Maintenance Manager: Site Reliability & Safety Leader

Tata Chemicals Europe; Northwich; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

37 days holidays

Pension scheme

Life insurance

Private Healthcare

Job summary

Tata Chemicals Europe’s Winnington Site in Northwich, Cheshire, is seeking a Maintenance Manager to own the maintenance strategy, drive reliability and uptime, and align with long-term investment goals.

You will lead a multi-discipline maintenance team, champion safety and engineering excellence, and collaborate with Engineering, Compliance, and Operations to optimise plans and resources.

The role offers a competitive salary and a generous benefits package.

Qualifications

• Minimum HNC / NVQ3 in Engineering or related field.
• 10+ years' experience in a process industry managing a team.
• Excellent communication skills at all levels.
• Strong leadership with experience managing engineering teams and contractors.
• Credible technical expertise with the ability to influence and lead others.

Responsibilities

• Manage all multi-discipline maintenance activities at the Winnington Site within budget and Tata SHEQ standards.
• Develop and implement a maintenance strategy to improve reliability using preventative, predictive and proactive maintenance.
• Collaborate with planners to embed structured planning and scheduling and utilise SAP.
• Ensure all statutory inspections and critical equipment routines are carried out to schedule.
• Drive improvements in equipment overhauls through supplier relationships and procurement.
• Coordinate with Engineering Stores to ensure critical spares are available.
• Coach and mentor maintenance staff to deliver the maintenance strategy.
• Provide competency-based training and ensure procedures are up to date.
• Work with Heads of Health & Safety and Environment to maintain safe assets.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Engineering knowledge

People management

Maintenance planning

Education

HNC / NVQ3 in Engineering

Tools

SAP

Job description

Tata Chemicals Europe’s Winnington Site in Northwich, Cheshire, is seeking a Maintenance Manager to own the maintenance strategy, drive reliability and uptime, and align with long-term investment goals.

You will lead a multi-discipline maintenance team, champion safety and engineering excellence, and collaborate with Engineering, Compliance, and Operations to optimise plans and resources.

The role offers a competitive salary and a generous benefits package.