Maintenance Manager
4 days ago
Enfield
Maintenance Manager Competitive salary + bonus, share scheme & excellent pension. An opportunity for an experienced Maintenance Manager to lead the engineering function at a high-volume, high-speed manufacturing site. The role owns both maintenance and production performance, driving machine efficiency and availability across multiple lines in a demanding 24/7 environment. The role • Full responsibility for asset care and maintenance performance across multiple individual lines, with no redundancy, running at high speeds and tight efficiency targets., • Accountability for, downtime, machine efficiency and availability, ensuring that any line stoppage is resolved quickly to minimise significant financial loss., • Ownership of an annual maintenance budget, with strict budgetary control, cost-effective decision making and clear justification of spend., • Leadership of the wider engineering team., • Delivery of robust planned, preventive and reactive maintenance on mainly legacy equipment, managing obsolescence and ensuring critical spares are available for immediate repair., • Rapid fault-finding and recovery in a short lead-time environment, using data and novel ideas to get lines back up and running quickly., • Active performance management of both people and machinery, using KPIs, downtime analysis and continuous improvement tools to drive sustainable uplift in reliability and productivity. What you’ll bring • Proven experience leading a high-performing maintenance or engineering function in high-volume, fast-paced manufacturing (FMCG, bakery or similar is ideal)., • Demonstrable track record of owning and controlling a significant maintenance budget, balancing cost, risk and performance., • Strong leadership and people skills: resilient, decisive, comfortable operating under pressure and prepared to challenge existing ways of working where necessary., • Experience working with legacy, high-obsolescence machinery, including creative approaches to spares, suppliers and condition monitoring (such as enhanced vibration analysis)., • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, able to work closely with Operations and central engineering while operating with a high degree of autonomy.