Maintenance Manager-Kildare

Manpower - Ireland; Kildare; On-site; EUR 48,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Training & Development Opportunities

Job summary

Manpower - Ireland is seeking an experienced Maintenance Manager to lead the site maintenance function in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. You will drive equipment reliability, manage a maintenance team, and ensure compliance with health, safety and quality standards.

Responsibilities include planning preventive and predictive maintenance, monitoring KPIs, and collaborating with production to minimise downtime.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a Maintenance Manager or equivalent leadership role.
• Background in manufacturing, FMCG, or similar industrial environments.
• Strong knowledge of mechanical and electrical systems.
• Experience leading maintenance teams and driving reliability improvements.
• Familiarity with preventive/d predictive maintenance and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the site maintenance team to deliver uptime, performance and safety targets.
• Plan and manage preventative and predictive maintenance programmes.
• Monitor KPIs and implement corrective actions to improve performance.
• Drive equipment reliability and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Manage contractors, suppliers and external service providers.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, environmental and quality standards.
• Troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic and automated systems.
• Manage maintenance records, budgets and resource planning.
• Collaborate with production and engineering to minimise downtime.

Skills

Leadership

Maintenance planning

Mechanical systems

Electrical systems

Budget management

Problem solving

HSE compliance

Continuous improvement

Education

Engineering or trade qualification

Job description

Maintenance Manager-Kildare

We are seeking an experienced Maintenance Manager to lead the maintenance function within a fast-paced manufacturing environment. The successful candidate will be responsible for driving equipment reliability, leading a maintenance team, ensuring compliance with health, safety and quality standards, and supporting continuous improvement initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and develop the site maintenance team to deliver performance, uptime and safety targets.
• Plan and manage preventative and predictive maintenance programmes.
• Monitor maintenance KPIs and implement corrective actions to improve performance.
• Drive equipment reliability, efficiency and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Manage contractors, suppliers and external service providers.
• Ensure all maintenance activities comply with health, safety, environmental and food/manufacturing standards.
• Support troubleshooting of mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic and automated systems.
• Manage maintenance records, budgets and resource planning.
• Collaborate with production and engineering teams to minimise downtime.

What's on offer:

• Competitive Salary-Up to 80k DOE
• Training & Development Opportunities
• Pension

The Ideal Candidate:

• Proven experience in a Maintenance Manager, Engineering Manager, or similar leadership role.
• Background within manufacturing, food production, FMCG, or a comparable industrial environment.
• Strong knowledge of mechanical and electrical systems.
• Experience managing and motivating maintenance teams.
• Excellent problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Knowledge of preventive maintenance systems and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Strong understanding of health and safety legislation and compliance requirements.
• Engineering qualification, trade qualification, or equivalent industry experience.

If you are a proactive maintenance professional with strong leadership skills and a passion for operational excellence, we would welcome your application.