Overview
As Maintenance Manager, you ensure the site runs safely and reliably while leading a maintenance team. You collaborate with Operations, Engineering and Health & Safety to support performance and continuous improvement. You balance day-to-day priorities with longer-term equipment upgrades and site improvements. You drive proactive maintenance, respond to unplanned issues safely, and manage budgets and resources. This role offers a chance to shape maintenance strategy in a collaborative, family-owned manufacturing environment.
Pay / Benefits
- company pension scheme
- health and well-being support
- employee discount scheme
- annual pay reviews
- profit related pay
- extended leave opportunity
Responsibilities
- Lead the maintenance team including engineers and planners
- Ensure plant, equipment and utilities are safe, compliant, and well maintained
- Plan and manage preventative maintenance to reduce breakdowns and downtime
- Respond quickly and safely to unplanned issues
- Support continuous improvement projects and equipment upgrades
- Manage contractors and enforce safe systems of work
- Monitor maintenance KPIs and act on trends
- Control maintenance budgets, spares and resources
- Collaborate with Operations to support production plans and site priorities
Key requirements
- Experience leading maintenance teams in a manufacturing environment
- Experience managing a team
- Strong technical understanding of plant, machinery and maintenance systems
- Knowledge of health and safety requirements and safe systems of work
- Ability to manage priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Experience coaching, developing and motivating others
- leadership
- team collaboration
- coaching and mentoring
- technical understanding of plant and machinery
- maintenance systems
- health and safety knowledge
Maintenance Manager in Leicester employer: Samworth Brothers
At Samworth Brothers, we pride ourselves on being an excellent employer that fosters a collaborative and inclusive work culture. Our hybrid working model allows for flexibility, while our commitment to employee development ensures that you have ample opportunities for growth within the finance team. Located in a vibrant area, we offer a supportive environment where your contributions are valued, making this role not just a job, but a meaningful career path.
