Maintenance Shift Manager

Pod Talent Ltd; Cookham; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

An established recruitment agency is seeking a Maintenance Shift Manager for a modern manufacturing site in Cookham, UK. This role involves leading a team of maintenance technicians in a fast-paced FMCG production environment, focusing on both hands-on problem-solving and team development. The ideal candidate will have a strong hands-on maintenance background, team leadership experience, and the ability to drive continuous improvement. Excellent benefits, including a competitive salary and employee perks, are offered.

Benefits

Free gym membership

Heavily subsidised meals

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading a maintenance team in a manufacturing environment.
• Hands-on maintenance background (electrical and/or mechanical).
• Strong communication skills to influence cross-functionally.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of maintenance technicians.
• Coordinate reactive and planned maintenance activities.
• Diagnose and resolve mechanical and electrical faults.

Skills

Team leadership

Mechanical fault diagnosis

Electrical fault diagnosis

Communication

Tools

SAP

Job description

Overview

Maintenance Shift Manager - Food Production

Location: Maidenhead (on-site)

Shift Pattern: 4-on/4-off (mix of nights/days)

Salary: £55,000 - £65,000 + extensive shift allowance, yearly performance bonus and a comprehensive benefits package

Pod Talent is proud to represent this incredible FMCG manufacturer with a strong global presence and reach. This business is in the midst of a large investment programme, installing cutting-edge machinery and expanding capacity to meet growing demand in production and distribution.

As a new Engineering Manager, you will lead a whole engineering function and take ownership of a well-balanced team of maintenance technicians. This is a hands-on leadership role where you\'ll balance people management with getting stuck in on the ground - coordinating maintenance activities, coaching your team, and driving a proactive maintenance culture across high-speed production lines.

This role will suit someone who\'s stepped up from the tools into team leadership, who thrives in fast-paced environments and understands the balance between keeping production running and building long-term results. You\'ll have autonomy to make an impact, suggest improvements, and develop your team in your own way.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of maintenance technicians through coaching, 1-2-1s, and structured development plans.
• Coordinate reactive and planned maintenance activities to maximise equipment uptime and reliability.
• Work hands-on alongside the team to diagnose and resolve mechanical and electrical faults on high-speed production equipment.
• Partner with production managers and reliability teams to minimise downtime and support continuous improvement.
• Identify and implement process improvements.

Requirements

• Mandatory: Proven experience leading or supervising a maintenance team in a manufacturing environment across FMCG, food manufacturing, pharma, or similar high-volume, fast-paced environments
• Non-negotiable: Hands-on maintenance background (electrical and/or mechanical)
• Knowledge and experience in SAP
• Comfortable scaling up to handle complexity and high volumes
• Strong communicator who can influence cross-functionally and bring teams on the journey through change

Why apply?

Join a fantastic and modern manufacturing site with genuine investment in people and infrastructure. Employee perks, including free gym membership and heavily subsidised meals. Clear development pathway into reliability, projects, or technical management.

Interested?

If this sounds like the right opportunity for you, I\'d love to talk. Click apply now or get in touch to learn more.