Senior Maintenance & Facilities Leader — Multi-Site

Progress Rail; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company bonus

Training & development

33 days holiday

Pension scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Gym discounts

Fuel card savings

Job summary

Progress Rail is seeking a Senior Maintenance & Facilities Manager to lead maintenance and facilities across our Sandiacre and Sheffield sites. You will manage a team of around 22, driving reliability and continuous improvement.

The role requires extensive experience in manufacturing or heavy engineering, strong leadership, and a track record of improving equipment availability while controlling costs. A relevant engineering qualification is preferred.

Qualifications

• Experience leading maintenance and facilities in manufacturing or heavy engineering.
• Proven ability to motivate and manage multi-disciplinary teams.
• Track record of improving equipment reliability and reducing downtime.
• Experience managing maintenance budgets and external contractors.
• Strong knowledge of health, safety and environmental legislation.
• Experience with root cause analysis and continuous improvement.
• Ability to build relationships with senior stakeholders across sites.
• Experience leading multi-site infrastructure and capital projects.
• Commercial awareness balancing operations with cost control.
• Relevant engineering qualification; multi-site manufacturing experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead maintenance and facilities across the Sandiacre and Sheffield sites.
• Develop and coach a team of ~22 employees.
• Shift from reactive to preventative and predictive maintenance.
• Ensure health, safety and environmental compliance.
• Oversee maintenance of equipment, utilities and site services.
• Manage budgets and external service providers.
• Develop and implement PPM programmes and RCA processes.
• Lead capital projects and site improvements.
• Collaborate with Production and Operations to drive improvements.
• Support business objectives and asset performance.

Skills

Maintenance leadership

Team development

Asset reliability

Budget management

Health & safety

Education

Engineering qualification

Job description

Progress Rail is seeking a Senior Maintenance & Facilities Manager to lead maintenance and facilities across our Sandiacre and Sheffield sites. You will manage a team of around 22, driving reliability and continuous improvement.

The role requires extensive experience in manufacturing or heavy engineering, strong leadership, and a track record of improving equipment availability while controlling costs. A relevant engineering qualification is preferred.