At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead engineering activities, manage maintenance schedules, and drive continuous improvement.
- Company: Industry-leading manufacturer with a focus on innovation and growth.
- Benefits: £50,000 salary, 10% bonus, 25 days holiday, and career progression opportunities.
- Other info: Enjoy significant autonomy and a full handover from an experienced engineer.
- Why this job: Step up your career by leading a dynamic team and making impactful changes.
- Qualifications: Electrically qualified with multi-skilled maintenance experience in manufacturing.
The predicted salary is between 50000 - 50000 £ per year.
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. Importantly, this role is open to ambitious Senior Engineers or Team Leaders looking to take the next step in their career.
The Role
- As Maintenance Manager, you'll take responsibility for the overall engineering function, ensuring equipment reliability, site safety and maintenance excellence.
- Your responsibilities will include:
- 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
If you are interested in this position please click 'apply'.
