Maintenance Delivery Manager in Ellesmere Port

Location: Stanlow Manufacturing Complex, Ellesmere Port

Employment Type: Site Based Full Time Role 5 days per week Monday-Friday

• 10% Company Contribution Pension rising to 15% with service
• 25 days Holiday, increasing with service
• Private Medical Insurance
• Additional Flex Benefits - including Holiday Purchase
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme with Exclusive access to a range of Discounts
• Free Secure On-Site Car Parking

About the Company

EET (Essar Energy Transition) plays a major role in supplying the Northwest and the wider UK with essential fuels. We produce over 16% of the UK’s road fuels, supply key feedstocks to the petrochemical industry, and are investing heavily in low‑carbon energy solutions. We work with major retail fuel brands, supermarkets, Manchester Airport, leading airlines, and regional transport operators. We are also a key partner in the HyNet project, helping to deliver the region’s low‑carbon future. With over 900 skilled colleagues, we offer a strong safety culture, technically challenging work, and some of the best training in the energy sector.

Responsibilities

The role is responsible for managing routine maintenance activities across a specific Production Unit, or a defined group of assets, to ensure that all business objectives are consistently achieved. This includes overseeing HSSE, cost control, quality, and plant availability, supported by a multi‑disciplinary craft team and Business Partners. The position also holds accountability for all routine maintenance expenditure on process units, typically managing an annual budget of around £3 million, including contractor costs. Line management responsibilities generally cover Mechanical and Power and Control Co‑ordinators, Planners, and Senior Technicians, along with indirect oversight of approximately 10–20-day technicians and around 50 contractor personnel.

Primary Accountabilities

• Own and oversee all maintenance activities within the Production Unit or defined asset group, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
• Provide HSSE leadership, ensuring all work complies with site standards and that incidents, deviations, and near misses are investigated and closed out promptly.
• Manage maintenance costs, ensuring financial approvals are in place, accurate forecasting and reporting, timely processing of service orders, and input into budgeting and expenditure processes.
• Contribute to maintenance quality by supporting site strategies, contractor selection and performance, and compliance with reporting requirements.
• Improve plant availability by driving reliability improvements, optimising resource allocation, and managing priorities, contractor use, and technician deployment.
• Support workforce capability through competence assessment, development, recruitment, and alignment of skills to Production Unit needs.
• Act as an Engineering Permit verifier for the site EPTW system and contribute to key forums, governance boards, and site meetings, while supporting site‑wide initiatives and process owners.
• Maintain the Annual Maintenance Plan, including forward planning and scheduling, and act as the main contact for significant emergent work, including cost coordination with Asset Managers.
• Manage contracts within delegated authority and support reliability improvement processes alongside engineering teams.
• Drive efficiency by improving processes, authorising overtime, identifying cost savings, and actively managing backlogs and risks to plant availability.
• Monitor and report on maintenance KPIs, ensure compliance with HSSE and audit requirements, champion safety initiatives, and support audit readiness and technical authorisation.
• Support digitalisation initiatives by identifying and implementing appropriate technology solutions in collaboration with IT and the wider business.
• Lead and develop teams by promoting a strong safety culture, coaching and mentoring, supporting competency frameworks, workforce planning, and continuous improvement.
• Participate in turnaround events, maintain relevant authorisations, and support duty rota requirements where applicable.

About You

The role requires completion of a recognised engineering apprenticeship and a minimum qualification of HNC or equivalent, although higher competency levels such as an NVQ Level 4 or internal assessments may also be considered. Candidates should have significant practical experience in engineering and maintenance, including hands‑on expertise in at least one discipline alongside a broad understanding of areas such as finance, inspection, and process safety management. A strong familiarity with Quality Management Systems and internal standards is expected, along with substantial experience in a continuous production environment, ideally within the petrochemical industry. Applicants should demonstrate a clear understanding of working within an Upper Tier COMAH site and UK HSSE legislation, as well as proven ability to lead, coach, and develop teams. Strong commercial awareness, effective communication and influencing skills, and a good level of IT literacy, particularly in systems such as SAP PM, SIMS, and MS Office are important, alongside a flexible approach to adapting to changing role demands.

Closing Date

We will be accepting and reviewing applications until Friday 19th June 2026. However, we encourage early applications, as we will begin progressing suitable candidates through the recruitment process as soon as possible and may close the role early if a strong shortlist is identified.