Maintenance and Engineering Manager

Dawn Meats Group; Kildare; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Dawn Meats Group is seeking an experienced Maintenance Manager to lead the Engineering and Maintenance function at our Kildare facility and drive reliability across site operations.

The role requires senior leadership of engineering teams, management of PPM programmes, and delivery of capital projects while ensuring health, safety, and quality standards are met. Based at our Kildare site, the position offers permanent, full-time employment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience in a Maintenance Manager, Engineering Manager, or similar role.
• Engineering qualification or time-served Mechanical/Electrical trade.
• Proven experience managing engineering teams in a manufacturing environment, ideally food production or FMCG.
• Strong leadership, project management, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience driving continuous improvement and plant reliability initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the site Engineering and Maintenance team.
• Manage planned preventative maintenance (PPM) programmes to maximise plant uptime and reliability.
• Ensure rapid and effective response to equipment breakdowns and production issues.
• Manage engineering budgets, maintenance costs, contractors, and service providers.
• Drive continuous improvement projects to enhance operational efficiency and reduce downtime.
• Oversee engineering stores, spare parts inventory, and maintenance systems.
• Lead site engineering CAPEX projects from planning through to implementation.
• Ensure compliance with health & safety, food safety, quality, and regulatory standards.
• Collaborate closely with Production, Operations, Utilities, Procurement, and Group Engineering.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Problem solving

Team management

Education

Engineering qualification or time-served mechanical/electrical trade

Job description

Job Description

Overview Location: Kildare town Co. Kildare Job Title: Maintenance Manager Contract Type: Permanent, Full time. Salary: Competitive Salary in line with market rates and experience Dawn Meats is seeking an experienced Maintenance Manager to lead the Engineering and Maintenance function at our Kildare facility. This is a key leadership role responsible for driving equipment reliability, preventative maintenance programmes, engineering projects, team performance, and continuous improvement initiatives across the site.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the site Engineering and Maintenance team.
• Manage planned preventative maintenance (PPM) programmes to maximise plant uptime and reliability.
• Ensure rapid and effective response to equipment breakdowns and production issues.
• Manage engineering budgets, maintenance costs, contractors, and service providers.
• Drive continuous improvement projects to enhance operational efficiency and reduce downtime.
• Oversee engineering stores, spare parts inventory, and maintenance systems.
• Lead site engineering CAPEX projects from planning through to implementation.
• Ensure compliance with health & safety, food safety, quality, and regulatory standards.
• Collaborate closely with Production, Operations, Utilities, Procurement, and Group Engineering.

Qualifications

Key Requirements

• 5+ years' experience in a Maintenance Manager, Engineering Manager, or similar role
• Engineering qualification or time-served Mechanical/Electrical trade
• Proven experience managing engineering teams in a manufacturing environment, ideally food production or FMCG
• Strong leadership, project management, and problem-solving skills
• Experience driving continuous improvement and plant reliability initiatives