Site Maintenance & Reliability Leader

Pilgrim's Europe; King's Lynn; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Career development

Ongoing training

Collaborative leadership

Job summary

Pilgrim's Europe is seeking a Maintenance Manager to lead the engineering function at our Kings Lynn site, driving asset performance, reliability and a proactive maintenance culture.

You will develop a high‑performing team, implement planned maintenance through SAP, manage budgets and KPI reporting, and collaborate with Production, Planning and Technical teams to meet site objectives.

Qualifications

• HNC in Mechanical, Electrical or related field.
• 2+ years in a management or supervisory engineering role.
• Strong knowledge of planned preventative maintenance (PPM).
• Understanding of permits to work, safe systems of work and HSE requirements.
• Experience managing maintenance budgets and resources.
• Proven people management, coaching and mentoring skills.
• Ability to drive continuous improvement and operations performance.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop a multi-skilled engineering team.
• Drive site performance through uptime, efficiency and asset reliability.
• Manage budgets, labour costs and KPIs for the engineering function.
• Ensure effective preventative maintenance programmes are delivered via SAP.
• Support CI initiatives to reduce downtime and improve performance.
• Oversee projects, contractor management and compliance activities.
• Maintain audit-ready standards for safety, hygiene, quality and engineering compliance.
• Develop succession plans and train/mentor the team.
• Collaborate with Production, Planning and Technical teams to achieve site targets.
• Keep maintenance records, SOPs and risk assessments current.

Skills

Leadership

Maintenance planning

Budgeting

SAP PM

HSE & permits

Coaching

Education

HNC in Mechanical/Electrical

Tools

SAP PM

Job description

Pilgrim's Europe is seeking a Maintenance Manager to lead the engineering function at our Kings Lynn site, driving asset performance, reliability and a proactive maintenance culture.

You will develop a high‑performing team, implement planned maintenance through SAP, manage budgets and KPI reporting, and collaborate with Production, Planning and Technical teams to meet site objectives.