At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead Mechanical and Electrical teams to ensure safe and reliable operations.
- Company: Join Huntsman, a people-oriented company with a family-like atmosphere.
- Benefits: Be part of a dynamic team with opportunities for growth and development.
- Other info: We value fresh ideas and support your career journey.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in a collaborative environment focused on safety and performance.
- Qualifications: Degree in Engineering and experience in leadership within manufacturing.
The predicted salary is between 40500 - 49500 £ per year.
Huntsman Advanced Materials is seeking an experienced Maintenance Manager to join our site in Duxford. This is a key leadership role responsible for ensuring safe, reliable, and cost‑effective engineering and maintenance operations that support site performance and business objectives. You will lead Mechanical, Electrical, and Maintenance teams, driving asset reliability, continuous improvement, and a strong EHS culture while developing people and long‑term site capability. We are looking for someone who is a hands‑on leader, comfortable operating in a complex manufacturing environment, and passionate about safety, performance, and people development.
Role Responsibilities:
- Leading Mechanical, Electrical, and Maintenance teams to ensure safe and reliable site operations
- Driving site performance through effective maintenance and reliability strategies (OEE, downtime, schedule adherence)
- Developing and implementing asset care and predictive maintenance plans
- Optimising maintenance processes and systems, including SAP PM
- Managing engineering and maintenance budgets, including contractor and cost control
- Delivering continuous improvement initiatives using LEAN principles
- Ensuring full compliance with EHS and Process Safety standards, including Permit to Work
- Coaching, developing, and engaging the engineering team to build long‑term capability
Experience and Competencies:
- Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or similar Engineering discipline
- Extensive experience in an engineering leadership role within a manufacturing environment
- Proven people management experience leading multidisciplinary teams
- Strong knowledge of maintenance and reliability systems (SAP PM preferred)
- Experience delivering continuous improvement or LEAN initiatives
- Solid understanding of EHS and Process Safety requirements
- Strong commercial awareness with a data‑ and performance‑driven mindset
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and leadership skills
If you would like to join an innovative, collaborative and multicultural team, please apply now. Your application will be forwarded to a Talent Acquisition Partner, who will strive to get back to you as soon as they can. We understand that applying for a new job is a big decision and we will work hard to keep you updated and support you along the way.
At Huntsman, we pride ourselves on being a people-oriented organization. Our family-like atmosphere is cultivated by our diverse groups of team members around the world. We welcome the talent, experience and fresh ideas that employees at all stages of their careers, from interns to seasoned professionals, bring to Huntsman. In return, we offer you the opportunity to become an integral part of a dynamic, industry-leading company, where safety and ethics always come first.
Maintenance Manager employer: Huntsman
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