At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead maintenance strategies to boost performance and reliability in a dynamic manufacturing environment.
- Company: Join a thriving manufacturing company focused on innovation and teamwork.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, career development, and a supportive work culture.
- Other info: Enjoy a rotating shift pattern with opportunities for professional growth.
- Why this job: Make a real impact by improving equipment effectiveness and leading a skilled team.
- Qualifications: Proven experience in maintenance leadership and strong communication skills required.
The predicted salary is between 35000 - 45000 £ per year.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Maintenance Lead to lead a site-based maintenance function within a busy manufacturing environment covering press, fabrication, assembly, warehouse, and office operations.
Duties and Responsibilities of the Senior Maintenance Lead:
- Develop and deliver a maintenance and reliability strategy to improve uptime, asset performance, and equipment effectiveness.
- Own and improve PPM systems, CMMS data, asset registers, work order control, downtime reporting, and maintenance KPIs.
- Lead TPM events, analyse recurring faults, identify losses, and drive targeted reliability improvements.
- Manage contractors, RAMS, permits, competency, safe systems of work, performance, cost, and sign-off.
- Maintain strong engineering governance, including statutory inspections, certification, safety standards, and compliance records.
- Build and manage maintenance budgets, spares strategies, investment proposals, and asset risk plans.
- Lead, coach, and develop the maintenance team, identifying skills gaps and implementing training plans.
- Lead root cause analysis for major breakdowns, chronic issues, and equipment-related safety or quality concerns.
The Ideal Senior Maintenance Lead:
- Must have proven experience as a Senior Maintenance Lead or similar within a manufacturing environment.
- Strong experience creating and delivering PPM strategies that improve reliability and reduce downtime.
- Confident using MaintMaster or a similar CMMS, including asset data, reporting, scheduling, and work order discipline.
- Experience leading TPM activity and driving continuous improvement.
- Strong contractor management experience covering safety, cost, performance, and governance.
- Understanding of maintenance-related compliance and statutory inspection requirements.
- Hands-on, visible leader with strong communication, prioritisation, and team development skills.
- Engineering qualifications, Lean or TPM training, IOSH, or experience in appliance manufacturing or high-mix production environments would be advantageous.
Working hours - 39 hours per week on a rotating shift pattern: Early shift: 6:00am–2:00pm, Late Shift: 2:00pm–10:00pm.
If you are experienced, proactive, data-led, and commercially aware, looking for your next permanent opportunity, apply today.
Senior Maintenance Lead employer: Apex Recruitment Services
Join a dynamic and innovative team in Leamington Spa, where we prioritise employee development and foster a collaborative work culture. As a Senior Maintenance Lead, you will benefit from competitive remuneration, comprehensive training programmes, and the opportunity to lead impactful projects that enhance operational efficiency. Our commitment to safety, compliance, and continuous improvement ensures a rewarding environment for those looking to make a meaningful contribution in the manufacturing sector.
