Maintenence Manager

LUKWL Lineage UK Warehousing Limited; Heywood; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Maintenance Manager to lead a dynamic team in ensuring the efficiency of automated cold storage facilities. This role emphasizes safety compliance and the management of both mechanical and electrical maintenance across multiple sites. The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership skills and a background in refrigeration systems, ensuring that all equipment operates at peak performance. Join a company that values innovation and respect, offering a pathway to career growth and development in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in distribution and warehouse engineering/maintenance management.
• Competency in maintaining refrigeration and building maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Oversee Facilities Engineering and Maintenance functions.
• Manage performance of preventative and corrective maintenance.
• Implement sustainability projects to reduce CO2 impact.

Skills

Maintenance Management

Refrigeration Systems

Electrical Equipment Maintenance

Mechanical Equipment Maintenance

Process Improvement

Education

Relevant Certifications

Tools

Material Handling Equipment (MHE)

Warehouse Automation Systems

IT Systems for Supply Chain

Job description

Maintenance Manager

Location: Heywood

Salary: £55,000- £65,000 annual salary

Lineage is the world's largest and most innovative provider of temperature-controlled logistics solutions with +20,000 colleagues globally.

If you open your fridge freezer, up to 20% of the products you'll see have passed through a Lineage facility. We support customers who keep our schools and restaurants stocked and supplied as well as working with many of the UK's leading retailers.

Lineage's Heywood facility on Hareshill Road delivers cutting-edge automated cold storage with 24/7 operational capabilities. Supporting import/export services, like drayage and customs brokerage, this strategically located site offers value-added supply chain services, like case picking, freight consolidation, retail consolidation and co-packing services.

We are currently looking for a new Maintenance Manager to lead a team of 10 engineers supporting 3 sites. Initial focus will be on Heywood with another 2 smaller sites included at a later stage.

The role:

As the Maintenance Manager, you will be responsible for overseeing the Facilities Engineering and Maintenance function. You will provide direction and operational support of all Automated Warehouse equipment, refrigeration contractor management, material handling equipment maintenance and facilities maintenance activities within their locations. This includes supporting internal and external stakeholder expectations and contributing toward achieving departmental goals. Emphasis is on delivering high quality goods and services to the organization at the lowest cost in a sustainable and ethical manner.

Some of your key responsibilities:

Managing the performance of maintenance work, both preventative and corrective (Mechanical and electrical)

Focus on safety compliance and related legal aspects

Carrying out and registering mandatory technical inspections

To advise and initiate action in your site on the Lineage Europe Maintenance and Engineering strategy in consultation with the Regional Engineering Manager

Work closely with the Site Management to ensure timely and correct coordination of the actions/activities to be taken.

Administering company policies and manage local SOPs

Establishing and implementing metrics

Work on sustainability projects (reducing CO2 impact of Lineage)

Review and analyse activities, costs, operations, and forecasted data and champion process improvement

Working on site Capex and Opex project under the guidance of the Regional Engineering Manager

Who we are looking for:

We are seeking a strong Maintenance leader that can help the team to provide reactive and preventative maintenance on electrical and mechanical equipment. It is essential to be people-oriented and really focus on demonstrating our values and support to all employees.

To thrive in this role, you'll ideally need:

• Previous experience of successful distribution and warehouse engineering/maintenance management and leadership

• Experience working with refrigeration systems at industrial level

• a business background to include competency in maintaining/engineering the various functional areas of refrigeration, MHE, building maintenance, warehouse automation, IT systems, and supply chain optimization

• Relevant certifications

What's in it for me?

This is an excellent position to begin your career path within Lineage! Success in this role enables greater responsibilities and promotions! A career at Lineage starts with learning about our business and how each team member plays a part each and every day to satisfy our customers' requirements. Beyond that, you'll help us grow and learn on our journey to be the very best employer in our industry. We'll ask you for your opinion and ensure we do our part to keep you developing and engaged as we grow our business. Working at Lineage is energizing and enjoyable. We value respect and care about our team members.

Our six values help guide how we behave and define what we hold most important: Safe, Trust, Respect, Innovation, Bold, Servant Leadership. We all play a position that is key to the company's success.Lineage is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, gender identity, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Job Reference: INDUK