Senior Maintenance Leader

Senior Maintenance Leader

Full-Time 35000 - 45000 Β£ / year (est.) No working from home possible
Apex Recruitment Services

At a Glance

  • Tasks: Lead maintenance strategies to boost performance and equipment effectiveness in a dynamic manufacturing setting.
  • Company: Join a thriving manufacturing company focused on innovation and excellence.
  • Benefits: Enjoy a competitive salary, career development, and a supportive team environment.
  • Other info: Flexible working hours with opportunities for professional growth and training.
  • Why this job: Make a real impact by enhancing operational efficiency and leading a skilled maintenance team.
  • Qualifications: Proven experience in maintenance leadership within manufacturing and strong contractor management skills.

The predicted salary is between 35000 - 45000 Β£ 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.
  • 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.
  • Confident using MaintMaster or a similar CMMS, including asset data, reporting, scheduling, and work order discipline.
  • Strong contractor management experience covering safety, cost, performance, and governance.
  • Understanding of maintenance-related compliance and statutory inspection requirements.
  • 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 Leader employer: Apex Recruitment Services

Join a dynamic manufacturing environment where your expertise as a Senior Maintenance Leader will be valued and nurtured. We pride ourselves on fostering a collaborative work culture that prioritises safety, innovation, and continuous improvement, offering robust training and development opportunities to help you grow in your career. With competitive benefits and a commitment to employee well-being, this is an excellent place for those seeking meaningful and rewarding employment.

Apex Recruitment Services

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We think you need these skills to ace Senior Maintenance Leader

Maintenance and Reliability Strategy Development
PPM Systems Management
CMMS Proficiency
Asset Performance Improvement
Contractor Management
Safety Standards Compliance
Budget Management