Maintenance Manager

Pilgrim's Europe; Carrickmacross-Castleblayney Municipal District; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Pilgrim's Europe in Carrickmacross is seeking a Maintenance Manager to lead our site maintenance function, driving asset reliability, preventative maintenance, and engineering best practice to support operational excellence.

You will develop maintenance strategies, coach teams, manage budgets, and ensure safety, quality, and regulatory compliance while collaborating with production and project teams on new equipment and process improvements.

Qualifications

• Significant engineering and maintenance leadership experience within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of asset management and preventive maintenance systems.
• Proven experience managing maintenance teams and departmental budgets.
• Strong understanding of site utilities, services, and infrastructure.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and people development skills.
• Passion for continuous improvement and operational excellence.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the site maintenance department to ensure safe, efficient, and reliable operations.
• Develop and implement asset management best practices and preventative maintenance strategies.
• Drive standardisation of engineering systems across production areas.
• Manage maintenance systems, spare parts control, and utilisation of Holistech and MYMRO.
• Oversee maintenance budgets and control expenditure on spare parts and engineering activities.
• Plan and prioritise maintenance activities to minimise downtime and maximise equipment reliability.
• Develop, coach, and support maintenance teams through training, performance management, and succession planning.
• Champion a culture of continuous improvement across engineering and operations.
• Collaborate with production and project teams to successfully deliver new equipment, products, and process developments.
• Manage contractor performance, ensuring safety, quality, and value for money.
• Monitor and maintain site engineering KPIs and compliance standards.
• Ensure full compliance with Health & Safety, Food Safety, Environmental, and legislative requirements.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Asset management

Preventive maintenance

People development

Cross-functional collaboration

Continuous improvement

Education

Level 3 Electrical or Mechanical Engineering qualification

Tools

Holistech

MYMRO

Job description

Maintenance Manager

Location: Carrickmacross

Are you an experienced engineering leader with a passion for asset reliability, continuous improvement, and people development? We are seeking a Maintenance Manager to lead our maintenance function, ensuring the effective delivery of engineering best practice, maximising equipment performance, and supporting operational excellence across the site.

This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key leadership role within a fast-paced manufacturing environment, driving preventative maintenance strategies, improving asset performance, and developing a high-performing maintenance team.

What You'll Be Doing

• Lead and manage the site maintenance department to ensure safe, efficient, and reliable operations.
• Develop and implement asset management best practices and preventative maintenance strategies.
• Drive standardisation of engineering systems across production areas.
• Manage maintenance systems, spare parts control, and utilisation of Holistech and MYMRO.
• Oversee maintenance budgets and control expenditure on spare parts and engineering activities.
• Plan and prioritise maintenance activities to minimise downtime and maximise equipment reliability.
• Develop, coach, and support maintenance teams through training, performance management, and succession planning.
• Champion a culture of continuous improvement across engineering and operations.
• Collaborate with production and project teams to successfully deliver new equipment, products, and process developments.
• Manage contractor performance, ensuring safety, quality, and value for money.
• Monitor and maintain site engineering KPIs and compliance standards.
• Ensure full compliance with Health & Safety, Food Safety, Environmental, and legislative requirements.

Essential Criteria

• Level 3 Electrical or Mechanical Engineering qualification.
• Significant engineering and maintenance leadership experience within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of asset management and preventive maintenance systems.
• Proven experience managing maintenance teams and departmental budgets.
• Strong understanding of site utilities, services, and infrastructure.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and people development skills.
• Passion for continuous improvement and operational excellence.

Why Join Us?

• Opportunity to lead a critical business function and influence site performance.
• Work within a collaborative and fast-moving manufacturing environment.
• Develop and implement engineering strategies that deliver lasting business impact.
• Join a business committed to safety, quality, innovation, and continuous improvement.

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