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This is a transformational role where you will have a direct impact on a growing aerospace company that is building a factory of the future and working on bleeding-edge technology. The opportunity is to shape how safety, quality, and airworthiness are embedded across the entire business, from design and manufacturing through to maintenance and operations. This role goes far beyond maintaining systems and documentation. The successful candidate will work end-to-end across the organisation, partnering with senior leadership, engineering, manufacturing, and operations teams to ensure safety is fully integrated into how the business runs. You will have the autonomy to shape and mature the Safety Management System, helping the organisation move from initial regulatory acceptance into a fully demonstrated, best-in-class operating model. The business is investing heavily in cutting-edge manufacturing capability and advanced technologies that aim to revolutionise aviation technology. As part of this journey, the SMS Manager will be central to ensuring that innovation, pace, and safety move forward together. You will be visible across the site, involved in every major project, and trusted to engage confidently with regulators, customers, and governing bodies. This role would suit someone who has genuinely done the job before, not just overseen it. You may come from a quality, safety, or compliance background within aerospace, defence, MRO, or manufa...

Maintenance Manager – Food Manufacturing Lead Engineering Excellence During a Major Period of Investment I'm currently recruiting for an experienced Maintenance Manager to join a leading food manufacturing business at an exciting stage of its growth. This is an excellent opportunity to step into a fast-paced, high-volume manufacturing environment where you'll play a key role in driving engineering performance. My client is making significant investment into both its engineering function and the wider group, creating genuine opportunities to influence change, improve reliability and develop your career. The Opportunity As Maintenance Manager, you'll lead the site's maintenance team, ensuring maximum equipment reliability, driving continuous improvement initiatives and supporting operational performance across the factory. Working closely with the wider leadership team, you'll be instrumental in delivering engineering excellence while helping shape the future of the maintenance function through ongoing investment in people, processes and technology. Key Responsibilities Lead, coach and develop the engineering and maintenance team. Drive preventative and predictive maintenance strategies. Improve plant reliability, efficiency and equipment performance. Manage engineering budgets, contractors and statutory compliance. Support capital investment projects and equipment upgrades. Promote a strong culture of health, safety and continuous improvement. About You You'll have: Previous Maintenance Management experience within food manufacturing or a similar FMCG environment. Strong leadership and people management skills. A proven track record of improving reliability and engineering performance. Experience implementing maintenance strategies and driving continuous improvement. The ability to thrive in a demanding, fast-moving manufacturing environment. What's on Offer? This is a fantastic opportunity to join a business that is investing heavily in its future. The engineering function is undergoing significant development, backed by substantial investment across the wider group. The environment is challenging, fast-paced and rewarding, offering the chance to lead meaningful change while working with a business committed to continuous improvement and long-term growth. If you're looking for your next leadership challenge within food manufacturing, I'd be keen to speak with you in confidence. JBRP1_UKTJ