Maintenance Team Lead in Aylesbury

An industry-leading manufacturer is seeking a Maintenance Manager to join its Aylesbury operation. This position has become available due to the planned retirement of a long‑serving engineer within the business. To ensure a smooth transition, the successful candidate will benefit from a comprehensive handover period, providing a unique opportunity to inherit extensive site knowledge while bringing fresh ideas and leadership to the department. This is a pivotal role within the business. You'll effectively lead all engineering activities on site, driving reliability, efficiency and continuous improvement while managing a small team of multi‑skilled engineers.

The Role

• As Maintenance Manager, you'll take responsibility for the overall engineering function, ensuring equipment reliability, site safety and maintenance excellence.
• Managing daily maintenance activities, breakdowns and planned maintenance schedules.
• Driving preventative maintenance strategies and long‑term asset reliability.
• Ensuring machinery downtime is minimised and production performance is maximised.
• Managing maintenance inspections, calibration programmes and compliance activities.
• Leading CAPEX projects, machinery installations, refurbishments and automation improvements.
• Managing maintenance budgets, spare parts inventory and engineering costs.
• Driving continuous improvement initiatives around reliability, downtime reduction, energy efficiency and sustainability.

What We're Looking For

• Electrically qualified (Apprenticeship, NVQ Level 3, HNC or equivalent).
• Multi‑skilled maintenance experience within a manufacturing or production environment.
• Strong understanding of electrical, mechanical and automation systems.
• Knowledge of PLCs and automated manufacturing equipment.
• Strong communication and leadership skills.

What's On Offer

• £50,000 Basic Salary.
• 10% Performance Bonus.
• 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays.
• Monday to Friday Days Role.
• Full Handover from Long-Serving Incumbent.
• Significant Autonomy and Responsibility.
• Career Progression Opportunities.
• Stable, Growing Manufacturing Business.
• Opportunity to Lead Engineering Strategy and Site Improvements.

Please note as we receive a high level of applications we can only respond to applicants whose skills and qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.