Maintenance Manager

Sigmar Recruitment; Macroom; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Pension

KPI-based bonus

Career progression opportunities

Job summary

Sigmar Recruitment is seeking a Maintenance Manager for a global food manufacturing site. You will lead the maintenance function to maximise equipment reliability, safety, and performance across the site.

Your responsibilities include coaching a high-performing team, planning preventive and predictive maintenance, managing budgets and spares, driving Lean improvements, tracking KPIs, and supporting energy management and sustainability initiatives.

Qualifications

• Engineering qualification or recognised trade apprenticeship.
• Minimum of 2 years' experience leading a Maintenance or Production team in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of maintenance systems, preventative maintenance, and continuous improvement methodologies, including Lean Manufacturing.
• Excellent leadership, problem-solving, organisational, and communication skills.
• Experience managing maintenance budgets, KPIs, and performance improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Leading, coaching, and developing a high-performing maintenance team while promoting a strong safety culture.
• Planning and coordinating preventative, predictive, corrective, and improvement maintenance activities to maximise equipment reliability and minimise downtime.
• Managing maintenance budgets, spare parts inventory, and contractor performance to achieve cost and operational targets.
• Driving continuous improvement initiatives using Lean manufacturing principles, root cause analysis, and problem-solving methodologies.
• Monitoring maintenance KPIs, analysing performance trends, and implementing improvements to increase efficiency and reduce costs.
• Supporting factory energy management initiatives to improve sustainability and reduce energy consumption.

Skills

Leadership

Problem-solving

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Budget management

Education

Engineering qualification or trade apprenticeship

Job description

About Your New Employer

Join a global leader in the food manufacturing industry, committed to delivering high-quality products through innovation, operational excellence, and continuous improvement. This is an opportunity to join a business that invests in its people, modern manufacturing technology, and sustainability initiatives while offering genuine career progression within an international organisation.

Why join?

• Be part of a global manufacturing business with a strong reputation for quality and innovation.
• Lead a skilled maintenance team in a fast-paced, high-volume production environment.
• Enjoy excellent career development opportunities with continuous investment in people and technology.

About Your New Job

As the Maintenance Manager, you will lead the maintenance function, ensuring maximum equipment reliability, operational efficiency, and safety across the manufacturing site.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading, coaching, and developing a high-performing maintenance team while promoting a strong safety culture.
• Planning and coordinating preventative, predictive, corrective, and improvement maintenance activities to maximise equipment reliability and minimise downtime.
• Managing maintenance budgets, spare parts inventory, and contractor performance to achieve cost and operational targets.
• Driving continuous improvement initiatives using Lean manufacturing principles, root cause analysis, and problem-solving methodologies.
• Monitoring maintenance KPIs, analysing performance trends, and implementing improvements to increase efficiency and reduce costs.
• Supporting factory energy management initiatives to improve sustainability and reduce energy consumption.

What Skills You Need

• Engineering qualification or recognised trade apprenticeship.
• Minimum of 2 years' experience leading a Maintenance or Production team in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of maintenance systems, preventative maintenance, and continuous improvement methodologies, including Lean Manufacturing.
• Excellent leadership, problem-solving, organisational, and communication skills.
• Experience managing maintenance budgets, KPIs, and performance improvement initiatives.

What's on Offer

• Monday to Friday, day-based role offering an excellent work-life balance.
• KPI-based performance bonus.
• Competitive benefits package including healthcare and pension.
• Excellent career progression opportunities within a global manufacturing organisation with ongoing training and development.

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