Maintenance Manager (Mechanical & Electrical)

Chemring Energetics UK is a global business providing a range of equipment based on energetic materials for defence, civil defence, and key commercial customers. Are you an experienced mechanical maintenance professional with strong leadership skills and a passion for safety, reliability, and continuous improvement? We’re looking for a Maintenance Supervisor (Mechanical) to coordinate and supervise maintenance activities within a designated plant area, ensuring the safe and efficient delivery of all internal and contractor maintenance work. This is a key role in supporting operational performance, equipment reliability, and legislative compliance across the site.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure all maintenance activities are carried out in full compliance with Health, Safety and Environmental legislation, company policies, and procedures.
• Act as the main point of contact between the central maintenance function and production areas for both internal and contractor maintenance activities.
• Coordinate and supervise all mechanical maintenance work within the allocated plant area.
• Provide technical support and guidance to maintenance trades personnel as required.
• Specify, monitor, and assess the performance and quality of work undertaken by external contractors and internal trades teams.
• Maintain data quality and ownership of mechanical assets within the Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
• Generate maintenance performance reports and analyse equipment performance to identify and implement improvement opportunities.
• Develop and update planned preventative maintenance procedures in line with best practice and site requirements.
• Lead Root Cause Analysis investigations and support reliability-centred maintenance (RCM) and asset criticality assessments.
• Work closely with production teams to improve the reliability and effectiveness of process and safety-critical equipment.
• Manage the procurement of strategic critical spares.
• Develop Safe Systems of Work for mechanical maintenance activities.
• Support compliance activities and assist production management in meeting legislative requirements.
• Carry out objective setting, performance reviews, and development activities for direct reports.

Qualifications Experience:

• Minimum HNC or Apprenticeship in Mechanical Engineering.
• Experience of mechanical machinery within a manufacturing environment.
• Proven experience in a maintenance supervisory role.
• Strong understanding of maintenance planning, equipment reliability, and continuous improvement principles.
• Good IT, communication, and team-working skills.

Desirable:

• NEBOSH qualification.
• Experience working within a hazardous manufacturing environment.
• Explosives Awareness Training.
• Lean Six Sigma qualification.
• RCM and/or TPM experience.
• Risk Assessment training and experience.

The Ideal Candidate:

• Personally committed to Safety, Quality, and Environmental standards.
• Proactive and solutions-focused, with the ability to identify and resolve issues before they impact operations.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to develop high-performing teams and build effective working relationships.
• Driven to identify and implement improvements that deliver business benefit.
• Knowledgeable in company policies, operating procedures, and compliance requirements.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Benefits:

In return, we offer a competitive salary plus excellent benefits, including pension, healthcare, an employee assistance programme, and a range of flexible benefits including Cycle2Work and several local and national employee discounts. If you're ready to take on a challenging and rewarding role supporting the reliability and performance of critical manufacturing operations, we'd love to hear from you!