Site Maintenance Manager

Alejandria S.A.; Scotland; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking manufacturing company as a Maintenance Manager, where you will lead a dynamic team in driving engineering excellence. This role offers the chance to make a significant impact in a company that values innovation and reliability. With exciting projects on the horizon and a strong commitment from leadership, this is an excellent opportunity for an experienced professional looking to take their career to the next level. You will oversee all maintenance activities, ensuring optimal performance in a highly regulated environment. If you are ready to step into a role that challenges the status quo and allows you to truly make your mark, this position is for you.

Benefits

Private Healthcare

Life Insurance

Competitive Salary

Additional Benefits

Qualifications

• Experience in leading multi-disciplined engineering/maintenance teams.
• Background in highly regulated sectors like FMCG or Petrochemical.

Responsibilities

• Lead a multi-disciplined maintenance team to drive reliability.
• Manage all aspects of engineering and maintenance on site.

Skills

Leadership

Engineering Management

Stakeholder Management

Reliability Engineering

Problem Solving

Education

Engineering Qualification (HND or Degree)

Time served apprenticeship

Job description

We are supporting our client, a well-established and market-leading manufacturing company, to recruit a Maintenance Manager in South Tyneside.

About the business you are joining:

My client is one of the market-leaders within their field and they develop, manufacture, and distribute a range of products to essential industries both in the UK and globally.

Having gone through tremendous growth in recent years, the business has continued to invest heavily into maintaining their position as a market leader, with a strong focus on engineering and maintenance.

This site has had lots of commitment from the leadership team, with strong CAPEX investment and some exciting projects in the pipeline in 2025 and beyond, so it is a great time to be coming on board.

About the Maintenance Manager role:

The Maintenance Manager will have responsibility for all aspects of engineering and maintenance on this fast-paced and forward-thinking manufacturing site.

You will lead a multi-disciplined maintenance team to drive reliability and engineering excellence in all areas.

This role is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Maintenance/Engineering professional who feels now is the time to step into a role that you can really get your teeth stuck into and make your own.

We are looking for candidates for the Maintenance Manager with the following background:

1. Engineering Qualification (Time served apprenticeship, HND or Degree)
2. Previous experience or ability to lead a multi-disciplined Engineering/Maintenance function (Mechanical, Electrical and Instrumentation)
3. Have worked in a highly regulated sector previously - FMCG, Petrochemical, Food, Manufacturing
4. Management skills, with the ability to manage internal and external stakeholders at both a junior and senior level.
5. Strong personality and comfortable in challenging the status quo.

There is a competitive salary and package on offer - which includes private healthcare, life insurance as well as a range of other benefits.

Keywords: Maintenance Manager, Engineering Manager, Site Engineer, Engineering Supervisor, Maintenance Supervisor, Engineering Lead, Maintenance Lead