At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead maintenance operations, implement preventative strategies, and optimise performance.
- Company: Cotteswold Dairy, a family-owned dairy committed to quality and community.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, supportive team culture, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Flexible working hours and a chance to drive continuous improvement across the business.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on site performance and reliability in a hands-on leadership role.
- Qualifications: Strong electrical and mechanical skills, with experience in team leadership and project management.
The predicted salary is between 50000 - 60000 £ per year.
Lead site maintenance and preventative strategy with KPI reporting to SMT/Board.
Responsible for the Engineering (Maintenance) Team.
The Role: As Engineering / Maintenance Manager, you will lead the maintenance function to keep our buildings, facilities and production equipment operating safely, reliably and efficiently. You will shape a preventative maintenance culture, reduce downtime, manage budgets and contractors, and act as the vital link between engineering, production teams and senior leadership.
Key Responsibilities:
- Preventative Maintenance: Plan and deliver robust PM programs to prevent unexpected breakdowns.
- Data & Improvement: Analyse maintenance data, identify trends, improve processes and optimise performance. Report KPIs, departmental focus and potential risks monthly to the Board/SMT.
- Team Leadership: Recruit, train, schedule, supervise and motivate the maintenance team. Ensure the department is structured to support key operational functions.
- Maintenance Operations: Develop and implement maintenance strategies, procedures and standards; oversee repairs, upkeep and installations.
- Engagement: Work closely with site departments daily to drive performance, quality and efficiency through continuous improvement.
- Safety & Compliance: Enforce safety policies, procedures and regulatory standards.
- Asset & Facility Upkeep: Maintain maximum equipment efficiency while protecting facility standards. Manage budgets, procurement and costs while maintaining operational performance.
- Contractor Management: Control contractor performance, quality, budgets and safety.
- Support & Mentoring: Coach and support engineers with fault-finding, upgrades and best practice.
- Operational Resilience: Ensure resources are in place to react to out-of-hours breakdowns and minimise downtime.
- Project / Design Skills: Experience using design/visualisation tools such as AutoCAD.
- Administration: Competent in budgeting, procurement, reporting and maintenance scheduling software.
A flexible approach to working hours, supporting operational needs. A visible, site-critical leadership role with real influence on performance and reliability. The opportunity to embed preventative maintenance and continuous improvement across the business.
If you are a hands-on engineering leader who thrives on improving reliability, building teams and driving site performance, we would love to hear from you.
Maintenance and Engineering Manager employer: Cotteswold Dairy Ltd
Cotteswold Dairy is an exceptional employer, offering a supportive and collaborative work culture that values teamwork and employee development. Located in Tewkesbury, this family-owned dairy prioritises sustainability and community engagement, providing employees with opportunities for growth and the chance to make a meaningful impact in the industry. With a focus on preventative maintenance and continuous improvement, the role of Maintenance and Engineering Manager allows you to lead a dedicated team while ensuring operational excellence in a thriving environment.
