Engineering Maintenance Manager

We have a fantastic opportunity to join our Portbury site as a Maintenance Manager. Reporting directly to the Site Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for overseeing the safe installation, repair and maintenance of all equipment within the production environment. This key position provides leadership and direction to the engineering maintenance department. The core focus for this role is to ensure equipment and facilities maintenance is completed to a high standard, ensuring machine availability is maximised and all compliance standards are always met.

You will work closely with the Maintenance Planner, giving direction and feedback to ensure that Maintenance Plans are robust and delivered on time, in full. A key responsibility is to coach and support all Maintenance Engineers, ensuring they have the right skills, knowledge and behaviours to undertake their roles effectively.

What you’ll be doing:

• Developing the site’s engineering strategy aligned with business strategy, defining and integrating best‑in‑class structure and ways of working.
• Implementing the global asset management program to cover process equipment, services and infrastructure, working to select and standardise equipment, technology, and spare parts.
• Managing the budget and implementing capital projects inclusive of process, NPI, service and infrastructure projects, utilising tools and processes to ensure project success.
• Managing engineering stores through strategic plans and KPIs, with emphasis on cost and inventory reduction and database accuracy while implementing continuous improvement.
• Recruiting, training, performance‑managing and developing the engineering team, with future succession planning as a focus.
• Controlling contractors in compliance with group and site safety procedures.
• Ensuring compliance with regulatory, environmental, customer and insurance requirements, participating in audits and ensuring non‑conformances are addressed.
• Standing in for another functional manager as required.
• Managing projects, process improvement, equipment repair, and maintenance including overhauls, and installation of machines, tools and equipment in manufacturing operations.
• Minimising waste and downtime across the site, conducting root‑cause analysis on significant failures.

What you can bring to the role:

• Ideally degree‑level educated in a mechanical, electrical or automation related discipline.
• Previous industrial experience, preferably in an FMCG environment.
• Strong IT skills using MS Office and related maintenance management software and automation systems.
• Demonstrable experience in problem solving, automation, documentation, people leadership and budget management.
• Good understanding of mechanical and electrical components and systems.
• Drive, determination, innovation, strong communication and organisational skills.
• Ability to interface cross‑functionally with the manufacturing organisation and with different stakeholders.

What we can offer:

• 25 days annual leave (excluding bank holidays)
• Health Care
• Matched pension scheme
• Perkbox – access discounts on shopping, travel and entertainment, plus wellbeing resources.
• OurShare – opportunity to invest in the company through our employee share purchase programme.
• Employee Assistance Programme – confidential support for mental health, wellbeing and personal challenges, available 24/7.
• Platform55 – inclusive support for life’s key moments, offering expert guidance across parenting, caregiving and personal development.

Our recruitment, selection and assessment process is based on the skills and competencies of the specific roles and is based entirely on merit. We are committed to and value Diversity and Inclusion in all recruitment processes within Kerry and do not discriminate based on gender, race, class, economic status, ethnic background, sexual orientation, age, political beliefs, veteran status, marital status or any other protected characteristic.

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