Maintenance Manager

We are working with a successful food manufacturing business in Dungannon to recruit an experienced Maintenance Manager to lead the engineering and maintenance function across a busy production operation. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced maintenance professional who enjoys a hands-on leadership role and wants to make a real impact on plant reliability, preventative maintenance, engineering standards and continuous improvement.

The Role:

• Take responsibility for the day-to-day management of the maintenance team, ensuring that all production equipment, machinery and site services are maintained to a high standard.
• Work closely with Production and senior management to minimise downtime, improve equipment reliability and ensure the site operates safely and efficiently.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead, manage and develop the maintenance and engineering team.
• Plan and coordinate preventative and reactive maintenance activities.
• Ensure machinery and production equipment are maintained to maximise availability and minimise downtime.
• Monitor maintenance performance and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Develop and maintain effective preventative maintenance schedules.
• Manage breakdowns and ensure effective root-cause analysis is carried out.
• Work closely with Production to prioritise maintenance requirements and minimise disruption.
• Manage contractors and external engineering service providers where required.
• Ensure engineering work is completed in line with company health & safety, food safety and quality standards.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records and ensure the CMMS/maintenance system is kept up to date.
• Manage maintenance budgets, spares and stock levels.
• Identify opportunities to improve plant efficiency, reliability and operating costs.
• Support capital projects, equipment installations and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with relevant legislation, company procedures and industry standards.
• Provide regular reports on maintenance performance, downtime and improvement activities.

About You:

We are looking for an experienced maintenance or engineering professional with previous experience in a food manufacturing, FMCG or similarly fast-paced production environment. You will ideally have:

• Previous experience in a Maintenance Manager, Engineering Manager, Maintenance Supervisor or similar leadership role.
• Strong electrical and mechanical maintenance knowledge.
• Experience managing and developing an engineering/maintenance team.
• Experience working within a high-volume manufacturing environment.
• A strong understanding of preventative and predictive maintenance.
• Proven experience of fault finding and root-cause analysis.
• Experience managing contractors, budgets and engineering projects.
• Good knowledge of health & safety and engineering compliance.
• Strong organisational and problem-solving skills.
• The ability to work effectively with Production and other departments.
• A practical, hands-on approach combined with strong leadership skills.
• An engineering qualification or relevant technical qualification would be advantageous, although relevant industry experience will also be considered.

Whats on Offer:

• Competitive salary based on experience.
• Senior position within a successful food manufacturing business.
• Opportunity to lead and develop an established maintenance team.
• Scope to influence engineering strategy and continuous improvement.
• Career development and progression opportunities.
• Stable, long-term opportunity within a growing business.