Senior Maintenance & Reliability Manager (Relocation)

Samworth Brothers; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension

Health and wellbeing support

Employee discount

Annual pay reviews

Profit related pay

Extended leave

Free on-site parking

Training and growth opportunities

Job summary

Samworth Brothers is seeking a senior Maintenance Manager to lead a large, multi-skilled engineering function within a fast-paced food manufacturing environment. You will own engineering performance, site reliability and operational excellence, with responsibility for a team of up to 25 engineers and supervisors and a relocation package for long-term applicants.

The role requires a strong people leader who can drive change, engage stakeholders at all levels and deliver measurable improvements

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Maintenance Manager, Engineering Manager or similar senior leadership role within manufacturing, food production, FMCG or industrial environments.
• Demonstrable experience managing large engineering teams of 20+ employees, including supervisors and team leaders.
• Strong leadership and people management skills with a track record of coaching, developing and retaining talent.
• Experience driving change, improving performance and delivering measurable business improvements.
• Confident decision-maker with excellent stakeholder management, communication and influencing skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead, develop and manage a maintenance team of up to 25 FTEs, creating a high-performance culture.
• Drive engineering reliability, planned preventative maintenance and continuous improvement strategies.
• Take ownership of departmental KPIs, budgets, engineering performance and resource planning.
• Lead organisational change, improving ways of working and embedding best practice across the engineering function.
• Build strong relationships with production and senior leadership teams to support site-wide objectives.

Skills

Leadership

Engineering management

Stakeholder management

People development

Change leadership

Job description

Samworth Brothers is seeking a senior Maintenance Manager to lead a large, multi-skilled engineering function within a fast-paced food manufacturing environment. You will own engineering performance, site reliability and operational excellence, with responsibility for a team of up to 25 engineers and supervisors and a relocation package for long-term applicants.

The role requires a strong people leader who can drive change, engage stakeholders at all levels and deliver measurable improvements