and identify technical training needs to enhance performance.

Drive Performance Efficiency and Effectiveness by:

• Identifying opportunities for improving line utilization and machine reliability through the maintenance plan or Operational Excellence projects.
• Providing advice and guidance to the site, sharing best practices.
• Engaging with the Site Senior Engineering Manager to support technical projects, including budgetary/CAPEX experience.
• Planning and preparing asset care interventions efficiently, focusing on quality and speed during execution and recovery.

Apprentice Program – actively involved in recruitment and growth of our apprentice program.

Team Leadership:

Manage, mentor, and develop maintenance team, including technicians. Foster a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.

Budget and Compliance:

Manage M&R budget, control costs while maintaining high standards. Ensure compliance with GMP, HACCP, and internal safety, food safety, and quality standards. Liaise with external contractors and OEMs to ensure value for money and quality service.

Skills & Essentials:

The role requires demonstrated ability to improve asset care systems, mechanical efficiencies, and budget management. You should challenge the status quo and have a proven track record in driving KPIs with strong people management and communication skills. Ability to perform under pressure and make timely, sound decisions while maintaining focus on long-term objectives.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Essential: Degree or HND in Mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial Engineering.
• Proven 3-5 years experience as a Maintenance or Engineering Manager in FMCG or manufacturing.
• Preferred but not essential: Knowledge of SAP, NEBOSH, IOSH, Lean Manufacturing/Six Sigma, TPM.

The closing date for applications is 26/05/25. We reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of applications. To ensure consideration, apply as soon as possible.

We are Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) – a dedicated team of 42,000 people, serving customers in 31 countries, working together to make, move, and sell some of the world’s most loved drinks.

We are a global business and one of the leading consumer goods companies in the world. We help our 2.1 million customers grow and invest in new products, technologies, and ideas to delight 600 million people daily.

We welcome people from all walks of life and empower diverse perspectives. We recognize there is progress to be made, and we will achieve it with our people’s support. They drive our future growth.

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