Senior Maintenance & Facilities Manager in Sheffield

Are you an experienced Maintenance Manager ready to take ownership of maintenance and facilities operations across multiple manufacturing sites? Do you have a track record of leading maintenance teams, improving asset reliability, and driving operational excellence within a heavy engineering or manufacturing environment? If so, Progress Rail has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Maintenance & Facilities Manager to lead maintenance operations across our Sandiacre and Sheffield sites, managing a team of approximately 22 employees while helping shape the future of our maintenance strategy.

THE ROLE:

• Lead all maintenance and facilities activities across our Sandiacre and Sheffield manufacturing sites, ensuring maximum equipment uptime, reliability and operational performance.
• Manage and develop a team of approximately 22 maintenance and facilities employees, creating a high-performing, accountable and engaged culture.
• Drive the transition from reactive maintenance to preventative, predictive and reliability-centred maintenance practices to improve asset performance and reduce downtime.
• Ensure full compliance with Health, Safety and Environmental legislation, company policies and statutory inspection requirements across both sites.
• Lead the maintenance and continuous improvement of manufacturing equipment, infrastructure, utilities and site services.
• Manage maintenance and facilities budgets, controlling expenditure while delivering safe, efficient and cost-effective operations.
• Oversee contractors and service providers, ensuring work is completed safely, compliantly and to the required standards.
• Develop and implement Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) programmes, root cause analysis processes and reliability improvement initiatives.
• Lead facilities and infrastructure projects, including capital investment, equipment upgrades and site improvement programmes.
• Work closely with Production, Operations and Technical Services teams to support business objectives, improve equipment effectiveness and drive continuous improvement across the organisation.

THE CANDIDATE:

• Have significant experience leading maintenance and facilities functions within a manufacturing, heavy engineering, foundry, rail, automotive or similar industrial environment.
• Possess strong leadership skills with a proven ability to motivate, develop and manage multi-disciplined maintenance teams.
• Demonstrate a track record of improving equipment reliability, reducing downtime and implementing preventative and predictive maintenance strategies.
• Have experience managing maintenance budgets, capital expenditure projects and external contractors.
• Be highly knowledgeable in Health, Safety and Environmental legislation, ensuring compliance with statutory maintenance and facilities requirements.
• Have strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with experience conducting root cause analysis and driving continuous improvement initiatives.
• Be capable of building effective relationships with Production, Operations and senior stakeholders across multiple sites.
• Have experience leading site infrastructure, facilities and asset improvement projects from concept through to completion.
• Be commercially aware, able to balance operational requirements with cost control and business objectives.
• Hold a relevant engineering qualification (HNC, HND, Degree or equivalent) and ideally have experience working in a multi-site manufacturing environment.

BENEFITS:

• Competitive salary + company bonus
• Tailored training and development, including company‑funded external qualifications where relevant
• 33 days annual leave (including statutory holidays)
• Generous pension scheme with up to 7% employer contribution
• Life assurance at 3.5× your salary
• Employee Assistance Programme for confidential wellbeing support
• Discounted gym membership – up to 25% off at 4,000+ UK gyms
• Fuel card savings of 2–3p per litre at 3,500 stations, including BP, Esso and Shell
• Employee recognition schemes celebrating great work

ABOUT PROGRESS RAIL:

Progress Rail, a Caterpillar company, is one of the largest integrated and diversified providers of rolling stock and infrastructure solutions and technologies for the global rail industry. The company provides advanced EMD® locomotives, engines, and technologies, railcars, trackwork, fasteners, signalling, rail welding and Kershaw Maintenance-of-Way equipment, along with dedicated locomotive and freight car repair services, aftermarket parts support and recycling operations. Progress Rail’s deep industry expertise ensures a commitment to quality through innovative solutions. With a global network across the United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Germany, Italy, Australia, China, Germany, India, South Africa, the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom, we are committed to serving our customers.

PROGRESS RAIL VALUES:

• Safety – Care, Learn, Prevent
• Integrity – Do the Right Thing
• Teamwork – Win Together
• Excellence – Be the Best
• Commitment – Own the Outcome

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES:

Progress Rail is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. We value and embrace diversity of thought, background and unique experiences and we pride ourselves on being an inclusive workforce and culture.

HOW TO APPLY:

To be considered for this role, please click on the link provided. If you would like any further information about this vacancy before applying, please feel free to contact Taher Rahman at our Sandiacre site. We are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK at the time of application. We would politely request no agencies please.